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Swiss politics: Less transparency, more spending on right

This content was published on Sep 10, 2015 A survey finds political parties on the right are the big spenders with the least amount of transparency.

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‘Lex FIFA’ gets thumbs up

This content was published on Sep 10, 2015 Observers voice concerns over how a law to fight corruption in organisations and businesses will be put into practice and protect whistleblowers.

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Swiss voters shift to the right

This content was published on Sep 9, 2015 The People’s Party has gained two percentage points since the previous poll in June, according to the latest electoral barometer commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, swissinfo.ch’s parent company, published on Wednesday. Switzerland’s largest political party thus finds itself with 28% of the vote. In the 2011 elections it ended up with 26.6%. “The dominant…

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Can the Swiss match Germany’s generosity?

This content was published on Sep 9, 2015 Germany has opened its borders and heart to Syrian refugees, but where does its neighbour Switzerland stand? It's fair to say that - while a good pupil - it “could do better”.

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When solidarity meets red tape

This content was published on Sep 9, 2015 In response to the current refugee and migrant crisis, the Swiss Refugee Council received more than 500 requests from people offering to host refugees in their homes. But until now, only nine families have become hosts. Among the families who are still waiting for their request to be processed is the Schlup family from Biel.…

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Burkhalter calls for greater efforts to end Syrian conflict

This content was published on Sep 8, 2015 Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter has urged states to find solutions to end the war and stem the overwhelming tide of migrants fleeing to Europe.

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Switzerland to buy unarmed Israeli drones

This content was published on Sep 8, 2015 On Monday, the Senate voted for the purchase of six unarmed Hermes 900 drones (30 votes for, 12 against), which followed earlier approval by the House of Representatives. Campaigners had criticised the deal with Israeli company Elbit Systems, urging Switzerland not to invest in Israel’s military complex due to its “systematic human rights abuses” against…

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Swiss border guards brace for migrant influx

This content was published on Sep 6, 2015 In an interview published on Sunday in the German-language paper “Schweiz am Sonntag“, head of the Swiss border guard corps Jürg Noth, acknowledged the presence of an increasing number of migrants along Switzerland’s eastern border with Germany and Austria. According to him, Germany is already feeling the pinch of Austria’s policy to let migrants pass…

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Pro-migrant demonstrators clash with police in Zurich

This content was published on Sep 5, 2015 According to German language news website Watson, between one to two thousand people had gathered at Helvetiaplatz in Zurich for a peaceful demonstration demanding more solidarity with migrants and adoption of an open borders policy towards them. Many hoisted banners with slogans like “Open heart, open mind, open borders”. However, within a short span of…

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