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Russian State Duma speaker lauds Swiss flexibility

This content was published on Feb 19, 2018 Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian parliament’s lower house, has praised the “more flexible” attitude of Switzerland on sanctions.

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Swiss expat parliamentarian resigns

This content was published on Feb 19, 2018 Tim Guldimann, a member of the Social Democratic Party, is giving up his seat in the House of Representatives in March.

Gemeindeversammlung, und der Saal bleibt leer.

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Has Switzerland’s local democracy lost its soul?

This content was published on Feb 18, 2018 Participation in town hall meetings has reached a new low, marking a 30-year decline in Swiss democracy at a local level. But all is not lost.

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Scandal-hit Oxfam has received CHF20.4 million in Swiss funds since 2013

This content was published on Feb 18, 2018 The Swiss taxpayer funding for Oxfam, amounting to CHF20.4 million ($26.5 million), supported projects in Chad, Iraq, Syria and in the Palestinian territories, the SonntagsZeitung reported. In a statement to the German-language newspaper, the foreign affairs ministry said that its collaboration with Oxfam was “long-standing and positive”, which would make “a thorough investigation” into the…

Revellers wearing lanterns parade through the streets during the carnival procession of Basel, Switzerland, 15 February 2016

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Adoption, Blockchain, and Carnival

This content was published on Feb 18, 2018 Here are the stories we'll be following the week of February 19, 2018.

Finance minister Ueli Maurer speaks at the Swiss Federal Council

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Switzerland and Saudi Arabia sign double-taxation agreement

This content was published on Feb 18, 2018 Switzerland’s Finance Minister Ueli Maurer has signed an agreement with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on double taxation between the two countries.

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Protestors urge UN to act over Afrine

This content was published on Feb 16, 2018 Some 1,200 protestors gathered in Geneva calling for United Nations action to stop Turkish bombing of Afrine, a Kurdish enclave in Syria.

Strassenszene in Singapur: Kids spielen auf ihren Velos.

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Parag Khanna gives his prescription for democracy

This content was published on Feb 16, 2018 swissinfo.ch talks to political scientist Parag Khanna about Singapore, the state of global democracy, and why 'boring' countries are best.

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Swiss secret service continues to expand

This content was published on Feb 15, 2018 The Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) continues to grow, exchanging an increasing amount of data with around 100 foreign spy services.

Vyacheslav Volodin (left) used work as Vladimir Putin s chief of staff

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Swiss visit by Russia’s State Duma speaker sparks controversy

This content was published on Feb 15, 2018 The official visit to Switzerland by Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian parliament’s lower house, the State Duma, has sparked controversy.

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