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Why small countries are often successful

This content was published on May 6, 2015 Whether it’s the G5 or G20, small countries are often mere onlookers. Yet these countries tend to be successful in economic and social terms.

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‘We have a hand of aces!’

This content was published on May 5, 2015 Brunner says the People’s Party has invited the centre-right parties to endorse its deregulation pact, which is aimed at cushioning the shock the soaring Swiss franc has inflicted on the country’s heavily export-dependent economy. The core themes of immigration and Swiss independence from the EU − addressed in recent elections − have made the People’s…

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Exchange of gun owner data to be tightened

This content was published on May 5, 2015 A majority of rightwing, centre-right and centrist members in the parliamentary chamber on Tuesday threw out a government proposal to introduce a mandatory gun registration for all firearms, including those acquired before December 2008. They argued that the planned amendment would cause an unnecessary bureaucratic burden and criminalise citizens who forget to register old weapons.…

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How much do you know about Switzerland?

This content was published on May 4, 2015 swissinfo.ch has helped launch a quiz game called politbox where users can test their knowledge of Switzerland ahead of the national elections.

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Indonesia state visit invite raises eyebrows

This content was published on May 3, 2015 Indonesia's President is invited to Switzerland despite continued executions in the Asian country.

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Rain fails to deter Labour Day marches

This content was published on May 1, 2015 Thousands of people across Switzerland have been taking part in the traditional May 1 Labour Day marches, with social justice and the euro/franc decoupling being the main topics of speeches.

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Swiss fear tough line over free movement

This content was published on Apr 30, 2015 Swiss press and observers fear that European officials will take a tough line with Switzerland over its proposal to renegotiate the free movement of people accord with the European Union and to introduce immigration quotas.

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Switzerland calls for nuclear-free world

This content was published on Apr 28, 2015 Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter has called for an “ambitious and pragmatic” approach to eliminating nuclear weapons worldwide at the opening of a United Nations conference in New York.

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Deported Sri Lankan returns to Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 27, 2015 A Tamil asylum seeker who was sent back to his home country in 2013 and subsequently arrested has been allowed to return to Switzerland. The man, who was applying for asylum in Switzerland, was sent back to the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo two years ago after the State Secretariat for Migration concluded he would…

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‘Every [Swiss] pension fund manager is worried’

This content was published on Apr 27, 2015 It appeared to be a normal January morning in Zurich when the chief executive of a Swiss insurer began presenting his company’s results to investors. All at once, however, the phones of every fund manager present began buzzing.

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