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Poll finds huge support for nuclear opt-out

This content was published on May 29, 2011 The poll, published in the SonntagsZeitung newspaper on Sunday, apparently shows the highest support yet for opting out of atomic energy. In all, 503 people were surveyed by Isopublic between May 26 and May 28. The government announced its decision on May 25. A previous poll, carried out two and a half months ago, shortly…

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Minister rejects criticism over atom opt-out

This content was published on May 28, 2011 She said in newspaper interviews that the electricity industry was strongly regulated and therefore sluggish and that there had not been enough investment in the electricity network. The announcement on May 25 by the cabinet that it wanted to gradually decommission all of Switzerland’s nuclear power plants by 2034 has been denounced by the Swiss business federation…

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Protests divide Syrians in Switzerland

This content was published on May 28, 2011 While some Syrians feel the protests are a consequence of the Arab Spring sweeping through North Africa, others say wider diplomatic forces are at work. Although all the Syrians who spoke to swissinfo.ch acknowledged that Syria needed reforms, they had different views on how to achieve change, how extensive it should be and who is…

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Swiss banks deny cluster bomb investment charges

This content was published on May 27, 2011 According to a new report, 16 Swiss companies are among 166 leading financial institutions worldwide that are funding cluster bomb and parts manufacturing, despite the entry into force of an international treaty banning such munitions in 2010. Globally, financial institutions from 15 countries are channelling more than $39 billion (SFr34.2 billion) into eight bomb and…

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Swiss drop bilateral dialogues on human rights

This content was published on May 26, 2011 The policy, considered a cornerstone of Swiss human rights policy under the direction of Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, saw Switzerland attempt to engage countries such as Iran, China and Vietnam in structured, but isolated, discussions about human rights issues in those countries. In a statement, the foreign ministry said bilateral dialogues were “too strongly targeted…

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Switzerland rated the 16th most peaceful nation

This content was published on May 26, 2011 Iceland is apparently the most peaceful nation, followed by New Zealand, Japan, Denmark and the Czech Republic. The least peaceful nations are Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and North Korea. The annual Global Peace Index, published on Thursday, says levels of world peace have dropped for the third consecutive year. It attributes the drop in world…

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New law mooted on freezing assets

This content was published on May 26, 2011 The foreign ministry is to draw up the formal basis for a law affecting so-called politically exposed persons (PEPs) and to define the criteria and method of its application. The request for such a law came from Social Democrat parliamentarian Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer. In her motion she said that the law was needed “in order…

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Papers ponder future of historic nuclear opt-out

This content was published on May 26, 2011 At the same time, they point out that politically the decision was inevitable, and wonder what will replace nuclear power – and what the costs will be. “The ideologically fraught question as to whether Switzerland should build another nuclear power station was settled with Fukushima,” says the Tages-Anzeiger of Zurich. “Nuclear power is not an…

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Swiss to phase out nuclear power by 2034

This content was published on May 25, 2011 Energy Minister Doris Leuthard said the country’s five nuclear power stations would not be replaced when they reach the end of their lifespan. The government’s recommendation on Wednesday will now be discussed by parliament at the beginning of June and a final decision is expected in the middle of June. Leuthard said the government was going on…

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Switzerland renews military exports to UAE

This content was published on May 25, 2011 In renewing a two-year-old authorisation to export the aircraft, the cabinet reviewed the situation in North Africa and the Gulf region and concluded the UAE was one of the most politically and economically stable countries in the region. The government first approved the country’s order for 25 PC-21 planes in May 2009, to replace the…

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