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Protest held in Bern against Trump’s Jerusalem move

People march with posters and Palestinian flags in Bern

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Some 350 people demonstrated in Bern on Saturday against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.

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Switzerland pledges extra funds for education in developing world

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Switzerland is stepping up its contribution to the Global Partnership for Education, an international fund targeted at developing countries.

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Minister considers calls to soften arms export rules

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Economic Affairs Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann says his ministry will take up requests from the arms industry to soften rules on weapons exports.

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Switzerland contributes funding to contested Kosovo tribunal

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Switzerland is supporting the Kosovo war crimes tribunal, but do local efforts to sabotage it mean that it is dead before it even begins?

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EU pressures Swiss cantons over free movement

This content was published on Feb 2, 2018 EU has drawn up a “sin list” of which Swiss cantons do not apply the free movement of people principle according to bilateral agreements, SRF says.

The busy Bardonnex border crossing between France and Switzerland, near Geneva

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French communes step up fight against ‘false’ secondary residents

This content was published on Feb 2, 2018 French communes bordering Geneva are stepping up their search for so-called “false residents” – around 20,000 undeclared Swiss citizens.

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Can an Asian alliance stop democratic backslides in Myanmar and Thailand?

This content was published on Feb 2, 2018 Several member countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are struggling with questions related to democracy.

The cabinet room in the Swiss parliament

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When political opposites govern together

This content was published on Feb 2, 2018 Who would come up with the concept of a government in which all the main parties – from leftwingers to rightwingers – are represented? The Swiss!

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Switzerland appoints new EU negotiator

This content was published on Jan 31, 2018 The Federal Council has appointed Roberto Balzaretti as the new director of the Directorate for European Affairs (DEA).

Schwarzer Limousine mit Europa- und Schweizer Flagge.

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Framing the terms for future Swiss-EU relations

This content was published on Jan 31, 2018 What’s it all about? The EU is clear that participating in its single market requires a consistent implementation and interpretation of the market’s continually developing set of rules. Therefore, Brussels expects that the bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU will continue to be adapted to any potential legal developments in the future. Since 2014, the…

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