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Abbas discusses Palestinian situation in Bern

This content was published on Mar 9, 2015 Topics addressed during Abbas’s working visit to the Swiss capital included the complexity of the situation in Palestine and the prospects of peace, but not whether Switzerland would recognise Palestine as an independent state. “Resolving the regional situation is priority,” Sommaruga said on Monday. For his part, Abbas said Switzerland was a sovereign country and…

Apprentices in the ABB company approving their skills

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Large companies, little training

This content was published on Mar 9, 2015 Immigration curbs approved by Swiss voters in February 2014 are expected to lead to a shortage of skilled labour. Apprenticeships are seen by some as one way of tackling that domestically. The conservative right Swiss People’s Party was behind the initiative, which was narrowly voted in. The government has until February 2017 to implement the…

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Swiss sent ‘stealth’ textiles to Russia

This content was published on Mar 9, 2015 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) confirmed on Sunday that it had allowed the shipment, worth CHF90 million ($91.4 million) , to go through because it had been finalised before the cabinet issued broadened sanctions at the end of August 2014. News of the shipment was first reported by the SonntagsZeitung and Le Matin…

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All vote results: March 8th 2015

This content was published on Mar 8, 2015

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No tax break for families

This content was published on Mar 8, 2015 It was the third time in two years that Swiss voters went to the polls to decide on a proposal to alleviate the tax burden for families. The centrist Christian Democrats had hoped to give relief to families and boost the purchasing power of the middle class. But opponents of the current measure claimed that…

The village with a soft spot for asylum seekers

This content was published on Mar 7, 2015 In the Bernese village of Riggisberg, locals coexist peacefully with asylum seekers.

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Nations seek progress in Geneva despite tensions

This content was published on Mar 6, 2015 While the United Nations Security Council in New York is deadlocked over crises such as Ukraine or Syria, top diplomats have been marking their territory in Geneva and hoping to make headway behind the scenes of the ongoing Human Rights Council.

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Switzerland to welcome 3,000 Syrian refugees

This content was published on Mar 6, 2015 The first batch of 1,000 refugees are scheduled for this year and the cabinet will reassess the situation in Syria in autumn. The Swiss plan for hosting Syrian refugees will follow two pathways. One will involve taking in 2,000 refugees as part of a sustainable resettlement programme that will take place over several years. This…

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Court accepts Syrian army objector’s asylum plea

This content was published on Mar 6, 2015 This is the first time a Syrian citizen will be able to seek asylum in Switzerland for refusing to serve in the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing a rebellion by a large part of the population. The court overturned the decision of the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), which had refused…

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Switzerland to work more with EU on asylum issues

This content was published on Mar 5, 2015 The Swiss parliament has approved a bill to collaborate with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).

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