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Centre-left parties dominate Switzerland’s biggest cities

This content was published on Mar 11, 2018 Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, St Gallen: Switzerland’s largest cities are dominated by parties on the political left.

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Tibetans in Switzerland demand more protection

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 The Tibetan community in Switzerland is worried about the increasingly close relationship between Bern and Beijing.

Tre parlamentari consegnano a rappresentanti della Cancelleria le scatole contenenti le firme dell iniziativa sulla trasparenza.

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Vote upsets boost drive for greater political transparency

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 On March 4, 68.5% of voters in the western canton of Fribourg approved an initiative by the youth chapter of the Social Democratic Party calling for greater financial transparency by parties. In canton Schwyz, a traditionally conservative region in central Switzerland, voters backed a similar initiative proposed by the small and high-profile leftwing Young Socialists.…

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More spies visiting Switzerland as diplomats

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 The Swiss Federal Council has reported an increase in foreign espionage, particularly aided by technology and by spies posing as diplomats.

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Swiss welcome US-North Korea meeting

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 Swiss welcome the announced meeting between United States and North Korea. Whether a meeting might take place in Switzerland remains unclear.

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Swiss support EU move to coordinate info systems

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 Swiss cautiously welcome proposal to link countries’ data systems and better cooperation with the western Balkans as ways to fight terrorism.

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Petition calls for more empathy for abused asylum-seekers

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 A petition of over 8,000 signatures demanding better treatment for sexually abused asylum-seekers has been handed into the Swiss Federal Chancellery.

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Call for pensions paid abroad to be taxed at source

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 A proposal to tax at source the old-age pensions of Swiss retirees living abroad has been made in parliament. The aim is to prevent differential treatment of pensioners based on where they live. On Wednesday, Christian Democrat senator Peter Hegglin tabled an interpellationExternal link in parliament to address unequal treatment between pensioners who reside in…

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Swiss anxious about situation in Poland, Syria and Burundi

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 “Any reform of the judicial system should aim at strengthening the independence of the judiciary,” said Valentin Zellweger, Swiss ambassador to the UN in Geneva, on Thursday. The conservative party in power in Poland on Tuesday had its own candidates elected to the National Judicial Council, a constitutional body that guarantees the independence of the…

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‘Women are always a bit more intelligent than men’

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 On International Women’s Day, swissinfo.ch asked passers-by in canton Ticino whether women in Switzerland were treated the same as men.

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