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‘We need a debate on Switzerland’s values’

This content was published on Jan 1, 2014 Burkhalter, who succeeds Defence Minister Ueli Maurer as President, also emphasizes the need to maintain good relations with neighboring countries despite ongoing tax disputes. swissinfo.ch: Your predecessor loved to portray little Switzerland under pressure from abroad. What image of Switzerland do you want to convey in your international appearances? Didier Burkhalter: I would like to…

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Khodorkovsky granted Schengen visa

This content was published on Dec 30, 2013 The visa allows him to travel freely within the 26-nation Schengen area, which includes Switzerland and much of the European Union, but not Britain. Citing data and privacy protection, the embassy provided no further information. The 50-year-old Kremlin critic, whose wife and children live in Switzerland, flew to Berlin on December 20, hours after being…

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Keeping the Olympic dream alive in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 30, 2013 Swiss Olympics history started off well when the chic resort of St Moritz won the right to host the second winter Olympic Games in 1928, and then again in the wake of the Second World War in 1948. They didn’t realise it then, but it would be the last time any resort in the country…

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UN votes initial funding for Geneva HQ repair

This content was published on Dec 28, 2013 The renovation project, known as the Strategic Heritage Plan, includes the demolition and replacement of one of its extensions. Swiss UN ambassador Paul Seger told the Swiss News Agency that the decision to allocate the money means that the detailed planning phase, scheduled for the next two years, can now go ahead. The UN Secretary…

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Zug bank says US disclosure is not a guilty plea

This content was published on Dec 27, 2013 Under the terms of the Swiss-US tax deal signed in August, the 300-plus banks in Switzerland will be arranged into four categories by the Department of Justice (DoJ). Category Two banks acknowledge that they may have some US assets on their books and may be liable for fines even if they only have a single…

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50 years on, Tibet’s orphans face new world

This content was published on Dec 26, 2013 “When we started [the orphanage], economically, things weren’t good for the kids,” says Tendol Gyalzur, the founder of the Children’s Charity Tendol Gyalzur. Having followed her Tibetan-Swiss husband from Germany to Switzerland after their marriage, she now divides her time between Switzerland and Tibet and is keenly aware of the situation in her native land.…

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Khodorkovsky requests Swiss visa

This content was published on Dec 24, 2013 The embassy has approved the request “and is in contact with the Federal Migration Office to process it”, a migration office spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. Khodorkovsky’s wife Inna and their three children have made their home in Switzerland. He was due to be reunited with them in Berlin on Tuesday; they have not seen each…

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Longtime leader of World Jewish Congress has died

This content was published on Dec 22, 2013 According to his charity, The Edgar Bronfman Foundation, the Montreal-born son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants died at his New York home on Saturday surrounded by family. Under Bronfman’s leadership, the World Jewish Congress filed a class action lawsuit in 1995 alleging that Holocaust survivors and their heirs were being denied access to dormant Swiss…

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Humanitarian crisis reaches Europe’s doorstep

This content was published on Dec 20, 2013 When you pass through the gate of the former military compound of Harmanli, situated near the border with Turkey and now transformed into a huge refugee camp, two things strike you. One is the smell of burning wood that fills your nostrils and sticks to your clothing, and the other is a crowd of humanity…

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Swisscom considers legal action over stolen data

This content was published on Dec 20, 2013 Three months earlier the NZZ had alerted Swisscom to the fact that it had received access to the information, which apparently had been stored on four stolen data files. Swisscom had filed criminal charges against persons unknown with the Bern public prosecutor’s office. On Friday, the NZZ published further information about the data contained on the…

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