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Why some residents choose not to become Swiss

This content was published on Apr 29, 2013 A 2012 study commissioned by the Federal Commission on Migration found that in 2010 around 900,000 people in Switzerland were eligible for citizenship. In contrast, 36,000 people, or around two per cent of foreigners in Switzerland in 2011, were granted Swiss citizenship. “In comparison to other countries, Switzerland has very strict criteria for citizenship, which…

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Naturalisations in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 29, 2013

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Egypt agrees to release Swiss tourist

This content was published on Apr 28, 2013 The foreign ministry in Bern said the Egyptian justice authorities on Sunday granted the tourist the right to leave the country. The move comes as amid reports of several diplomatic interventions. The tourist has stayed in the seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after the authorities had prevented him from flying back to Switzerland on April…

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US authorities keep up pressure on Swiss banks

This content was published on Apr 28, 2013 The foreign ministry on Sunday confirmed newspaper reports that a Swiss citizen had been detained by the US authorities, but declined to give further details. A syndicated article in two Swiss Sunday newspapers says the man is employed by the British private bank Coutts in Geneva and used to work for Switzerland’s leading UBS bank…

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Central bank discloses gold location

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 SNB president Thomas Jordan disclosed on Friday that 70 per cent of the 1,040 tons of gold are stored in Switzerland. Another 20 per cent are with the Bank of England and ten per cent at the Bank of Canada, according to a speech given at the bank’s annual general meeting in the Swiss capital…

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EU rejects Swiss caps but no hint of reprisals

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 Richard Jones also talks about the possible effect on banking secrecy discussions, Swiss anti-EU sentiment and why he thinks a tit-for-tat reaction against Swiss who want to live and work in the EU is unlikely. Wednesday’s move by the Swiss government comes amid talks between Switzerland and Brussels about the future of bilateral ties. They…

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Who’s to blame for the Swiss crime wave?

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 “We were away for the weekend in Valais when it happened. Two young girls used screwdrivers to break into our third-floor apartment but were disturbed by an elderly neighbour who lives two floors below. They didn’t manage to steal anything but when he tried to stop them and call the police one of them tried…

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Few humanitarian visas granted by Swiss

This content was published on Apr 25, 2013 Since the end of September, asylum requests can longer be filed at Swiss embassies, ending a tradition that Switzerland was among the few countries to still practise. After that date, diplomatic representations have only dealt with short-term humanitarian visas. According to the Federal Office for Migration, there have been 364 requests for information concerning these…

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Limits on EU immigration seen as signal

This content was published on Apr 25, 2013 “The cabinet has sent a clear message that it takes the concerns of the Swiss population about immigration seriously,” Zurich’s Tages-Anzeiger wrote. Lausanne’s 24 Heures said the move shows that the cabinet now understands that it has to do something about the population’s discontent related to the effects of the free movement agreement. It wrote…

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Swiss curb EU immigration

This content was published on Apr 24, 2013 The cabinet on Wednesday extended immigration quotas, introduced against eight mainly eastern European states a year ago, for another 12 months. It also wants to apply the same measures against the so-called EU-17 states, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Britain. As a result of Wednesday’s decision, the number of type B permits issued to…

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