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Sixty migrants found on train in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 12, 2016 The individuals, most of them men from Eritrea, were then transported by rail police and border guards to the asylum seeker reception centre in Chiasso, canton Ticino, where their personal data could be checked and they could apply for asylum. The train had left Milan early on Tuesday, according to border guard spokesman Mirco Ricci.…

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EU ambassador: there is goodwill in Brussels for Swiss

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 Richard Jones believes the goodwill is there when it comes to resolving the immigration question.

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Swiss-French arms trafficking ring dismantled

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 Information on the trafficking operation was obtained after investigations in France and Switzerland in June and July, said the Marseilles public prosecutor Brice Robin at a press conference in the city on Monday. Two suppliers of weapons were identified – a Swiss and a French citizen – both Swiss residents. A total of 17 individuals…

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Swiss secret service benefits from data exchange

This content was published on Jul 9, 2016 An agency spokeswoman confirmed that the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) last year obtained about 9,000 data, but passed on about 4,500 data to services in other countries. It is the first time that the Swiss authorities released figures to the general public following a court case launched by the tabloid Blick four years ago. More…

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Reputation of Swiss research centres at risk

This content was published on Jul 9, 2016 Fritz Schiesser, president of the ETH Board, said Switzerland would be excluded for good from the prestigious European Horizon 2020 research programme unless parliament agrees to the free movement of people from Croatia. “If we do not ratify the Croatia protocol by the beginning of 2017, we will be out. This would be extremely disadvantageous…

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Swiss to get tough on Sri Lankan refugee status

This content was published on Jul 8, 2016 “Today we acknowledge that considerable progress has been made in the area of human rights, for example in the freedom of expression and assembly,” the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) said in a statement on Thursday. “Therefore, more restrictive conditions now apply for recognising the refugee status of journalists, human rights activists and opposition politicians.”…

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The Swiss canton where voting is ‘in the blood’

This content was published on Jul 8, 2016 Take any vote or election in Switzerland – it ends with the rest of the country looking enviously towards to the small canton of Schaffhausen. Here 65% of residents eligible to vote, do so. This sits in stark contrast to the rest of Switzerland, where voter turnout has lagged behind for decades at the relatively…

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Fewer rejected asylum seekers receive aid

This content was published on Jul 7, 2016 However, the 10,033 total beneficiaries still represented a 6% drop from 2014.In Switzerland, asylum seekers can get papers only if they face persecution or imprisonment in their country of origin for reasons of race, religion or nationality, or because of their political views. Most of those who arrive in Switzerland do not meet these criteria…

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Will the army become compulsory for everyone?

This content was published on Jul 7, 2016 Experts evaluating the challenges facing the Swiss conscription system after 2030 have suggested considering universal compulsory service. This could potentially include service in the army for women and for foreigners living in Switzerland. The study, released by the government on Thursday, looked at potential changes which could be made to take advantage of the needs…

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Report proposes army service for women and foreigners

This content was published on Jul 7, 2016 Experts evaluating the challenges facing the Swiss conscription system after 2030 have suggested considering universal compulsory service.

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