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Residence permits to go biometric

This content was published on Nov 18, 2009 The permits are to be fitted with a data chip containing a digitalised photo and two fingerprints. The information will be stored in the central migration information system for a period of five years and will be available only to the authorities in charge of monitoring residence permits. The inclusion of biometric data is a…

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Swiss boost police cooperation with Italy

This content was published on Nov 18, 2009 The agreement on police cooperation comes within the framework of the Schengen accord on the free movement of goods and people. “Our aim is to strengthen the cross-border checks,” said Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, at a joint news conference on Tuesday evening. The two countries also want to work together against illegal migration and…

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The Council of Europe

This content was published on Nov 18, 2009 The Council of Europe, based in Strasbourg, France, now covers virtually the entire European continent, with its 47 member countries. Founded on May 5, 1949, by 10 countries, the council seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of…

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Switzerland upbeat despite climate setback

This content was published on Nov 16, 2009 Their reaction comes in response to statements from leaders at an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit this weekend downplaying hopes of substantial progress at the United Nations climate conference. United States President Barack Obama and some other Apec leaders indicated in Singapore that the meeting should aim for political agreements instead of a legally…

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Google faces court action over Street View

This content was published on Nov 16, 2009 The federal data protection commissioner, Hanspeter Thür, said on Friday he was bringing a case against Google at the Federal Administrative Court to force the company to make changes to its application. He explained that Google had rejected many of the recommendations he made immediately after Street View went online in the middle of August.…

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Swiss abroad feel “abandoned” by politicians

This content was published on Nov 16, 2009 The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), which represents the nearly 700,000 Swiss – nearly ten per cent of the overall Swiss population – who live abroad, said on Monday it regretted this attitude, which represented a “decrease in solidarity” with those Swiss living in the United States. Last week the government responded to a…

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Implenia wins power struggle

This content was published on Nov 14, 2009 Laxey said it was selling its 51 per cent share in Implenia to various investors, including Max Rössler, whose share rises from 11.1 per cent to 13.2 per cent, Rudolf Maag (10.8 per cent) and the Göhner Foundation (9.7 per cent). All lawsuits have also been dropped. “We’re happy that we can once again concentrate…

Strong views aired at minaret podium event

This content was published on Nov 14, 2009 At a recent panel discussion in the watchmaking town of Biel there was no doubt where the audience’s sympathies lay. It was less than 15 minutes into the evening before the room was called to order for the first time. The audience of mostly conservatives and rightwing supporters erupted over the views expressed from the…

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