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Big spenders – buying drones, votes and art

This content was published on Jun 14, 2015 Here are the top stories we’re following in the week of June 15, 2015:

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Azeri rights activist flown to Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 13, 2015 A human rights activist from Azerbaijan who has been hiding in the Swiss embassy in Baku has been flown to Switzerland.

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‘Switzerland is an ideal for many Georgians’

This content was published on Jun 10, 2015 Switzerland's ambassador to Georgia sees a "fragile stability" emerging in a country torn between Russia and the West.

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Programme targets refugees living on Swiss soil only

This content was published on Jun 8, 2015 A statement from the Swiss Farmer’s Union announcing a programme to employ refugees living in Switzerland has caused a stir for the wrong reasons.

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Voting, education and Swiss radio

This content was published on Jun 7, 2015 Here are the stories we’re following the week of June 8, 2015.

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Divisive corporate tax reform ready for parliament

This content was published on Jun 5, 2015 Presenting the bill, Finance MinisterExternal link Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said the cabinet had also decided to allow cantons to grant additional fiscal deductions on R&D, and had proposed nationwide rules for the disclosure of hidden reserves. However, the cabinet dropped initial proposals presented last September for the introduction of a tonnage transport tax to make up…

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Interns face uphill struggle in Geneva

This content was published on Jun 5, 2015 Interns have become the new face of precarious employment: young, overqualified graduates moving from one internship post to the next – often unpaid – in the hope of securing their first regular full-time job. This problem is particularly acute in so-called International Geneva.

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Payment renewed for global environment projects

This content was published on Jun 4, 2015 Following approval by the House of Representatives, the Senate on Thursday came out in favour of continuing financial support mainly for the Global Environment FacilityExternal link (GEF) over the next four years. Environment Minister Doris Leuthard praised the fund for its successful investments to set up protected areas around the world, promote biodiversity and eliminate…

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No clear picture ahead of vote on TV funding

This content was published on Jun 3, 2015 Voters will also have the final say that day on genetic screening of test tube embryos, as well as proposals to introduce a nationwide inheritance tax as well as student grants. Opponents of the new radio and television funding scheme held a 4% lead over supporters in the survey carried out by the leading GfS…

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Big spenders – buying drones, votes and art

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‘Switzerland is an ideal for many Georgians’

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Programme targets refugees living on Swiss soil only

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Voting, education and Swiss radio

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Divisive corporate tax reform ready for parliament

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Interns face uphill struggle in Geneva

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Payment renewed for global environment projects

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