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Mapping Geneva’s international organisations

This content was published on Sep 24, 2013 Around 9,500 staff work for the United Nations family in Geneva, which is the largest concentration of UN personnel in the world. There are also 174 states represented by permanent diplomatic missions to the UN. Annually, Geneva is host to the largest number of international conferences and meetings – 2,700 – ahead of New York, welcoming…

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Military conscription upheld by Swiss voters

This content was published on Sep 22, 2013 About three-quarters of voters said no to the initiative to abolish mandatory military service and instead create a professional army. The initiative was spearheaded by the Switzerland without an Army group and was supported by centre-left parties. They campaigned on the argument that the Swiss militia army was outdated and too expensive. Supporters of the current…

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Ballot box verdicts due on army, jabs and shops

This content was published on Sep 21, 2013 The outcome of the vote on conscription appears to be a foregone conclusion. The latest opinion polls ahead of Sunday gives the Switzerland without an Army group – supported by the centre-left parties – just over 30 per cent of the vote. Instead, the pacifist group wants to see the introduction of a professional army…

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E-mails to ease election to expatriate assembly

This content was published on Sep 20, 2013 The proposal – unanimously endorsed by the Senate on Wednesday – seeks to make the Council – the executive arm of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) – more transparent. The motion mandates the government to cooperate with the OSA, allowing the organisation to approach individual expatriates by e-mail, but outlines that it should…

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Reyl gets hearing request from French judges

This content was published on Sep 20, 2013 Cahuzac resigned his post in March and later admitted to holding €600,000 (CHF739,000) in a secret Swiss account and being caught in a “spiral of lies”. In a statement on Friday, Reyl said that it had always fully cooperated with the Swiss authorities and would do the same for the French, in strict accordance with…

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Fighter jets given parliamentary all-clear

This content was published on Sep 18, 2013 Both houses of parliament have now signed off on the plans. On Wednesday, the Senate adopted proposals previously agreed by the House of Representatives: an armaments programme to buy the 22 Gripen planes, a bill providing the financial base for the CHF3.1 billion ($3.3 billion) purchase and the release of the so-called brake on spending – required for…

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Cabinet opposes database for dangerous offenders

This content was published on Sep 17, 2013 Sommaruga said on Tuesday that the cabinet does not favour a national registry for particularly dangerous offenders, following the homicide in Geneva last week. Such a register would not improve the situation, Sommaruga told Swiss public radio SRF. She asked whether it was necessary to make changes to legislation or whether changes needed to be made…

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Swiss condemn Damascus chemical attack

This content was published on Sep 17, 2013 In a statement, the Swiss government called the use of chemical weapons a “serious breach of international humanitarian law”. It called on all parties involved in the conflict to ensure the protection of the civilian population. Taking note that the UN report was drawn up with the support of its Spiez laboratory, the government said…

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Timeline: Swiss security policy and conscription

This content was published on Sep 16, 2013

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New visa rules raise hopes – and questions

This content was published on Sep 16, 2013 “It’s a really good thing; the process is now much easier,” says Ashti Amir, a Syrian from Aleppo who lives near Bern with his wife and three children. Amir has been struggling to keep in touch with relatives in Syria and neighbouring countries who have been split up by the conflict. He has had no…

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