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Swiss warming up to refugees, survey finds

This content was published on Sep 6, 2018 These are the main conclusions of the latest edition of the European Social Survey, published on Thursday. The survey covered 23 European countries, including 1,525 people in Switzerland interviewed between September 2016 and February 2017. In 2016, 36% of Swiss respondents backed a generous approach to asylum seekers, compared with only 22% in 2002. Around…

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‘Everyone should know what the rules are’

This content was published on Sep 6, 2018 (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Swiss government scraps Ruag Brazil factory plans

This content was published on Sep 6, 2018 In a statement published on Thursday, the government said it had already communicated this position to the board of directors of Ruag Holding. The latter had accepted the cabinet’s decisions and recommendations. The Swiss government is the sole shareholder of the arms firm. In April, 16 organisations called on the government to reverse the arms company’s decision to…

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Pierre Maudet apologises to Genevans

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 The Geneva politician has spoken out for the first time since being accused of having accepted benefits for a controversial trip to Abu Dhabi in 2015.

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Syrian civil society meets in Geneva to discuss peace

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 With war still raging in Syria and official peace talks on hold, a quiet peace initiative is continuing behind the scenes in Geneva.

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Switzerland outlines ‘responsible’ approach to repatriating Eritreans

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 Two court rulings in as many years have cleared the way for Switzerland to repatriate failed asylum seekers to the African state. The verdicts dismissed claims that Eritrea is too dangerous to send anyone back or that enforced military service would necessarily result in abuse. Speaking to the Blick newspaper on Wednesday, the head of…

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Geneva’s property shortage continues to fuel exodus

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 Despite the construction of new homes in Geneva, the lack of property for sale continues to lead to an exodus to neighbouring canton Vaud and France.

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Swiss minister keeps eye on Chinese company takeover policy

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 But Schneider-Ammann is more optimistic than other ministerial colleagues that the situation will improve. Last month, Communications Minister Doris Leuthard told the Aargauer Zeitung newspaper that Switzerland should insist on reciprocity, pointing to a tough line taken on the issue in Germany. “We must do what Germany did many years ago, which is hold a…

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Shared bikes, vandalism, and public space in Bern

This content was published on Sep 4, 2018 The Swiss capital has seen an explosion in cyclists on its streets in recent years, an increase encouraged by authorities, but not everyone.

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Loopholes allow Swiss weapons producers to massage export rules

This content was published on Sep 3, 2018 In June, the government proposed allowing weapons to be exported to countries in the throes of internal conflict provided it could be established that they would not be used by warring parties. The FAO says it is currently possible to sidestep existing restrictions using perfectly legal measures. One such loophole is a provision that allows…

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