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Social Democratic Party Votes to Back EU Accords

According to a safety survey conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting and evaluating 215 locations for crime levels and internal stability, Luxembourg is the world's safest city. According to...

Switzerland Cuts 2005 Growth Forecast as Exports Slow

Economics Minister Joseph Deiss said that the US$ decline against the Swiss currency is still a problem for exporters who are shipping into countries using the dollar....

Growth Stagnates in Third Quarter

Six accords were approved on December 8th to form part of a second set of bilateral agreements with the EU. The House of Representatives and the Senate endorsed the controversial Schengen/Dublin accor...

Swiss Reject Referendum to Ease Citizenship Rules

The country's centre-right Radical Party is planning to introduce a national education policy as a replacement to the current cantonal-based system. Party delegates voted overwhelmingly in support...