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Swiss parts helped build Libyan bunkers

This content was published on Aug 29, 2011 With his regime on the verge of collapse, Gaddafi is believed to be using safe houses and carefully planned networks of bunkers and tunnels to evade capture. Retired engineer Erich Buser says Swiss companies helped design the bunkers. “According to my knowledge and research the bunker systems in Libya were built by Swiss and American…

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Egyptian tycoon Sawiris receives jail sentence

This content was published on Aug 29, 2011 Sawiris, who is currently developing a major resort in Andermatt in central Switzerland, was also sentenced for providing incorrect data on the company’s finances. In addition, the businessman was fined about $8,401 (SFr6,790) and denied the right to trade in the stock market for one year, Orascom Development Holding said in a statement on Monday,…

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Tunisian media face the challenges of freedom

This content was published on Aug 28, 2011 With its record of having launched several radio stations in war-torn countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia and Kosovo, the Lausanne-based Hirondelle Foundation has the expertise to assist the Tunisians in facing the challenge of providing fair political coverage. The foundation signed a convention with Tunisian public radio this week. The new head…

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Calmy-Rey has “no hatred” for Gaddafi

This content was published on Aug 28, 2011 In an interview with two Swiss Sunday newspapers, Calmy-Rey said she bore “no particular hatred” towards Gaddafi. He and his regime were criminal, she added, and belonged in court. The “Libya affair” began in July 2008 when Hannibal Gaddafi – one of Moammar’s sons – was briefly arrested and charged with abusing his household staff…

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Expatriates given lessons in direct democracy

This content was published on Aug 27, 2011 In her address to delegates on Saturday, Transport Minister Doris Leuthard stressed that in times of crisis it was crucial for citizens to be able to participate directly in politics. She assured the audience of several hundred delegates in Lugano that the government was well aware of the important role of the expatriate community as…

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Expats take strong stand over EU labour deal

This content was published on Aug 26, 2011 At a meeting on Friday, the OSA’s governing body also appealed for people to vote for candidates in the October parliamentary elections who support the interests of the Swiss expatriate community. “The free movement of people accord is not a one-way road. Swiss expatriates living in the EU also benefit from the agreement,” said the…

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Parties divided over how to woo expat votes

This content was published on Aug 25, 2011 Over the past few years, they have set up international branches, special websites, held political debates abroad and created electoral lists to promote expat candidates. “Few Swiss are aware of how many of their compatriots live abroad,” says Social Democratic parliamentarian, Hans-Jürg Fehr. “Anyone hazarding a guess will come up with a number much lower…

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Minister apologises for German “Taliban” remark

This content was published on Aug 25, 2011 Leuthard made the comment during a discussion by her Christian Democratic Party on the challenges and opportunities of Swiss-German ties. The authorities of the border town Waldshut in the region of Bade-Wurtemberg said they were “taken aback and disappointed” by the remark. Leuthard told Swiss television she had sent a letter to the Waldshut authorities…

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Ambassador criticises New York Times editorial

This content was published on Aug 24, 2011 In a letter to the editor published in the newspaper on August 23, Manuel Sager wrote that he “strongly disagreed” with a line in the August 17 editorial that “Switzerland is again resisting demands for more information about American clients”. The editorial “Swiss banks, aiding and abetting” commented on court cases involving Swiss bankers in…

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Cabinet seeks tax law change for equity bonds

This content was published on Aug 24, 2011 The measures, subject to approval by parliament, are aimed at bolstering the banks’ capital base and prevent the state from having to bail out important companies, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The changes to withholding tax on interest from bonds and money market paper used by traders are designed to help banks issue such…

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