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politics and corporate affairs.
These extracts are from the Politics section of
Switzerland's Briefings.
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 22/03/2005-01/05/2005
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| Government Opens UN Oil-For-Food Investigation
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| The government has submitted a revised military procurement programme for 2004, only a month after the previous version had been thrown out by parliament. The original package went back for re-evaluat...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 03/02/2005-21/03/2005
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| Social Democratic Party Votes to Back EU Accords
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| Delegates of the country's Social Democratic Party have voted in favour of key accords to bring the country closer to the European Union (EU) on security and asylum. It is the third of the country...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 13/12/2004-02/02/2005
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| Switzerland Cuts 2005 Growth Forecast as Exports Slow
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| In an unprecedented move, the government is planning to launch an armed customs team to help fight smuggling and cross-border crime. The group's main task will be to support regional customs inves...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 28/10/2004-12/12/2004
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| Growth Stagnates in Third Quarter
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| The Swiss Employers' Association is asking that the retirement age (currently at 65 for men) be raised to 66 by 2013 in order to cover pension costs and help increase economic growth. However, one...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 24/09/2004-27/10/2004
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| Swiss Reject Referendum to Ease Citizenship Rules
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| More than 30 Swiss associations and organisations, including Greenpeace and Pro Natura, representing ecologists, farmers, researchers and consumers, joined forces to resist laws that govern patents on...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 04/08/2004-23/09/2004
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| SNB Bullish on Economic Outlook
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| The Defence Ministry announced the first set of sweeping defence cuts with the loss of 564 professional posts and the planned termination of a further 1,100 jobs by the end of 2005. Twenty-five logist...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 23/06/2004-03/08/2004
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| Key Indicator at Three and a Half Year High
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| In an effort to improve safety both on and off the ground, the Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA) announced a radical shake-up in its organisational structure. The move followed criticism that a...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 18/05/2004-22/06/2004
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| Government Unveils New Round of Spending Cuts
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| Following almost 30 hours of debate in the House of Representatives, a group of measures amending the country's immigration laws were finalised by a narrow majority. The controversial legislation&...
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