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Switzerland joins UN vote against Trump Jerusalem move

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This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 Switzerland was among 128 countries which voted a resolution condemning the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

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Swiss media and politicians see Brexit link in EU stock exchange snub

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 It appears to be no coincidence that Britain, currently mired in a difficult divorce settlement with the EU, was this week the only member state to reject the annual limitation of financial equivalence for the Swiss Börse, or stock exchange. There is a growing feeling that the EU is playing hardball with Switzerland to avoid…

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Viva l’Italia!

This content was published on Dec 21, 2017 Tama talks to her Italian friends about what it's like for them living in Zurich, and Italian cultural taboos.

EU to limit Swiss stock exchange market access

This content was published on Dec 21, 2017 Swiss-EU relations have been strained in recent years by migration and corporate tax disputes, which have bogged down negotiations on how the bilateral relationship will move forwards in future. This includes EU market access – or financial equivalence – for Swiss finance players in the wake of EU regulatory reforms. Swiss public television SRF and…

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Stock exchange limitation prompts Swiss indignation

This content was published on Dec 21, 2017 Switzerland has dismissed an EU decision to grant only limited access to the stock market exchange and is reconsidering its CHF1.3 billion pledge.

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Swiss establish humanitarian aid office in Damascus

This content was published on Dec 21, 2017 The office currently consists of a hotel room in the Syrian capital staffed by one diplomat, who three weeks ago received all the necessary paperwork from the country’s government to begin operations. “Now we finally have eyes and ears in Damascus,” Manuel Bessler, delegate for humanitarian aid at the Foreign Ministry told Swiss Public Television,…

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Government rejects Swiss ‘burka ban’ initiative

This content was published on Dec 20, 2017 Instead it wants to crack down on people forcing others to wear face-covering headgear.

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Swiss consulates in Karachi and LA face closure

This content was published on Dec 20, 2017 The Swiss consulates in Karachi and Los Angeles should be shut as part of structural reforms, it has been announced.

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Freeze of foreign assets in Swiss banks extended

This content was published on Dec 20, 2017 The government has decided to extend for 12 months the freeze of assets belonging to the former presidents of Tunisia and Ukraine.

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Academics may shun the UK

This content was published on Dec 19, 2017 Vincent Croset believes academics are generally against Brexit.

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