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Government’s stance on nuclear ban under scrutiny

This content was published on Aug 17, 2018 Disarmament expert Marc Finaud has questioned Switzerland's decision not to sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons.

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The crowd, the digital motivator, and his mobile phone

This content was published on Aug 17, 2018 Dimitri Rougy is a fresh face among the political activists on the national scene. He helped organise Switzerland's first referendum via social media.

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Initiative aims to tighten food checks and balances

This content was published on Aug 16, 2018 A 'fair food' initiative calling for the production of more ethical food comes to a nationwide vote on September 23.

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Swiss still say no to treaty banning nuclear weapons

This content was published on Aug 15, 2018 A total of 122 states, including Switzerland, adopted the treaty at the UN in July 2017. The TPNW will enter into force when at least 50 countries ratify it. Signatories have obligations not to develop, test, produce, acquire, possess, stockpile, use or threaten to use nuclear weapons. The agreement also prohibits the deployment of nuclear…

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Swiss cut financial contributions to UN agencies

This content was published on Aug 15, 2018 The Swiss government has reduced by CH30 million ($30.2 million) its financial contribution to UN agencies over the next three years.

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Reliving the 1918 General Strike

This content was published on Aug 15, 2018 A play relives the 1918 General Strike, the climax of class tensions that had been building up for decades.

un operaio sta dipingendo su una corsia stradale il pittogramma simbolo delle ciclopiste.

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Swiss to vote on enshrining cycling in the constitution

This content was published on Aug 14, 2018 Promote bike transport and build suitable infrastructure: this is the objective of a proposal to enshrine cycle paths in the Swiss constitution.

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The hardest job? Change at the top of UN Human Rights

This content was published on Aug 13, 2018 "Silence does not buy you any respect – none." The words of outgoing UN Human Rights head Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein.

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Swiss-EU ‘psychodrama’ has papers rubbing their eyes

This content was published on Aug 12, 2018 Are trade unions holding the Swiss government hostage? Is the left turning hardcore socialist? Whatever’s going on, newspapers are unimpressed.

Secretary of state in Swiss foreign ministry Balzaretti addressing the Congress of the Swiss Abroad in Visp

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Mixed messages about future Swiss-EU relations

This content was published on Aug 11, 2018 This year's Congress of the Swiss Abroad gets an update on the importance of Swiss-EU relations and the difficulties of finding common ground.

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