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Swiss MPs vote against the transfer of Swiss arms to Ukraine

The Eastern Herald 02 Jun 2023
Jean-Luc Ador, a deputy from the right-wing populist Swiss People’s Party, the largest bloc in the National Council, said that approving the initiative would mean a “violation of neutrality” ... Swiss state television reported that the meeting lasted 25 minutes.
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Parties compete for the Swiss Abroad vote

Swissinfo 31 May 2023
For Green Party Secretary General Rahel Estermann, it is therefore clear that her party will focus even more strongly on the Swiss diaspora for the coming elections in autumn ... Not so left-wing The Swiss Abroad voted...
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Swiss Lawmakers Want to Cap UBS Assets Following Credit Suisse Takeover

Finance Magnates 30 May 2023
Social Democratic Party (SP) is working on a proposal to cap the combined assets of UBS estimated at 1.5 trillion Swiss francs ... According to Samira Marti, an SP party member who spoke with newspaper Aargauer Zeitung, the combined assets of UBS and Credit Suisse have surpassed the Swiss GDP which currently stands at 771 billion Swiss francs.
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Swiss Social Democratic Party proposes shrinking UBS assets after Credit Suisse takeover

Cryptopolitan 30 May 2023
The party, the second largest in the Swiss parliament, argues that the combined bank’s balance sheet, estimated to be around 1.5 trillion Swiss francs, poses significant risks to the country, especially considering the implicit state guarantee it enjoys. Party member and ...
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Switzerland's Social Democrats propose shrinking UBS - Aargauer Zeitung

Reuters 30 May 2023
The combined bank will have a balance sheet of around 1.5 trillion Swiss francs - roughly double the size of the Swiss economy, posing enormous risks to the country especially as it enjoys an implicit state guarantee, party member and lawmaker Samira Marti told the paper.
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Switzerland’s Social Democrats propose shrinking UBS

The Philadelphia Inquirer 30 May 2023
The left-leaning Social Democratic Party, the second biggest party in the Swiss parliament, will propose an upper limit for the bank's ...
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Senator Barrow Peacock: Third-party financiers using lawsuits as an investment tool

Houma Today 30 May 2023
Disclosure of information must be shared with both parties to a legal matter ... Unfortunately, there is a scheme in our legal system that is hidden in the dark and that is the ever-growing industry of third-party litigation financing ... These third-party financiers are using the civil justice system as an investment tool.
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Climate law: Switzerland's energy transition goes to a national vote

Swissinfo 29 May 2023
The Swiss go to the polls on June 18 to ... However, this new law faces opposition from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, the largest national political party, which successfully launched a referendum.
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How the Swiss Green Party became a force to be reckoned with

Swissinfo 27 May 2023
The Green Party, which got the greatest share of Swiss Abroad votes in the last federal elections, has a turbulent history ... The Green Party was the most popular with the Swiss Abroad, capturing 21% of ...
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Health Trip: Are psychedelic drugs the answer to the mental health crisis?

RTE 26 May 2023
What might surprise most on the topic is that psychedelics were never intended as a party drug. Albert Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, developed LSD in 1938 as a circulation booster and, five years later, inadvertently discovered its psychoactive properties when he accidentally ingested some while working.
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Recent initiative in Switzerland aims to reduce hurdles to naturalization

Anadolu Agency 24 May 2023
The initiative, launched by the association Aktion VierVierTel, suggests that those who have lived in Switzerland for five years and with a basic knowledge of an official language should already be eligible for naturalization, the Swiss news portal Watson reported ... The Swiss ...
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The Swiss parliament for beginners

Swissinfo 24 May 2023
The most recent such survey, in March, suggested that the Greens had slipped by 2.5% compared to the previous elections in 2019, while the Swiss People’s Party had advanced 1% – and all this with a ...
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The Architect of Swiss Neutrality Thinks It's Time for His Country to Take Sides

Time 24 May 2023
The right-wing and populist Swiss People’s Party, the largest grouping in the country’s federal assembly, has proposed an initiative that would codify Switzerland’s neutral status in its constitution, thus restricting how the government chooses to interpret its neutrality policy, including participating in sanctions.
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The Architect of Swiss Neutrality Thinks It’s Time for His Country to Take Sides

Time Magazine 24 May 2023
The right-wing and populist Swiss People’s Party, the largest grouping in the country’s federal assembly, has proposed an initiative that would codify Switzerland’s neutral status in its constitution, thus restricting how the government chooses to interpret its neutrality policy, including participating in sanctions.
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Who is Erwin Bach? Tina Turner's second husband and the man who helped her find happiness

The Daily Mail 24 May 2023
Tina Turner found true love with Erwin Bach after fleeing from her abusive first husband ... Days after their wedding, they threw a lavish star-studded party at their extravagant Swiss home where Oprah Winfrey and David Bowie were among the 120 guests ... ... Days after their wedding, they threw a lavish star-studded party at their extravagant Swiss home ... .

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