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Switzerland and EU open competition talks

This content was published on Mar 25, 2011 In a statement, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said the bilateral agreement would facilitate the implementation of cartel law provisions on both sides. Negotiations will also include the question of exchanging confidential information. Currently information exchange between Switzerland and EU member states takes place on an informal basis, Seco said. “This informal cooperation…

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Defence minister criticises Libya strikes

This content was published on Mar 25, 2011 In comments appearing in Friday’s Tages-Anzeiger and Der Bund newspapers, Maurer said the goal of protecting civilians could not be realised with air strikes alone. His views come as raids on Libya to enforce a United Nations resolution to protect civilians continued for a sixth night. It has been announced that Nato will take command…

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Protesters ask Swiss to return Ben Ali funds

This content was published on Mar 24, 2011 Around 500 people protested in front of the Swiss Embassy in Tunis on Wednesday, saying that the ex-dictator’s money should be returned to Tunisia. The Tunisian Association for Financial Transparency, which organised the rally, gave Swiss Ambassador Pierre Combernous a petition with 1,000 signatures. According to the association, the ambassador promised an official response and…

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Libya-bound flights allowed in Swiss airspace

This content was published on Mar 23, 2011 The government spokesman told journalists on Wednesday that the Federal Civil Aviation Office had been empowered to allow overflights as long as they are part of the United Nations resolution adopted on March 17, which provides for a no-fly zone over Libya. A convoy of 20 British military vehicles along with personnel and aircraft maintenance…

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Agriculture policy to boost production

This content was published on Mar 23, 2011 The government said on Wednesday it would be packaged with structural changes that aimed to boost production, sustainability and competitivity. Central to the changes is a system of direct payments designed to secure production supply and capacity, promote biodiversity, contribute to the quality of farmland and promote environmentally friendly farming practices. Income from the agriculture…

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Libyan army “could continue fighting for weeks”

This content was published on Mar 22, 2011 Alexandre Vautravers, editor of the Swiss Military Review and head of the international relations department at Webster University in Geneva, tells swissinfo.ch the Libyan army still has significant strength in numbers of tanks, assault vehicles, weapons and troops. After three nights of air strikes, discord about the aims of the mission amongst its allied leaders…

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Deadline given to nuclear plants to improve safety

This content was published on Mar 21, 2011 However, the director of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), Hans Wanner, said on Monday that any plants failing to have the proper emergency systems in place would not be immediately shut down. Wanner said the power companies would be given a reasonable amount of time to introduce appropriate safety measures. He did not…

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Swiss-based Irish upbeat on Ireland’s future

This content was published on Mar 21, 2011 Following the sovereign debt crisis that hit the country late last year, voters punished the governing Fianna Fáil party and its Green allies, but awarded no opposition party an absolute majority. The task of forming a new government fell to a coalition of the two main opposition parties, Fine Gael and Labour. Fine Gael leader…

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Drug and immigration crime on the rise

This content was published on Mar 21, 2011 The number of crimes recorded in the Police Crime Statistics by the Federal Statistics Office declined to 656,858 in 2010, compared with 676,309 in 2009 – a drop of two per cent. However, infractions of the Narcotics Act increased four per cent, while violations of the Aliens Law rose by seven per cent, the statistics…

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Swiss media see Gaddafi’s moves as key

This content was published on Mar 21, 2011 They have warned that the conflict will be “bloody” and that the allies, and in particular the United States, have to be sure what they want to achieve through their actions. Gaddafi has vowed a “long war” as US, British and French forces continued their strikes to enforce a United Nations-mandated no-fly zone over Libya.…

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