Whatever you do, don’t become Switzerland, Swiss academics tell UK
Since voting to introduce quotas for EU citizens, Switzerland has been cut off from academic funding and international talent Demonstrators in Geneva before the 2014 referendum that led to permits … Continue reading
EU tells Swiss no single market access if no free movement of citizens
Swiss-EU talks reveal determination of EU to make no concessions to UK over Brexit terms A Swiss flag flies above Lake Lucerne. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Patrick WintourDiplomatic editor Guardian, … Continue reading
World’s longest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland under Alps
EU heads to take 57km maiden voyage in €11bn Gotthard base tunnel on Wednesday Play Video Play Current Time0:00 / Duration Time0:44 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Fullscreen Mute World’s longest … Continue reading
Switzerland grants its final special ‘stripper visas’
Source:AFP Published: 2015-12-29 21:58:01 More than 700 foreign strippers received a special Swiss work permit in 2015, the last issued in a controversial program that expires on Friday, the immigration … Continue reading
Switzerland to vote on banning banks from creating money
Referendum on radical proposal to give central banks sole money creation power will be held after petition gains 110,000 signatures 90pc of all money in circulation in Switzerland is “electronic” … Continue reading
Swiss artist arrested in front of Eiffel Tower for ‘naked selfie performance’
Milo Moiré, 31, spent the night in a police cell after taking naked selfies with tourists in Paris in the name of art Swiss performance artist Milo Moire (left) poses … Continue reading
Swiss plan for Europe’s tallest skyscraper
Spa resort high in the Swiss Alps is to become home to Europe’s tallest skyscraper, according to new plans The proposed 1,250-feet high building in Vals would tower over London’s … Continue reading
World deflationary forces have swept away Switzerland’s defences
A month ago the Swiss authorities were still claiming that their currency floor was crucial to prevent a deflation trap. They were right The Swiss economy has been muddling through … Continue reading
Swiss franc – what the economists say
What the experts are saying about the Swiss National Bank’s decision to abandon the currency cap Staff writers The Guardian, Thursday 15 January 2015 13.23 GMT Swiss stocks plunged after … Continue reading
Swiss vote provokes ‘6,000-year gold bubble’ attack
‘Save Our Swiss Gold’ referendum is a primordial scream against a world of quantitative easing but would paralyze the Swiss National bank The SNB warned that a ban on the … Continue reading
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