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Polanski files a new appeal for bail

This content was published on Nov 3, 2009 Confirmation of Polanski’s request came on Tuesday, a day after the filmmaker’s French lawyer said the filing included “adequate guarantees”, including cash, that he would not flee justice if released. A court official declined to comment further. Polanski is appealing against a decision last week by the Swiss justice ministry to reject bail because of…

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Switzerland falls into line with EU laws

This content was published on Nov 3, 2009 Thomas Cottier, a professor of European and economic law at Bern University tells swissinfo.ch to what extent legislation in Switzerland has already become compatible with the EU. Switzerland is staying on the sidelines of the EU and a formal application for membership remains frozen. The government decided to focus on bilateral treaties with Brussels until…

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Visa crackdown urged in Libya spat

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 The recommendation by the foreign affairs committee of the House of Representatives was made in response to on-going problematic relations between the two countries – under strain since the arrest of a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi in Geneva last year. The commission voiced support for current cabinet measures, but adopted by 12 votes…

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Nobel winners support weapons export ban

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 The Swiss will vote on the proposal on November 29. The pacifist organisation behind the initiative, Group for a Switzerland without an Army, released a statement on Monday saying it was surprised to receive the letters last week from Tutu and Esquivel, which arrived independently of each other. “By halting its delivery of war material,…

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Visa measures demanded in Gaddafi affair

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 Geri Müller, a Green parliamentarian and president of the commission – which voted for action by 12 to 11 – didn’t elaborate on what exactly should be done. The commission also decided to not break off diplomatic relations with Libya – by 14 votes to seven, with four abstentions. The comments come a week after…

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Swiss minaret answers “reassure” Muslim bloc

This content was published on Nov 1, 2009 Babacar Ba, the OIC representative to the United Nations in Geneva, also outlines a possible offer of mediation in the ongoing Swiss-Libyan hostage crisis. An initiative to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland launched by members of the People’s Party and of a small ultra-conservative Christian party comes to a nationwide vote on November…

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New political party says it’s here to stay

This content was published on Oct 31, 2009 The centre-right group was founded by more moderate members of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, who were unhappy with the party management line. A celebration of the anniversary – officially November 1 – was held in Chur in the presence of the party’s cabinet member, Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. She is one of seven ministers…

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Merz appoints consultant in Italian tax affair

This content was published on Oct 31, 2009 Earlier this week Italy carried out a raid on branches of Swiss banks in the country as part of a tax amnesty, a move which caused an outcry in Switzerland, particularly in Italian-speaking Ticino. Merz, who also holds the finance portfolio, said that Respini, who hails from Ticino, would be tasked with bringing the political,…

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Swiss ready to roll out flu vaccine programme

This content was published on Oct 30, 2009 The Federal Health Office recommends inoculating certain risk groups in a first wave, including the chronically-ill, pregnant women and health staff, but stops short of mandatory jabs. Two brands of vaccine have won the regulator’s approval. “I hope the consensus struck between the different players involved allows us to avoid a cacophony like in many…

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Technology opens cracks in Swiss defence

This content was published on Oct 29, 2009 The system now being called into question is a form of so-called network centric warfare (NCW), already tried and tested by the United States and other military powers. “As platforms such as tanks, aircraft and vehicles have evolved they have developed various means of communicating with each other,” Tony Skinner of the military magazine Janes…

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