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Switzerland: Change of tune

15 May 2013
70 L'Hebdo Lausanne
Czech Republic: ‘Swiss to judge Czech coal barons’

“It is in the small Swiss town of Bellinzona on the Italian border that a trial will begin today [May 13] that could have historic […]

13 May 2013
242
Presseurop
Hospodářské Noviny
Banking secrecy: Hervé Falciani will not be extradited

On May 8, the National Court of Spain rejected a request submitted by Bern to extradite Hervé Falciani with what amounts to a “very harsh […]

10 May 2013
344
Presseurop
El Mundo, Libération, Mediapart
Democracy: Dare to be a little more Swiss!

The EU would do well to take on a little more direct democracy. Switzerland’s example shows that more citizen involvement in deciding on and control the country’s policy can make for a leaner state and lower debt. An EU-wide referendum on euro bonds, however, would be a mistake.

1 May 2013
85842 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Frankfurt
Germany: Own goal!

26 April 2013
47 Cicero Berlin
Free movement: Switzerland keeps door closed on Europeans

Switzerland decided on April 24 to extend, for a year, its quota system on long-term work permits to all citizens of the European Union (with […]

25 April 2013
10018
Presseurop
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Le Temps
Banking secrecy: The critical case of Hervé Falciani

“In all likelihood, Hervé Falciani will not be extradited to Switzerland,” reports Le Temps. The former employee of the Swiss branch of HSBC, who, in […]

16 April 2013
332
Presseurop
Le Temps, El País
Switzerland: ‘Tax data: Switzerland again isolated in Europe’

The drive to combat tax evasion will be on the agenda at the meeting of Europe’s finance ministers to be held in Dublin on April […]

11 April 2013
56
Presseurop
Le Temps
Offshore Leaks : ‘Thunder over tax havens’

According to the daily, the Swiss section of the “Offshore Leaks” tax haven investigation reveals the involvement of more than 300 people and 70 […]

5 April 2013
871
Presseurop
Tribune de Genève
France: The Swiss account weakening François Hollande

"Contemptible," proclaims French daily Libération following the admission by former Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac that he does have a bank account in Switzerland. On April […]

3 April 2013
718
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Libération, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Mediapart
Spain: ‘Falciani makes surprise appearance in Gürtel case with another list of tax evaders’

Hervé Falciani, the IT specialist formerly employed by the Swiss branch of HSBC, has provided the Spanish government with a new list of Spanish citizens […]

25 March 2013
422
Presseurop
El País
France: ‘Cahuzac: Forced departure of a pillar of the Hollande apparatus’

On March 19, French Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac resigned in the wake of news that he was to be the subject of a judicial investigation […]

20 March 2013
171
Presseurop
Les Echos
Banks: Bonuses too big to prevail

After the whopping bailouts to Europe’s banks failed to trigger growth, a new zeitgeist is sweeping the continent. The tide has turned against corporate excess. The public wants revenge and the bankers have only themselves to blame, writes a British columnist.

8 March 2013
103336 The Guardian London
Germany: ‘An end to the free-for-all’

In the wake of the Swiss referendum limiting senior executives pay in listed companies, the Alpine nation could serve as a model for Germany, notes […]

5 March 2013
591
Presseurop
Handelsblatt
Switzerland: No more gifts for the bosses

4 March 2013
651 Le Temps Geneva
Switzerland: ‘A very clear signal’

In a referendum held on March 3, Swiss voters approved plans to limit “the abusive salaries" paid to the CEOs of Swiss companies listed locally […]

4 March 2013
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Presseurop
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Spain: ‘Falciani will not be extradited because he is collaborating with the CNI’

Hervé Falciani, the IT specialist who revealed the identity of thousands of Swiss bank account holders, is apparently collaborating with Spanish secret services (Centro Nacional […]

28 February 2013
122
Presseurop
El Mundo
News in brief: ‘European poverty explosion worries Red Cross’

Five years after the start of the crisis, Europe is still “choked by recession”, warns The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies […]

31 January 2013
1791
Presseurop
Le Temps
Science: €2bn booster shot for European research

"Swiss research in the European showcase," beams Swiss daily Le Temps. The Human Brain Project an initiative of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) […]

29 January 2013
696
Presseurop
Le Temps, Le Monde, El Periódico de Catalunya, Il Sole-24 Ore
World Economic Forum: Full steam ahead!

23 January 2013
44 L’Echo Brussels
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9 January 2013
20
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La Voix du Luxembourg, Le Temps, Delo & 4 others
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4 January 2013
20
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Ta Nea, i, Hospodářské Noviny & 4 others
The front page: 17 December 2012

17 December 2012
12
Presseurop
Gazeta Wyborcza, Magyar Hírlap, Le Temps & 4 others
The front page: 13 December 2012

13 December 2012
11
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De Volkskrant, Blic, El País & 4 others
The front page: 12 December 2012

12 December 2012
23
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La Repubblica, The Times, Handelsblatt & 4 others
Switzerland: 20 years of ‘no’ to the EU

3 December 2012
39 24 heures Lausanne
Banks: Redundancy making machine

31 October 2012
46 24 heures Lausanne
Switzerland: Army prepares for ‘euro-humanitarian’ crisis

Switzerland may not be part of the European Union, it is nonetheless subject to the consequences of the crisis afflicting the Eurozone. It should therefore […]

17 October 2012
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EUobserver.com
Nuclear energy: Let’s shut the power stations down

The stress tests carried out by the EU provide more than enough reasons to shut down the old reactors. The European Commission, though, lacks the courage to follow the German example and prefers instead to rely on costly upgrades, laments an environmentalist writer.

5 October 2012
17524 Frankfurter Rundschau Frankfurt
Switzerland-Europe: A bilateral dead end

Attempts to reignite talks between Switzerland and the European Union seem dead locked. "The European Commission feels that the proposals made, mid-June, by Switzerland to […]

2 October 2012
431
Presseurop
Le Temps
Banking: Athens refuses to buy file on tax-evaders

The Greek government has rejected an offer by an unidentified whistle-blower to buy CD discs with names of tax evaders stolen by dishonest Swiss bankers, […]

19 September 2012
1956
Presseurop
Rzeczpospolita
Switzerland: Commodities tax haven threatened

Swiss banking secrecy laws are not the only item in the European Union's sights. Since 2005, it has asked for changes in Swiss tax […]

27 August 2012
963
Presseurop
Le Temps
Banking secrecy : Billion-euro whistleblower

Hervé Falciani is the 40-year-old computer technician who provided several European governments access to files listing the names of the thousands of their citizens evading taxes via bank accounts at HSBC's Swiss affiliate. Arrested in Barcelona in late July, he is awaiting extradition to Switzerland.

24 August 2012
102418 El País Madrid
Nuclear energy: Close watch on European reactors

“Alert at a dozen nuclear reactors”, headlines La Tribune. The business daily explains that tests will have to be carried out at a […]

10 August 2012
1101
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La Tribune, Le Monde
The front page: 9 August 2012

9 August 2012
31
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Les Echos, La Razón, NRC Handelsblad & 5 others
The front page: 16 July 2012

16 July 2012
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Presseurop
La Repubblica, El País, Népszava & 4 others
Science: The long awaited boson

5 July 2012
56 Le Temps Geneva
Region: Something new in the heart of the continent

The Presidents of around 15 Alpine regions of Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes, Lombardy, Piedmont, Valle d'Aosta, Trento, South Tyrol, Salzburg, […]

3 July 2012
554
Presseurop
Il Fatto Quotidiano
Switzerland: Beware of the wave

22 May 2012
96 Le Temps Geneva
Swiss-EU: Don’t cross

19 April 2012
77 Le Temps Geneva
Switzerland: Berne closes the door on East Europeans

Starting on 1st May, workers from eight EU countries (Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic) will be once again subject […]

19 April 2012
142
Presseurop
Tribune de Genève, Le Temps
Switzerland: Anti-Roma front page provokes controversy

The picture made the front page of the Swiss weekly Weltwoche. A boy is pointing a gun at the reader. He is a Roma, and […]

13 April 2012
2572
Presseurop
Germany-Switzerland: After the spies!

3 April 2012
57 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich
The front page: 3 April 2012

3 April 2012
21
Presseurop
El Periódico de Catalunya, La Vanguardia, Jornal de Notícias & 4 others
The front page: 2 April 2012

2 April 2012
25
Presseurop
Expansión, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Gazeta Wyborcza & 4 others
The front page: 26 March 2012

26 March 2012
30
Presseurop
El País, Die Welt, Público & 4 others
EU-Switzerland: Two Swiss in Brussels

21 March 2012
31 L'Hebdo Lausanne
The front page: 19 March 2012

19 March 2012
30
Presseurop
Libération, Gazeta Wyborcza, The Irish Times & 4 others
Belgium: All alone

15 March 2012
49 L’Avenir Namur
Switzerland: Open secret

24 February 2012
76 Le Temps Geneva

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Europeans have made no use of the European citizenship they have had since 1992. Nice little sheep who allow themselves to be shorn, they continue to place their trust in national parties who are fully focused on their national electoral advantage.

alcofribas on ‘Eurozone mired in recession’

The government debt of the GIPSIC countries is around € 3 tn. The bank debt of the GIPSIC banks is around € 9 tn. Banking union is a step in the right direction but given those numbers it has to be done with extreme care.

gero42 on New test for the Eurozone

Neither East Germany nor the other Eastern Bloc countries have managed a genuine moral examination of their pasts. But it is relatively easy to distinguish those who participated in the system for its privileges, those who betrayed others and those who were simply protecting themselves.

preda on A chancellor made in the GDR