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Switzerland gets positive trafficking report card

This content was published on Jul 28, 2015 Switzerland has been ranked favourably in the US state department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report, but more could be done to protect victims.

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Finding a job in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 28, 2015

Bishop slams calls to shut refugees out

This content was published on Jul 26, 2015 Bishop Felix Gmür said such a move was “completely mistaken” in an interview in the Schweiz am Sonntag newspaper. “Nothing would be gained – not even for Switzerland,” he is quoted as saying. Over the past few weeks, notably politicians, notably from the right, have demanded the government stops refugees from crossing the border between…

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Small parties of protest and principle

This content was published on Jul 25, 2015 Beside the seven bigger parties they complemented the political spectrum in the 200-seat House of Representatives over the past four years. But they were not represented in the Senate. Lega dei Ticinesi Curbs on immigration, and defence of Swiss sovereignty: these are the important issues in the next legislative term for the Lega dei Ticinesi…

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Defence policy marks Guisan memorial event

This content was published on Jul 25, 2015 In a speech to commemorate a historic address on the Rütli meadow by Switzerland’s army commander 75 years ago, Maurer praised General Henri Guisan as a key figure to prepare the militia army and the population for his defence strategy during the Second World War. In a similar vein, the head of the association of…

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Swiss to continue human rights talks with Iran

This content was published on Jul 24, 2015 Yves Rossier, state secretary of the foreign ministry, held four days of talks until Thursday that his office said covered a number of political issues and had resulted in “the next steps in their established dialogues on human rights and justice”. No further details were available. Switzerland and Iran hold regular talks, and the latest…

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Non-Swiss permanent residents close to two million

This content was published on Jul 23, 2015 Switzerland experienced a net gain of more than 38,000 foreigners who became permanent residents in the first half of the year, a trend that helps explains how nearly a quarter of the population has a foreign passport.

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Asylum seekers to be put up in army tents

This content was published on Jul 22, 2015 The Swiss army is coming to the aid of a canton struggling to accommodate asylum seekers by pitching tents for them to temporarily live in.

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Cuba-US: time to lower the Swiss flag – and open banks?

This content was published on Jul 20, 2015 “Due to its historic position and its experience, Switzerland is ideally positioned to accompany the current process of transition in Cuba,” the Swiss foreign ministry told swissinfo.ch. As early as 1961, because of its status as a neutral country, Switzerland received a request from the United States to represent its interests towards the Cuban government. …

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Top diplomat prepares lifting of Swiss-Iran embargo

This content was published on Jul 20, 2015 “The government will examine it carefully and take its own decision,” Burkhalter told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. He said he was in favour of a swift suspension of the sanctions, which were first introduced in 2007 and gradually tightened before they were again eased slightly last year. Burkhalter said the state secretary in the…

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