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Switzerland says no to relocation of migrants from Italy and Greece

Italian interior minister giving a presentation on migrants

This content was published on Jul 1, 2018 According to the SonntagsBlick paper, a spokesperson from the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has confirmed that currently Switzerland has no plans to renew its commitment to accept asylum seekers from southern European countries. The Alpine nation had participated in the first such relocation programme in 2015, pledging to take in 1,500 asylum seekers from Italy and…

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More than one in five Swiss has dual nationality

This content was published on Jul 1, 2018 Since 2010, the number of Swiss citizens possessing another country’s passport has increased by 40%.

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Army cleans up in the Alpstein

This content was published on Jun 30, 2018

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Three Swiss IS members and child held in Syria

This content was published on Jun 29, 2018 Two of the women, aged 24 and 36, are from Biel in northwestern Switzerland but left the country to live in IS in 2014. The third woman (29) is from Lausanne in the western French speaking part of the country. She and her partner, a jihadist fighter, moved to IS a year later, according to SRF.…

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Urbanisation poses challenge for Swiss development aid

This content was published on Jun 29, 2018 Switzerland is adapting its international assistance policy to put more emphasis on aiding the urban poor in developing countries.

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What asylum seekers learn about life, work and love in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 29, 2018 Integrating into Swiss society can be complex, especially for people who have just arrived from countries like Syria, Afghanistan or Eritrea.

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Committee blasts detention of young rejected asylum seekers

This content was published on Jun 28, 2018 A Swiss parliamentary committee has criticised the use of administrative detention to hold young rejected asylum seekers saying it goes too far.

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Legal obstacles arise for Neuchâtel straw ban

This content was published on Jun 27, 2018 The city of Neuchâtel wants to be the first place in Switzerland to ban plastic straws. But the canton says it has no legal basis to do so.

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E-voting to be introduced permanently

This content was published on Jun 27, 2018 The government wants to enshrine electronic voting in Swiss law as an alternative to paper ballots in elections and votes.

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Government rejects proposed burka ban

This content was published on Jun 27, 2018 The Swiss government has come out against a proposed ‘burka ban’ that is due to come to a referendum.

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