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Regional players decide Syria’s destiny

This content was published on Jun 5, 2012 The Houla massacre near Homs has made it all too clear that, despite President Bashar al-Assad’s denials, the regime and its militia are largely responsible for the violence in Syria as it attempts to quell a popular uprising and eliminate a poorly-armed opposition. In a televised speech to parliament on Sunday, Assad denied that his…

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Tracking Syria’s path to armed resistance

This content was published on Jun 5, 2012 In an interview with swissinfo.ch, the political director of the Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC), Nidhal Derouiche, says revolutionaries have no choice but to take up arms against the regime led by President Bashar al-Assad in the wake of recent civilian massacres. In doing so, Derouiche also reveals the deep divisions amongst different revolutionary factions…

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Suu Kyi to start Europe tour in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 3, 2012 During her visit from June 13 to 15, Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader will meet and talk to young people and will be guest of honour at a dinner hosted by the Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, the Swiss foreign ministry announced on Friday. In addition, she will have talks with Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter. “The political…

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Anti-EU group seeks bigger say on foreign policy

This content was published on Jun 2, 2012 Billed as an initiative to boost direct democracy, the Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland group argues ordinary citizens have a better sense of foreign policy than the political elite and the business community. Pirmin Schwander, president of the group and parliamentarian for the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, says there is one lesson to…

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“Fat cat” initiative’s trials and tribulations

This content was published on Jun 1, 2012 On Thursday, parliament finally agreed on its response to the initiative launched by businessman-turned-politician Thomas Minder in 2008. At some point before March 2013, voters could get the opportunity to clip the wings of high-flying executives and board members by giving shareholders the binding right to reject company remuneration plans. Alternatively, the public could opt…

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Inside Syria – ORIGINAL

This content was published on Jun 1, 2012 Today, the struggle inside Syria goes on while the international community is outraged by the violent response of the regime to the mostly peaceful protesters. The UN seems unable to find the common ground in order to mount enough pressure on Bashar Al-Asad’s regime. The german photojournalist Timo Vogt had the opportunity to enter Syria…

Labour abusers from EU to face fines

This content was published on May 31, 2012 The Senate and the House of Representatives also came out in favour of imposing financial sanctions on so-called fake self-employed workers. Firms that cheat could also find themselves excluded from markets for up to five years and face fines of up to SFr40,000 ($41,500). There was broad agreement that it was urgent to close legal…

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OECD is “sceptical” about Rubik accords

This content was published on May 28, 2012 Speaking for the first time on the issue, Pascal Saint-Amans told the Lausanne-based Le Matin newspaper on Monday that the so-called Rubik tax accords were “substantial” but raised questions. “How can we control the implementation of these accords? I’m sceptical about this,” he said. “These accords claim to be the equivalent of the automatic exchange of [bank]…

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Bilaterals – what next?

This content was published on May 24, 2012 The EU is not only demanding Switzerland adopt EU law but also wants joint supervisory bodies and jurisdiction over the implementation of the bilateral accords. This is diametrically opposed to the deep-rooted Swiss understanding of sovereignty. Foreign judges – so the general feeling goes – have no business in Switzerland. Yet at the same time…

System of bilateral accords hits roadblock

This content was published on May 24, 2012 December 14, 2010: the foreign ministers of the 27 EU countries sign the death warrant for the old system of bilateralism. “[…] Although the current system of bilateral accords has worked well in the past, the principle challenge for the years to come will be to go beyond that system, which has become complex, difficult…

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