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Tag Archives: Schweiz
Personenfreizügigkeit – what if they say ‘nein’?
Hmm… Good question Sir, says SF1. The short answer is somewhere between “business as usual” and “a pretence of normality, but ultimately being fucked”. If you speak German, and can decipher Swiss German, there’s a pretty interesting discussion of what … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Society
Tagged Abstimmung, Bulgaria, freedom of movement, Personenfreizügigkeit, referendum, Romania, Schweiz, Schwiitz, Switzerland
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The difference is black and white.
Since being back in Zürich after a winter break, I’ve noticed that the political parties have stepped up their campaigning on both sides on the upcoming Swiss-EU freedom of movement bilateral treaty referendum. I discussed the issues surrounding the vote in … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Society
Tagged Abstimmung, European Union, freedom of movement, Personenfreizügigkeit, referendum, Schweiz, Switzerland
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Hobson’s choice?
On the 8th February 2009 Switzerland will vote on a referendum which will determine whether the state continues or re-negotiates its freedom of movement agreement with the European Union, of which it is not currently a member. I … Continue reading
Crud
Amid the apoco-credit-crunchy-bailout-deflation-recession-meltdowncrisispanic, it’s easy to forget little, reliable old Switzerland. Someone might want to
Posted in Politics & Society
Tagged bail-out, banks, credit crunch, deposit guarantees, Kreditkrise, leverage, Schweiz, Schweizer Banken, Switzerland
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Five hundred years of brotherly love, democracy and peace…
Three weeks ago today I moved to Zürich, or “downtown Switzerland” as the tourism bureau ads insist on calling it. My previous visit to Switzerland was to the picture-postcard village of Lauterbrunnen in the Berner Oberland, a mid-summer holiday five … Continue reading