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Venezuela faces costly legacy of Chávism

This content was published on Apr 10, 2013 During his 14 years as ruler of Venezuela and its 28 million inhabitants, Chávez continually emphasised that his Bolivarian project had brought about major change, particularly compared with the regimes of his predecessors on both the right and the left. But what strikes one most when looking at the history of Venezuela over the past…

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Papers call Thatcher a “nanny” and a “superstar”

This content was published on Apr 9, 2013 “The memory of the shopkeeper’s daughter with the handbag and the hot-roller hairdo is either an inspirational beacon or an irritating monument to be compared to – especially by political rivals, and seldom with flattering results,” writes the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ). Nor could the Tages-Anzeiger resist a reference to Thatcher’s key accessory. The cartoon…

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Are you for or against this migration stopper?

This content was published on Apr 8, 2013 The clause, which the Swiss cabinet already called into effect a year ago for immigrants from the eight new EU member states, is controversial. Proponents argue that the government should send a clear signal to show that it takes the concerns of the population seriously. Opponents warn of potentially negative effects on Switzerland’s relationship with…

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How curbing immigration would hurt hospitals

This content was published on Apr 8, 2013 Anybody born at the Bürgerspital Solothurn in northwestern Switzerland gets a breath of multiculturalism within his or her first few minutes on Earth. When swissinfo.ch visited the maternity ward, the team caring for the newborns and their mothers was represented by various nationalities. There was an Austrian head doctor, a German assistant doctor, midwives with…

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Switzerland willing to host Korean talks

This content was published on Apr 7, 2013 “Switzerland is always ready to support the search for a solution, should the parties to the conflict so desire,” a ministry spokeswoman told the Swiss News Agency by email. She said Switzerland repeats this message at every opportunity, and had done so again recently to the North Korean authorities. However, the ministry was not aware…

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UN tightens global trade in weapons

This content was published on Apr 2, 2013 The treaty will set standards for the cross-border trade in tanks, warships, artillery, missiles, combat vehicles and aircraft, as well as weapons from assault rifles to handguns. Switzerland together with human rights groups, arms control advocates and most UN member states wanted a strong treaty, which imposes tough standards on the largely unregulated arms trade. …

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ʻNot a question of money but of dignityʼ

This content was published on Apr 1, 2013 “Ben Ali stole from us. But isn’t Switzerland also a bit criminal? Would it not be guilty of receiving stolen goods?” This opinion expressed by one of the participants at a workshop organised by Alliance Sud and other non-governmental organisations at the World Social Forum in Tunis is shared by many Tunisians. What also angers…

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Swiss experts may support EU mission in Mali

This content was published on Mar 31, 2013 Burkhalter said he would like Swiss soldiers to participate in the EU’s mission, headquartered in the capital Bamako in the south of the country. Switzerland has been involved in diplomatic efforts in Mali since 2009 to mediate between the government and minorities in the North. The Swiss experts would be part of the EUTM Mali,…

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Voters seen rejecting direct election of cabinet

This content was published on Mar 31, 2013 The nation-wide survey commissioned by Sunday newspaper Sonntagsblick showed that 51 per cent of Swiss voters will reject the popular initiative, which is also opposed by parliament and the government. About 45 per cent said they will accept it, while four per cent of the people surveyed had not made up their minds. Switzerland will…

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Swiss regret arms trade treaty impasse

This content was published on Mar 29, 2013 A first round of negotiations failed last July, after the big arms exporters US, Russia and China had said they wanted more time to consider all aspects of the treaty. In December, the General Assembly of the UN decided to organise a final round of talks, which came to an end on Thursday. Some 2,000…

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