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Bilateral tax talks made priority for cabinet

This content was published on Feb 25, 2010 Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz said on Thursday the integrity and stability of the financial centre were key for Switzerland. His ministry has been mandated to continue to consistently implement the standards of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, approved by the government in March 2009, lifting the distinction between tax fraud and tax evasion…

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Government upholds pressure on Libya

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 “The government is concerned about the fate of [Max] Göldi. We try to do all we can to get him out. The situation remains difficult,” she told a news conference on Wednesday. She added that Göldi, who began a four-month prison sentence on Monday for visa irregularities, was being held under acceptable conditions and was…

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Rock art project shows other side of Libya

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 Jörg Mollet got to know a country full of cultural treasures and an open-minded population eager to meet visitors. He also became enthralled by the rock surface etchings and cave paintings in Libya’s southwestern Messak desert. He went to great lengths to take pictures of prehistoric elephants, rhinoceroses, giraffes, men wearing masks and women hunters…

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EU backing fails to tip the balance with Libya

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 The Swiss-Libyan diplomatic row became pan-European last week when Tripoli said it would stop issuing entry visas to most EU citizens, in retaliation for a Swiss imposition of visa restrictions on some top Libyans. Libya, with its all-or-nothing approach, is very difficult to negotiate with, as John Hamilton, contributing editor of African Energy, told swissinfo.ch.…

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Swiss press turn guns on Libyan regime

This content was published on Feb 23, 2010 Rachid Hamdani left the Swiss embassy on Monday and crossed into Tunisia after spending nearly 600 days in the North African country. Fellow businessman Max Göldi left the compound the same day in handcuffs to begin serving a four-month prison term in a saga that last week enveloped the rest of Europe. “After lengthy and…

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Hamdani is freed but Libyan saga continues

This content was published on Feb 23, 2010 “He is safe,” his French lawyer, Emmanuel Altit, told the Swiss News Agency on Tuesday morning. Altit disclosed no further information on Hamdani’s whereabouts or his return to Switzerland. Hamdani left the Swiss embassy on Monday afternoon. Fellow businessman Max Göldi left the compound the same afternoon in handcuffs to begin serving a four-month prison…

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One Swiss heads to Libyan jail, one heads home

This content was published on Feb 22, 2010 Businessman Max Göldi handed himself over to the authorities on Monday afternoon and was taken to prison in handcuffs. Rachid Hamdani, the other Swiss national who had been held with Göldi, has received his exit visa. However, he was still in Tripoli on Monday evening. His wife told French-language Swiss radio that she had spoken…

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Swiss businessman heads to Libyan jail

This content was published on Feb 22, 2010 Businessman Max Göldi handed himself over to the authorities on Monday afternoon and was taken to prison in handcuffs. Rachid Hamdani, the other Swiss national who had been held with Göldi, has received his exit visa However, despite earlier reports that he had left for Tunisia, he was still in Tripoli on Monday evening. His…

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Swiss businessman heads to Libyan jail

This content was published on Feb 22, 2010 Businessman Max Göldi handed himself over to the authorities on Monday afternoon and was taken to prison in handcuffs. Rachid Hamdani, the other Swiss national who had been held with Göldi, left for Tunisia after receiving documents allowing him to leave the country, according to Salah Zahaf, a lawyer for both men. Göldi’s surrender avoided…

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Swiss businessman allowed to leave Libya

This content was published on Feb 22, 2010 Rachid Hamdani, a businessman held since July 2008, exited the Swiss embassy’s compound in Tripoli shortly before 12pm local time before receiving documents allowing him to leave the country. He will travel to Tunisia, said Salah Zahaf, the lawyer for both men. The other Swiss, Max Göldi is said to be still inside. Zahaf said…

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