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Formula One motor racing ban to continue

This content was published on Jun 10, 2009 The ban has been in place since 1955 when a collision at the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race in France claimed 77 lives and left another 77 people injured. The Senate on Wednesday refused for the second time a draft revision to existing legislation. Swiss People’s Party parliamentarian Christoffel Brändli withdrew the proposal on the…

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Parliament puts leash on dogs owners

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009 But a separate plan to set up animal welfare attorneys in an effort to improve animal rights failed to convince parliamentarians during a debate on Tuesday. The House came out in favour of introducing mandatory third-party liability insurance coverage for dog owners. Vets would have to report incidents with aggressive dogs, while owners would be…

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Bern holds talks over its stake in UBS

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009 Bern agreed last October to give Switzerland’s largest bank a badly-needed SFr6 billion ($5.47 billion) cash injection in exchange for mandatory convertible notes that would give it a stake of 9.3 per cent. The lock-up period for conversion of the notes ended on Tuesday. The finance ministry said on Tuesday it was examining various “transaction…

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“Good news” for Swiss as Europe leans right

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 In an interview with swissinfo.ch, René Schwok, a professor at the European Institute in Geneva, says that the European Parliament must still work toward consensus but that the weakening of the left could ease pressure on Switzerland and its tax laws. European newspapers pointed out on Monday that the right, whether in power or opposition,…

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Treaty of Lisbon

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 The treaty signed in Lisbon on December 13, 2007 is an agreement on new rules that define what the EU can and cannot do, and what means it can use. It aims to change the structure of the EU’s institutions and make the organisation more democratic. The treaty came about after negotiations between EU member…

Voters to have final say on fighter jets

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 The group, Switzerland without an Army, handed in 107,000 signatures to the federal authorities on Monday. Under the Swiss system of direct democracy, any person or group can propose new legislation by gathering 100,000 signatures from eligible voters. Campaigners, including the centre-left Social Democrats, argue that the acquisition of new fighter aircraft to replace 54…

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Bern can wait on double taxation with Germany

This content was published on Jun 7, 2009 In an interview with the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, Merz said: “I am in no hurry.” Merz said he would meet his German counterpart Peer Steinbrück for a dinner on the sidelines of a high-level meeting on tax havens in Berlin on June 23. “But there is no question that we will negotiate a double…

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Swiss stock up on anti-swine flu medicine

This content was published on Jun 5, 2009 Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin said Switzerland had enough of the antiviral treatment for its population in a case of a pandemic. Tamilflu is produced by the Basel-based pharmaceutical company, Roche. Switzerland has recorded 14 confirmed cases of the influenza A/H1N1 illness so far, mainly in people who have returned from North America. A 29-year-old woman…

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Obama speech sparks hopes and fears

This content was published on Jun 5, 2009 He acknowledged the “years of distrust” between the two sides, and admitted that a single speech would not be enough to eradicate such attitudes. As a beginning, he urged them to try to find common ground in mutual respect. The roots of the distrust run deep on the Islamic side, said Arnold Hottinger, a Swiss…

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Accounts agreed despite rightwing opposition

This content was published on Jun 5, 2009 The House of Representatives followed the Senate in accepting the regular accounts, including a SFr7.3 billion ($6.8 billion) surplus, as well as extraordinary expenses for a multi-billion bailout package for leading bank UBS. However, members of the rightwing People’s Party rejected the accounts and a financial package of SFr144 million for asylum, Swiss embassies and…

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