Political Parties in Switzerland

The "Trivial" Conflict

A Businessman and prominent columnist. The superiority of the Swiss work ethic reflects the character of this country, and the Swiss qualities of accuracy, commitment, and devotion has resulted in Switzerland amazing the world...

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BAKU: We Will Continue To Oppose Ratification Of Turkey-Armenia Protocols: Turkish MP

WE WILL CONTINUE TO OPPOSE RATIFICATION OF TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOLS: TURKISH MP Today Nov 19 2009 Azerbaijan Day.Az interview with member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the Republican People's Party...

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BACKGROUND: Who's who of possible candidates for EU posts

Brussels - The European Union is to hold an extraordinary summit Thursday to select the 27-member bloc's first permanent president and new foreign policy chief. Following is a list of names mentioned prominently - but not...

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Switzerland will not hear sound of Muslim prayer

Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz on Tuesday told voters that the call of the muezzin, or Muslim imam who calls people to prayer, would not sound in Switzerland, as he campaigned against a referendum motion seeking to ban the...

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Backtrack or Derail

This article of mine appears in the New Statesman. Rushed through by John Major's government, privatisation has left us with fragmented and user-unfriendly railways, requiring around four times the public subsidy received by...

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Strong views aired at minaret podium event

The increase in the number of Muslim immigrants is perceived as a threat by many conservatives (Keystone) By all accounts most citizens have made up their minds ahead of a ballot at the end of the month on a proposed ban on...

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SFO drops investigation into founder of Merlin

Sir Christopher Evans, the biotech entrepreneur, will not be prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over allegations relating to his business, Merlin Biosciences. The SFO said yesterday that it had dropped its four-year...

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Backtrack or derail

A pledge to renationalise the railways would be a clear vote-winner. Rushed through by John Major's government, privatisation has left us with fragmented and user-unfriendly railways, requiring around four times the public...

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Swiss Far-Right MP Proposes Expulsion of Wolves to Bulgaria

Swiss MP Josef Kunz has made a proposal to expel Switzerland’s wolf population to Romania and Bulgaria. Kunz from the far-right Swiss People's Party (SHNP) argued that in these two countries, "the wolf has a natural enemy -...

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Harawira apology would be hypocritical - Samuels

By MARTIN KAY and MICHAEL FOX - The Dominion Post WALKABOUT: Hone Harawira told Tariana Turia he did not attend a meeting in Brussels because he was ill. Any apology from MP Hone Harawira would hypocritical and insincere,...

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