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Kosovan minorities struggle after repatriation

This content was published on Mar 15, 2013 The findings, published by the Society for Threatened Peoples, state that although Kosovo’s promise to protect minorities like the Roma “is down on paper, it is not being practised”. The report also declares Kosovo “anything but a safe country,” especially for minority groups, for whom there is no legal protection. And, due to its bad economic…

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Introduce e-voting, increase democracy?

This content was published on Mar 15, 2013 The current CSA meets for the last time in Bern on Saturday. The elections for the next council are being held over period from January to June, and it will be in office from 2013 to 2017. It will sit for the first time on August 16 in Davos during the Congress of the Swiss…

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Ticino nationalist party leader dies

This content was published on Mar 15, 2013 Bignasca was found dead at his home early Thursday. The city council, on which he served, confirmed his death but gave no details. Bignasca founded in 1991 the Lega, which became a major force in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking Ticino. He was considered the heart and soul of the party and its main financial backer. It went…

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Drugmakers join Interpol’s fight against fakes

This content was published on Mar 12, 2013 The Lyon, France-based Pharmaceutical Crime Programme aims to help police as well as health and customs authorities stem the supply of fake, contaminated or otherwise illegal medicines. Through the initiative, Interpol also plans to better identify and dismantle organized crime networks that distribute the bogus drugs across the world. The World Health Organization estimates that medicines…

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Vatican relies on 1,000 years of discreet business

This content was published on Mar 12, 2013 The election of the 266th pope will certainly be influenced by the scandals that have affected the church in recent years, be it cases of paedophilia involving priests or murky financial dealings. But the church has proven itself resilient in the past and resisted the challenges thrown at it by history, thanks notably to the…

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Parliament approves, but limits, IMF support

This content was published on Mar 11, 2013 The Senate on Monday followed the House of Representatives in granting the funds aimed at temporarily increasing the IMF’s stock capital by a total of $430 billion. A clear majority came out in favour of limiting the financial contribution. They argued CHF10 billion was sufficient to prove Switzerland’s reliability. “We believe there is no need…

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Swiss look to improve nuclear emergency measures

This content was published on Mar 11, 2013 Fukushima was a wake-up call. After the disaster, many countries checked their emergency responses to emergency situations. In Switzerland, the task fell to the IDA NOMEX working group, comprising experts from various authorities. Switzerland’s small size – it’s around nine times smaller than Japan – is a problem, according to intervention specialist Daniel Storch from…

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Funerals held for factory shooting victims

This content was published on Mar 9, 2013 Around 2,000 people attended the funeral of one victim, a 26-year-old champion in traditional Swiss wrestling. Those present included the head of the Lucerne cantonal government. The other victims, a woman aged 43 and a man aged 45, were also buried on Saturday. Another six people had been injured in the incident. The gunman, a…

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Cabinet agrees criteria for permanent residency

This content was published on Mar 8, 2013 Presenting the set of proposals on Friday, Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said language skills to master everyday situations were crucial for successful integration. Three other criteria have to be fulfilled for full residency or for the extension of temporary licences: immigrants, including their family members, have to respect the values laid down in the Swiss…

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Swiss take in 37 refugees from Syria violence

This content was published on Mar 8, 2013 The seven families – six of Iraqi and one of Palestinian origin – including ten women and 14 children, had fled armed violence in Iraq between 2007-2010 to seek refuge in Syria. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the families had been registered on their resettlement programme as they were particularly in danger.…

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