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Hostages in Libya returned to Swiss embassy

This content was published on Nov 9, 2009 The Swiss citizens “are as well as can be expected under the circumstances”, the ministry said in a statement. The men were returned to the embassy without an explanation. It is unclear whether they will now be allowed to leave the country. Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey welcomed their re-emergence, and said she had spoken by…

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Veto on truck tax throws spanner into EU deal

This content was published on Nov 9, 2009 The levy is part of a compromise agreement with the European Union which allowed 40-tonne lorries on Swiss roads. Some worry the country’s policy of moving transalpine freight traffic from road to rail could be jeopardized by the ruling. The Federal Administrative Court upheld a complaint by the Swiss Road Hauliers’ Association against the government’s…

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Swiss inquiry into Cern terror suspect underway

This content was published on Nov 8, 2009 The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland opened its investigation at the end of October, according to a spokesman who confirmed a Sunday newspaper report. The 32-year-old suspect was a researcher connected to but not employed by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern). He also worked at the Federal Institute of Technology in…

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Secret service chief calls for more Swiss spies

This content was published on Nov 8, 2009 In an interview published in the newspapers SonntagsZeitung and Le Matin Dimanche, Seiler revealed that the intelligence services also plan a greater presence in Swiss embassies. “As an open country with an open economy and many international organisations, Switzerland is a stomping ground for secret services,” Seiler said, adding that the growing number of spying…

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Balkan businesses may hold key to stable future

This content was published on Nov 6, 2009 The financial crisis has created a “high noon” scenario for Albania and the former Yugoslavia. Whether they prosper or crumble depends largely on how well the region’s economic potential is developed, experts say. Those were key topics at a forum in Bern earlier this week, when Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey joined business owners, bankers,…

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Swiss suspend treaty with Libya

This content was published on Nov 4, 2009 Libya’s “systematic refusal” to cooperate with Switzerland in the case of two Swiss businessmen who have been prevented from leaving the country for more than a year prompted the decision, a government statement said. The government said that the two men had been “abducted in violation of international law”, and it is not known where…

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New interior minister joins cabinet

This content was published on Nov 4, 2009 Burkhalter’s portfolios include health, social security, culture as well as science and research. The 49-year-old former senator, who was elected by parliament in September, will also act as deputy economics minister, according to a statement by the Federal Chancellery. As widely expected all the other cabinet members remained in the current posts. Burkhalter is one…

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Ambassador Beyer says Switzerland has its perks

This content was published on Nov 4, 2009 Ambassador Beyer says Switzerland has plenty of outdoor perks US Ambassador Donald Beyer says he was “thrilled” to come to a country that boasts plenty of hiking trails.

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US ambassador sees key Swiss role with Iran

This content was published on Nov 4, 2009 In a wide-ranging interview with swissinfo.ch one year after Barack Obama was elected US president, Donald Beyer said negotiations with the Islamic Republic are the “perfect place” for Swiss diplomats to help broker a deal as they did with Armenia and Turkey. “Everyone in the world knows that accord would not have happened without Switzerland’s…

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Police demand tougher measures against violence

This content was published on Nov 4, 2009 The organisation, which represents 23,000 officers in Switzerland, has sent a petition to Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, with three suggested measures for improving the protection of its members. Only with political and judicial support can the increase in violence against police officers – whether at sporting events or political rallies – be curbed, it said.…

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