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Early retirements fuel pension system woes

This content was published on Mar 30, 2016 The previous year, 2014, also saw greater costs than revenues, but the better investment performance meant a total loss was avoided. Compenswiss, the Swiss Federal Social Security Funds, blamed unfavourable market conditions. The scrapping of a franc-euro exchange rate ceiling by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on January 15, 2015, had a negative effect, it…

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Overshadowed by Islam: minority religions in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 29, 2016 Political and media debates on religion in Switzerland focus mainly on Muslims and Islam. What do they think of this imbalance?

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A Swiss call to action on refugees

This content was published on Mar 26, 2016 Several well-known Swiss politicians and personalities pressured the government on Saturday to accommodate 50,000 refugees.

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Executive pay rises despite law change

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 The politician who prompted new laws to curb fat cat pay is scathing as executive salaries rose 11% on average last year.

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Swiss president extends sympathy to Brussels victims

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 Johann Schneider-Ammann, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency, has tweeted a message of sympathy to the Brussels terror victims.

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Daily life in the Piraeus refugee camp

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 A cool breeze is blowing through the camp. Hundreds of men, women, children and babies are lying on sheets and sleeping bags in a giant hall. The air quality is poor. In front of the dreary building are dozens of brightly coloured igloo tents, carefully arranged; next to the hall are the mobile lavatories. There…

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Is the Swiss army a force to be reckoned with?

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 The Swiss army will be reduced in size but will receive more funding in the next four years. The numbers of available troops will be reduced from 140,000 to 100,000, setting a goal of having a well-trained force that can be quickly mobilised. Basic training will be reduced to 18 weeks followed by six refresher…

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Swiss army chief resigns

This content was published on Mar 23, 2016 Defence Minister Guy Parmelin, who took up his cabinet post in January, said it was a mutual decision between him and Blattmann to hand over the reins to a successor. “It is the right time to make room for new people now that parliament has approved a reform of the armed forces,” Blattmann said. Both…

FIFA official Costas Takkas extradited to the US

This content was published on Mar 22, 2016 Two US police officers took charge of Takkas in Zurich on Tuesday and accompanied him on the flight to New York, the Federal Office of Justice said in a statement. Costas Takkas, a British citizen, was arrested in Zurich along with six other FIFA officials on May 27, 2015, on the basis of an arrest…

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Bernie Sanders wins Swiss Democrats majority

This content was published on Mar 21, 2016 Sanders secured 447 Swiss votes compared to his rival Hillary Clinton’s 319 votes in the Democrats Abroad’s Global Presidential Primary. Switzerland accounted for 2.2% of the 34,570 votes cast across 170 countries. The results include in-person, postal, fax and email votes. The outcome of the Democrats Abroad ballot means that Sanders gains nine additional pledged…

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