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Protesters greet the Global Forum

This content was published on Nov 16, 2016 At the event’s official opening on Wednesday, Global Forum attendees were greeted by protesters gathered in front of San Sebastian’s city hall in opposition to a project to build an underground subway line that they feel was forced upon them. They used the Global Forum’s presence in their city to argue that their democratic rights…

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Multicultural coverage

This content was published on Nov 16, 2016 A team from swissinfo’s German, English, Spanish and Arabic services are covering this week’s Global Forum for Modern Direct Democracy in Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain, for audiences in different parts of the world.

Lawmakers oppose tax deductible fines and bribes

This content was published on Nov 16, 2016 The draft law, announced by cabinet on Wednesday, hopes to clarify the tax treatment of criminally convicted companies. The issue turned into a political and social hot potato when Swiss banks – starting with UBS in 2009 – faced huge fines for tax evasion and other offences. Cabinet said as early as 2014 that it…

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Have Switzerland’s nuclear reactors become too old and dangerous?

This content was published on Nov 16, 2016 Swiss voters may have little reason to fear a major nuclear accident triggered by age-related issues.

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More than half a century of atomic energy in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 16, 2016 In immagini le tappe principali della movimentata storia dell'energia nucleare in Svizzera.

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Should refugees be screened for infections?

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 Afona Chernet, a researcher at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteExternal link in Basel, examined around 100 Eritrean refugees who had lived in Switzerland for less than a year. He was looking for infectious diseases that are common in Africa. It was the first time such a study had been undertaken in Switzerland. The…

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Democracy, nuclear phase-out and marriage

This content was published on Nov 13, 2016 Here are some of the stories we’ll be following the week of November 14.

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‘Trumpism’ – an import from Europe?

This content was published on Nov 11, 2016 During the US election campaign, Eugene J. Dionne at the Washington Post wrote that “Trumpism” was ultimately a European import: Trump’s inflammatory anti-immigrant rants had their roots not in the American tradition but much more in the demands of extreme rightwing parties in Europe which have made advances in recent decades. In fact, the question…

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Could Trump cut purse strings for International Geneva?

This content was published on Nov 10, 2016 The international city of Geneva, home to the United Nations and other organisations, is nervous after Donald Trump’s upset presidential election win.

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Trump triumph stretches Swiss business nerves

This content was published on Nov 9, 2016 Trump’s election campaign was peppered with protectionist trade ideology and promises to guard US jobs against foreign competition. Companies now face an anxious few weeks, or even months, before they know if his provocative talk will translate into policy. “The election result is certainly not good news for Swiss business,” Martin Naville, chief executive of…

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