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Funds agreed for EU student exchanges

This content was published on Mar 9, 2010 The Senate unanimously followed the House of Representatives on Tuesday to agree the contribution for the years 2011 to 2013. The Youth in Action and Lifelong Learning programmes are aimed at encouraging exchanges of students, teachers and apprentices, as well as coordinating applications for grants and internships. During the debate Interior Minister Didier Burkhalter said…

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Spain and Portugal in Libya move

This content was published on Mar 8, 2010 The official Libyan news agency, Jana, reported only that Miguel Angel Moratinos gave Moammar Gaddafi a message from the Spanish king, Juan Carlos II about the “fruitful cooperation” between Spain and Libya. However, a western diplomat in Tripoli said Moratinos’ visit had taken place in the context of negotiations between the European Union and Libya…

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Left wins vote against cuts in pension benefits

This content was published on Mar 7, 2010 In two other ballots, the Swiss also threw out a plan for special attorneys to defend the right of animals. However, a constitutional amendment on human research was adopted. Final results show nearly 73 per cent of voters dismissing a cut in pension benefits. Turnout was on average 45 per cent. The proposed reductions, agreed…

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Left wins battle against pension cuts reform

This content was published on Mar 7, 2010 In two other votes, the Swiss also threw out a plan for special attorneys to defend the right of animals. However, a constitutional amendment on human research was adopted. Final show nearly 73 per cent of voters dismissing the cuts in benefits. The proposed reduction, agreed by a majority in parliament last year, were challenged…

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Pensions and animal rights top ballot sheets

This content was published on Mar 7, 2010 In two other ballots, the Swiss will decide on the creation of special attorneys to defend animal rights in legal cases and on a constitutional amendment on human research. The proposed cuts in occupational benefits, agreed by a majority in parliament last year, were challenged to a referendum by the collection of more than 200,000…

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Teens stand trial over Munich attack

This content was published on Mar 6, 2010 Front-page news at the time, the event spurred calls by a shocked public on both sides of the border for a clampdown on juvenile violence. Within the space of half an hour during the early hours of July 1 the Zurich youths, who were visiting Munich on a school outing, physically assaulted five men, one…

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Swiss weigh in on Human Rights Council debate

This content was published on Mar 5, 2010 A review of the council’s working methods is due to take place in 2011, and with the 13th regular session underway in Geneva, delegations have been giving their verdicts this week on what needs to be addressed next year. Switzerland, the initiator of the council back in 2006, took to the podium to offer its…

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Immigrants to undergo integration interviews

This content was published on Mar 5, 2010 The Swiss cabinet on Thursday approved a report recommending better communication and information would improve integration of immigrants. The report, which included widespread input from cantons and communes, found a selection of foreigners living in Switzerland were not properly informed about their rights and obligations. The government will budget up to SFr20 million ($18.6 million)…

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Hannibal mugshot enquiry could close Libya row

This content was published on Mar 5, 2010 Diplomats say an end to the long dispute is near. But Switzerland is accused of foot-dragging, in particular over the five-month police investigation into the leak. Geneva’s public prosecutor says the enquiry is a “priority” but complicated. “We are close to a solution concerning the crisis with Switzerland, even if the Swiss have the major…

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Asylum requests from Macedonia rise steeply

This content was published on Mar 5, 2010 Federal Migration Office statistics show that 166 people from Macedonia applied for asylum this February, almost three times more than in the whole of 2009 and nine times more than in January 2010. Citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia have been permitted to travel freely to the Schengen zone, which includes Switzerland, without restriction since…

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