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Will the Swiss phase out nuclear power?

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 SRF, swissinfo.ch.

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Child asylum seekers subjected to controversial age tests

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 The number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving in Switzerland has increased tenfold in the past decade. How are their ages checked?

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Intelligence services data thief found guilty

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 Prosecutors had demanded a five year term, saying the 48-year-old had endangered Swiss security domestically and abroad as well as FIS employees, their partners and sources. The judge at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona agreed with the gravity of the offence which “could have had serious consequences.” But a lesser prison sentence was handed…

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Bonuses limited for public service bosses

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 The move comes in response to a failed people’s initiative earlier this year that accused public services, such as Swiss Post, of behaving too much like private enterprises. It called for bosses of services to receive no more pay than a government minister – CHF445,000 ($441,000), plus CHF30,000 expensesExternal link. Despite advising voters to turn…

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Swiss to adopt country-by-country corporate reports

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 Parliament will debate early next year the bill that would adopt minimum global standards to stamp out so-called base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). Firms like Apple, Starbucks and Amazon have faced an international outcry for using accountancy tricks that artificially lower their tax bills. Multinationals have lowered their tax payments by shifting profits from…

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More wage checks for foreign workforce

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) decided on Wednesday to increase measures to ensure a level playing field between foreign and Swiss workers. The new number of checks is a compromise between the 50,000 demanded by trade unions and a plea from employers to keep the level unchanged. The measure has been in place…

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US ambassador to leave on presidential inauguration day

This content was published on Nov 22, 2016 “I wanted to let you know that my family and I will be leaving Switzerland on January 20, 2017 and heading back to our beloved Seattle,” LeVine stated on her Facebook pageExternal link. It is the day when US president elect Donald Trump, will be sworn in as the 45th president of the country. LeVine…

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Defence minister lays out fighter jet plan

This content was published on Nov 21, 2016 Parmelin’s strategy was based on a report prepared by a group of experts about possibilities for purchasing new planes. He told the press on Monday that rushing the process and procuring new jets more quickly, as several parliamentarians have argued for, would be “the worst” possible decision because “a serious approach” must be taken to…

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Switzerland is ‘open’ to Britain rejoining EFTA

This content was published on Nov 21, 2016 “It told my colleagues if the UK approaches EFTA to explore the possibility of joining EFTA, Switzerland would be open to discussions,” Schneider-Ammann told reporters in Geneva following an EFTA ministerial meeting. The Swiss president said another solution would be a free trade agreement between Britain and EFTA, the small club of nations – Norway,…

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