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Fuelled by public ire, alone against the world
Schaffhausen :: Switzerland | 3 months ago
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The success of his fat cat initiative, combatting exorbitant manager salaries, is due both to the popularity of the issue and to his single-minded tenacity. Described by friends and opponents as resolute and at times abusive, Minder describes himself
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Sceptical Swiss locked into EU's embrace
Meyrin :: Switzerland | 5 months ago
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Had they said yes, it would have been the first step towards full membership of the European Union, and by now Switzerland would probably be one of the more longstanding members of the EU. But in a result which surprised many, and which is still the
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Swiss asylum critics get...
Geneva :: Switzerland | 8 months ago
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Several of Switzerland's right-wing politicians in favor of tougher asylum laws failed to see the funny side Monday when Amnesty International gave them a make- over and portrayed them as refugees in a media campaign. In the campaign, right wing
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Executive pay plunges for banks, not for others
Geneva :: Switzerland | 8 months ago
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Forty-nine of the 100 biggest Swiss companies also put their managers' salaries to a shareholder vote, four more than did so in 2010. The accompanying report from the Geneva-based foundation, suggests that more self-regulation is still needed,
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Ex-SNB chief warns of tax transparency changes
Zurich :: Switzerland | 9 months ago
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Switzerland and its banking system should assume that in five to ten years when a foreign client comes and opens a Swiss bank account, his name, the date he opens the account and the bank's name will be automatically transferred to his country's
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Former cabinet minister, Leon Schlumpf, dies
Zurich :: Switzerland | 10 months ago
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Schlumpf, a member of the Swiss People's Party, joined the government in 1980, and was transport and energy minister until he stepped down in 1987. He was Swiss president in 1984 a post which rotates annually, and which his daughter holds this year.
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Blocher faces probe over banking secrecy breach
Zurich :: Switzerland | 11 months ago
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Ending a procedural tug-of-war between two parliamentary panels, the legal committee of the Senate on Monday insisted that Blocher's parliamentary immunity be lifted altogether, according to committee speaker Anne Seydoux. Blocher is member of the
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“Fat cat” initiative's trials and tribulations
Zurich :: Switzerland | 12 months ago
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Matthew Allen , swissinfo.ch Following a four-year political debate on fat cat bonuses, the Swiss public are in sight of having their say on the matter provided they can work out the various proposals and counterproposals on offer. On Thursday,
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Blocher's immunity is partially lifted
Bern :: Switzerland | 12 months ago
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Parliamentarian and former justice minister Christoph Blocher, accused of violating banking secrecy laws, does not have any immunity for the period before he was re-elected to the House of Representatives, according to a Senate committee. A committee
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Former president defends Blocher
Zurich :: Switzerland | 12 months ago
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When someone has information of this kind, he must be able to bring it to the attention of the president, Calmy-Rey told Le Matin Dimanche. I immediately checked the veracity of his [Blocher's] statements...I therefore spoke with Mr Hildebrand and
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