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Afghan family finds shelter in Swiss farmhouse

This content was published on Nov 20, 2015 Growing numbers of Afghans are coming to Switzerland via the Balkans – including the seven-member Sajadi family.

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Air force bans civilian jet transport

This content was published on Nov 19, 2015 Politicians, celebrities and journalists will no longer be able to ride along in the jets. In 2014, four such guests rode in military jets on the invitation of the air force, and six have done so this year, according to documents reported on by Swiss Public Television SRF. The air force’s move is a reaction…

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Swiss stop short of boosting border controls

This content was published on Nov 18, 2015 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said the authorities had no information linking the assailants in Paris last Friday with Switzerland. “The security situation in Europe is tense, but there is no immediate threat for Switzerland,” she told a news conference on Wednesday. Sommaruga said the government, for the time being, did not consider boosting the number…

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Intensified border checks cause major delays

This content was published on Nov 16, 2015 A spokesperson for the Swiss border police told Swiss public radio and television RTS on Monday that French police are checking all cars entering France at four main crossings near Geneva following the closure of French borders after terror attacks in Paris on Friday. However, he said that Swiss police are not operating with the…

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Swiss banks aim to benefit from UK’s EU reform push

This content was published on Nov 16, 2015 Patrick Odier said the UK debate was “resonating” in Switzerland, which is in conflict with the EU over plans to restrict immigration from EU countries. The dispute is holding up agreements to make it easier for Switzerland’s banks to serve clients across Europe. David Cameron, UK prime minister, last week included greater controls on migration…

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Report chides banks for investing in bombs

This content was published on Nov 12, 2015 Two groups are pressing international investors to cut their financing of nuclear weapon producing companies.

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Subsidies leave smaller farmers struggling

This content was published on Nov 11, 2015 For Swiss farmers, 2015 wasn’t a successful year. At the beginning of October, the Federal Statistical Office estimated that farmers’ incomes would on average be 11% lower than the previous year. Part of farmers’ incomes are direct government subsidies. One of the effects of the agricultural policy for 2014-2017 is that larger farms are favoured…

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Political training through role playing

This content was published on Nov 5, 2015 A 2014 survey among 14 to 25-year-olds found that many do not vote because they say they don’t have time or find voting too complex and bogged down in formalities. They prefer to discuss politics through social media. Running for a political office and party membership are also not very popular with Swiss youth. Now…

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Ikea units brought in for asylum seekers

This content was published on Oct 30, 2015 The units are small, but easy to install. They offer space for at least four people and cost CHF1,200. The mini homes can’t be heated though and have to be set up indoors in halls. For Aargau senior civil servant Susanne Hochuli they are a good alternative to underground bunkers, where a lot of people…

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Court was wrong to ban Muslim meeting

This content was published on Oct 29, 2015 Confirming a complaint by the Islamic Central Council (IZRS/CCIS) against the previous verdict, the Federal Court said on Wednesday that there was no reason to ban the meeting. The Sarine senior regional official Carl-Alex Ridoré had initially refused to provide the necessary authorisation for the IZRS/CCIS gathering planned on November 29, 2014, at Granges-Paccot in…

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