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The Mark Rutte Regime Has Had It – Now What?
Amsterdam, Copenhagen, (15/7 – 22)
The governing Dutch coalition led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been…
Central Asia Diplomats Call for Closer Ties With US
WASHINGTON — U.S.-based diplomats from Central Asia, a region long dominated by Russia and more recently…
Paris riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded
Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old…
Scotland Can Learn From Switzerland in Ensuring ‘people Are Sovereign’
I LEFT Scotland in my 20s and have lived in Switzerland for almost 50 years, so I’m very familiar with the…
UBS, Government Sign Credit Suisse Loss-sharing Deal Clearing Way for Deal to…
ZURICH, June 9 (Reuters) - UBS (UBSG.S) and the Swiss government agreed on Friday how they will share losses…
Justice Minister Wants to Facilitate Granting of Humanitarian Visas
Swiss Justice Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider wants to make the conditions for granting humanitarian visas more…
Swiss Parliament Gives Green Light to Credit Suisse Commission of Enquiry
Switzerland’s two chambers of parliament have now formally approved the setting up of a parliamentary enquiry…
No Money for Refugee Container Accommodation in Switzerland
The Council of States had already spoken out against the idea last week before parliament voted in favour of…
Switzerland Fears Government Data Stolen in Cyberattack
Switzerland said Thursday that government operational data might have been stolen in a cyberattack on the…
Can Cash Remain King in Switzerland?
All across Europe, we are using less and less cash. In the United Kingdom, banking trade body UK Finance…