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Asylum seeker being searched in Chiasso, Switzerland.

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Asylum seekers face tougher approach from Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 20, 2024 Swiss Justice Minister Beat Jans has proposed fast-track procedures for some asylum seekers.

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More than 7,000 false speeders in Bern get their money back

This content was published on Feb 19, 2024 More than 7,000 motorists who were mistakenly fined for speeding in the Swiss capital have been remunerated.

FIS Director Christian Dussey has been in office since April 2022

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Internal documents show dissatisfaction at Swiss intelligence service

This content was published on Feb 18, 2024 The employees of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) have no confidence in their management, according to a staff survey.

Protests by the promoters of the Alpine Initiative in the Schöllenen Gorge in 1989 to protect the Alpine region from transit traffic

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Environment: Alpine Initiative turns 30

This content was published on Feb 18, 2024 Thirty years ago, to everyone’s surprise, Swiss voters said yes to the Alpine Initiative, a turning point for Switzerland’s transport policy.

Markus Mäder emphasised that Switzerland must strengthen its defence capabilities and intensify cooperation with partners

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‘We have to be prepared for wars,’ says Swiss security chief

This content was published on Feb 18, 2024 Switzerland must be prepared for wars, even if there is hope that these will never materialise, says State Secretary for Security Policy, Markus Mäder.

A Ukrainian waves her country's flag in Bern in May 2022

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Status process for Ukrainians takes too long despite taskforce

This content was published on Feb 17, 2024 The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) expects asylum procedures for Ukrainian asylum seekers to take longer on average this year than in 2023.

Asylum-seekers at the federal asylum centre in Chiasso, southern Switzerland

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Fast-track asylum procedure to be extended for North Africans

This content was published on Feb 17, 2024 The Swiss government wants to extend the 24-hour fast-track procedure for asylum-seekers from North African countries to all federal asylum centres.

Viola Amherd, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, and Chief of the Armed Forces Thomas Süssli.

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Swiss finance committee sees no need for action on army finances

This content was published on Feb 16, 2024 According to the defence ministry's statements to the finance committee, the army can fulfil all of its contractual obligations.