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54 posts
Hot tax row between Germany and Switzerland NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 1 Week, 2 Days, 14 Hours, 8 Minutes ago
Here are only a few samples of what has become front page news in Germany, generating hundreds of newspaper articles. Deutsche Welle reports that a number of offers have been made to German authorities on Swiss banking data, although buying stolen da...
EU ja Sveitsi: Kahdenvälisten sopimusten varassa NEW
Eurooppaoikeus 1 Month, 1 Week, 2 Days, 16 Hours, 54 Minutes ago
Sveitsin perinteinen halu pysyä puolueettomana ja pitkään jopa kansainvälisten järjestöjen ulkopuolella näkyy myös valaliiton suhteessa Euroopan yhdentymiseen ja EU:n sisämarkkinoihin. Noin 7,6 miljoonan asukkaan varakas liittovaltio kuuluu...
Tax matters for Switzerland and the European Union NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 1 Week, 3 Days, 15 Hours, 13 Minutes ago
The basic positions on tax could hardly be more different: virtuous tax competition or criminal tax fraud? The official Swiss view is that tax competition is healthy. Not only do federalism and [direct] democracy promote sound public finances, but t...
No support to SWIFT last week - 23 votes in favour yesterday? NEW
Julien Frisch 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days, 8 Hours, 52 Minutes ago
Last week, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs met already to discuss the SWIFT agreement that it rejected yesterday with 29 votes against 23. In the Council report on last week's meeting it seems as if no...
EU and Switzerland: Bilateral treaties and challenges NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days, 14 Hours, 1 Minute ago
Since Switzerland is outside the European Union (EU) as well as the European Economic Area (EEA), the relations have been developed mainly on the basis of bilateral agreements. The Treaties Office of the European Commission’s DG External Relations...
Europeiska unionen och Schweiz NEW
Grahnblawg 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days, 15 Hours, 57 Minutes ago
Geografiskt ligger Schweiz i hjärtat av Europa, men edsförbundet har ett särpräglat förhållande till internationellt samarbete och den europeiska integrationen. Schweiz är en av de fyra medlemmarna i frihandelssammanslutningen EFTA (European...
EFTA member Switzerland outside EEA and EU NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 1 Week, 6 Days, 13 Hours, 44 Minutes ago
The relationship between Switzerland and the European Union is of interest to governments, businesses and residents, including expats. Yesterday, in the Grahnlaw blog post Internal market: Switzerland at the heart of Europe? we highlighted the briefi...
Internal market: Switzerland at the heart of Europe? NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 15 Hours, 9 Minutes ago
German government frets over morality of paying tax informer, reports Deutsche Welle (2 February 2010). Should Germany pay 2.5 million euros to buy stolen bank data of 1,500 people suspected of tax evasion? Geographically Switzerland is at the heart...
På skattejakt i Alpene NEW
Europabloggen.no 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 18 Hours, 17 Minutes ago
Det er et tilbud en finansminister vanskelig kan si nei til. For 2,5 millioner euro (drøye 20 millioner kroner) får du en liste på 1500 skattesnytere som har sendt pengene sine til Sveits. Får du tak i pengene kan du få over 800 millioner kroner...
Switzerland minarets freedom Europe NEW
Yellow Stars blog 3 Months, 4 Days, 3 Hours, 52 Minutes ago
More to say about the Swiss minarets ban: The arguement that "we can't build churches in Saudi Arabia" is a lame-brained arguement!Good freedom -loving people need to wake up and oppose this ban and oppose the advance of the right-wing extremist part...
Vox Populi Vox Doh NEW
Shiraz Socialst 3 Months, 4 Days, 8 Hours, 6 Minutes ago
When the referendum in Switzerland banning the construction of minarets was hot news the blogosphere was full of cheers and boos.  Two cheers that I noticed came from:- libertarians who were crying a victory for democracy and liberty (this here ex...
Guillaume Morand Swiss minaret ban NEW
Yellow Stars blog 3 Months, 6 Days, 2 Hours, 25 Minutes ago
A brave shoe chain owner, Guillaume Morand, protests against Swiss minaret ban and fights for religious freedom. Sometimes standing up for freedom is not easy, especially for religious freedom these days in Europe. However, one Swiss businessman has...
Swiss minarets, as seen from Turkey NEW
German Marshall Fund Blog 3 Months, 6 Days, 8 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
ANKARA — In Turkey, the Swiss referendum banning the building of new minarets is perceived as just another example of Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslims.  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “This decision is primitive, ou...
Europe: is it Catholic? Well, it sure is anti-Islamic NEW
European Alternatives 3 Months, 1 Week, 2 Days, 18 Hours, 11 Minutes ago
According to a survey conducted in 2005 by Eurostat, religion is a fundemental aspect of life for 53% of those asked. In general, 49.5% of European citizens are Catholic, 13.7% are Protestant, 8.6% are members of the Orthodox Church, 15.7% are Musli...
Minaret referendum updates (2) NEW
Erkan's field diary 3 Months, 1 Week, 2 Days, 21 Hours, 19 Minutes ago
more about “Newsy | Swiss Move to Ban Minarets | …“, posted with vodpod Newsy.com videos analyze and synthesize news stories from multiple sources. Its unique method of showing how different media cover the news helps view...
It wasn’t a vote about architecture NEW
The Federal Union blog 3 Months, 1 Week, 5 Days, 16 Hours, 27 Minutes ago
The timing could not have been better. The fallout of the Conservative decision not to hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty now that it has come into force, and not to hold a referendum on any other European question either until new proposals com...
Haro sur les Suisses... NEW
La lettre Volée 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 8 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
Si j'avais été électeur en Suisse, j'aurais voté contre l'interdiction des minarets. Cette mesure est imbécile. On peut même estimer que la question n'aurait pas dû être posée. La cathédrale Saint Pierre de Rabat, avec ses de...
Schweiz: a blessing in disguise? NEW
Verfassungsblog 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 1 Day, 19 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
Kurzfristig ist das Schweizer Minarett-Referendum zweifellos eine furchtbare Sache – vor allem für die Schweizer Muslime sowie all jene zahlreichen Schweizer, die sich für das Ergebnis schämen und nun in der ganzen Welt – mitgefangen-m...
Of minarets and democracy NEW
The European Citizen 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 7 Hours ago
In Switzerland, further construction of minarets has been banned after a referendum on the issue (57% in favour). This seems to strike at the heart of many debates: the separation of church and state, between the religious and the secular, on referen...
Minaret-banning Switzerland chairing the Council of Europe NEW
Grahnlaw 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 10 Hours, 16 Minutes ago
Twittering Julien Frisch was the first to make me aware of the matter, and later I saw Carl Bildt mention it on his blog, Alla dessa dagar. I decided to take a look at the web pages of the Council of Europe: Switzerland has taken over the chairmanshi...
Minareti. NEW
Debora Serracchiani 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 16 Hours, 44 Minutes ago
Concordo con quanti hanno espresso preoccupazione per l’esito del referendum sui minareti in Svizzera, dal Consiglio d’Europa all’Onu al Vaticano. Quando le legislazioni europee cominciano a proibire anziché a garantire spazi di libertà...
Mellanlandning på väg till Athen NEW
Carl Bildt (SE) 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 23 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
Så har jag då dumpit ner på flygplatsen i Istanbul, fått en dusch och konstaterat att livet kan börja på nytt. Här har media stora rubriker om den schweiziska folkomröstningen om förbud mot minareter. Medan Turkiet går i riktning mot ökad...
ISN Blog » Switzerland: Quo Vadis? NEW
isnblog.ethz.ch, 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 9 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
Da ist wahrscheinlich ein gott (aber natürlich nur ein christliches gott) NEW
Jon Worth's Euroblog 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 10 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
The Swiss referendum banning the construction of minarets has caused a load of hand-wringing. Why? Of course it’s absolutely wrong to deny freedom of religious expression, and the outcome of the vote is wrong. I’m no fan of any relig...
Mosquérade suisse NEW
L'Europe en Blogs (ARTE) 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 11 Hours, 23 Minutes ago
Mosquérade suisse    Les minarets aux cabinets ! La légendaire neutralité helvète a du plomb dans l’aile : lors du référendum du 30 novembre, une majorité de petits Suisses (57,5%)...
Deplorable result in Swiss referendum NEW
EU Minister's Blog 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 13 Hours, 16 Minutes ago
Yesterday, about 57 % of the Swiss voted in favour of a ban on building more minarets in their country. In my view, the result of the referendum will send a negative signal to everyone working for freedom of religion, inter-religious dialougue and in...
Interdiction des minarets en Suisse : un point de vue juridique NEW
Diner’s room 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 13 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
Juridique, donc, diablement enchevêtré. L’initiative “Contre la construction de minarets” prévoit d’inscrire dans la Constitution du 18 avril 1999 un article 72 alinéa 3 ainsi rédigé : La construction de minarets est int...
Ethics and law of Swiss minaret ban NEW
Grahnlaw 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 15 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
First, a few thoughts on how we should try to approach difficult questions concerning freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The general understanding in Europe has been that there are universal rights. In Europe the secular state does its best...
Швейцарската забрана на минаретата: правни последици NEW
Право на Европейския съюз 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 18 Hours, 13 Minutes ago
Има много реакции относно резултатите от референдума в Швейцария, който се опитва да въведе забрана за по-нататъшното изграждане на мин
The Swiss Ban on Minarets: Legal Implications NEW
European Union Law 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 3 Days, 18 Hours, 39 Minutes ago
There are many reactions to the results from the referendum in Switzerland that tries to impose a ban on further construction of minarets in the country. However, most of them are (understandably) quite emotional. From a political perspective a lot m...
Les minarets suisses se fracassent sur la démocratie directe NEW
Coulisses de Bruxelles (Libération) 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 8 Hours, 53 Minutes ago
Les Suisses ont voté aujourd’hui pour que l’interdiction de construire des minarets soit inscrite dans la Constitution. Le résultat est sans ambiguïté : 57,5 % des voix avec une participation de 53 %, un niveau élevé, alors que tous les...
Swiss No to minarets ─Yes to what? NEW
Grahnlaw 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 10 Hours, 8 Minutes ago
Among eurobloggers at least Julien Frisch and Gulf Stream Blues have already reacted clearly against the Swiss referendum banning minarets. Erkan’s Field Diary says it at least as forcefully in a blog post he has promised to update soon: In Switzer...
In Switzerland, Fascism seems to be getting ground… NEW
Erkan's field diary 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 12 Hours, 44 Minutes ago
last updated: 30 Nov 2009- 02:30 Even fundamentalist Islamic countries did not vote about the shape of religious institutions… It is a sad day. The referendum result made me really angry first but now sadness prevails. This is such a stupid ref...
Switzerland forbids minarets in referendum: What a sad day! NEW
Julien Frisch 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 12 Hours, 52 Minutes ago
Europe in the 21st century is a multicultural continent, with multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-religions societies (including non-religious people) - and Switzerland doesn't seem to belong to Europe today. The Swiss have shown that they truly...
Swiss minaret referendum today. NEW
Erkan's field diary 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 21 Hours, 18 Minutes ago
Swiss Minaretxia from tabsir.net Cows will no longer give milk in Switzerland if minarets are allowed to stand. The rightwing political parties in Switzerland are up in arms, preparing for a vote on Sunday to save their alpine paradise from the drea...
Priorités de la Présidence suisse du Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l’Europe (18 novembre 2009 – 11 mai 2010) NEW
Regards citoyens 3 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 21 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
La Suisse attache une importance primordiale au respect des valeurs qui sont à la base de l’identité de l’Europe. Poursuivant les efforts des présidences précédentes, la Suisse continuera de mettre l’accent sur le respect des droits de...
The Swiss banking system: How it makes bank for the Swiss NEW
EU for US 11 Months, 1 Week, 4 Days, 12 Hours, 40 Minutes ago
The brilliance of the Swiss State is by far sweeter than the famous Swiss chocolate. The Swiss show us that it’s much more profitable to provide a safe port for pirates rather than engage in actual piracy. I’ll explain. UBS, the Swiss ub...
Switzerland delivers polite “Na” to IMF NEW
A Fistful of Euros 1 Year, 6 Days, 12 Hours, 56 Minutes ago
The IMF, 3 days ago, to Switzerland – Under the current circumstances, direct foreign exchange intervention should be aimed only at countering disruptive short-term pressures on the currency. This followed an acknowledgment that monetary polic...
Switzerland Opens the Bank Floodgates NEW
Babelblogs reviews 1 Year, 3 Weeks, 6 Days, 13 Hours, 41 Minutes ago
Europe may be continuing to wage its battle against Switzerland and Liechtenstein over banking secrecy, but after a Swiss government decision yesterday it looks like it may have been the US that has delivered the knock-out blow to the Alpine tax have...
Schweiz - EU : ein „dritter Weg“? NEW
Le Taurillon 1 Year, 1 Month, 6 Days, 10 Hours, 25 Minutes ago
Ist der dritte Weg zwischen Beitritt und Bilaterale tragbar für Schweizer Proeuropäer? Spätestens seit der EU-Ministerrat das Stichwort „Rahmenabkommen“ in einem Positionspapier über die Beziehungen Schweiz – EU aufgenommen hat, spekulieren...
So, a referendum can be a positive thing? NEW
Think About It - EU Blog Competition 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, 5 Hours, 9 Minutes ago
Switzerland - the country that uses referendums most frequently in Europe, held another nationwide vote on Sunday. This time the question concerned the possible admission of Bulgarians and Romanians to country’s labor market. The opinion polls...
The Swiss Say Yes to Europe NEW
Babelblogs reviews 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, 5 Hours, 20 Minutes ago
Brussels was breathing a sigh of relief today as the news of yesterday's Swiss referendum result reached people's desks. There had been some apprehension about the vote, which extends free-movement rules to new EU entrants Bulgaria and Romania, as op...
The Swiss Vote Yes NEW
The European Citizen 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, 7 Hours, 41 Minutes ago
Switerland has voted yes to continuing closer ties with the EU. The vote was on whether or not to extend the free movement of workers to Bulgarian and Romanian citizens - if it didn't do this, it would have led to looser ties with the EU at a critica...
The Swiss Say Yes to Europe NEW
Gulf Stream Blues 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, 8 Hours, 29 Minutes ago
Brussels was breathing a sigh of relief today as the news of yesterday's Swiss referendum result reached people's desks. There had been some apprehension about the vote, which extends free-movement rules to new EU entrants Bulgaria and Romania, as op...
La Suisse un peu plus européenne NEW
Coulisses de Bruxelles (Libération) 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, 1 Day, 5 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
C’est massivement que les Suisses ont approuvé aujourd’hui la reconduction et l’extension à la Bulgarie et à la Roumanie des accords bilatéraux signés en 1999 avec l’Union européenne. Le « oui » l’a, en effet, emporté par 59,6 % de...
Switzerland says Yes NEW
A Fistful of Euros 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, 1 Day, 9 Hours, 6 Minutes ago
To extension of freedom of movement to the most recent EU accession states, Bulgaria and Romania.  The poster in the photo from this TSR 1 story is interesting.   Perhaps the Irish government Yes campaign for the Lisbon 2 referendum should think o...
Swiss back extending EU Accord NEW
Stephen Spillane 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, 1 Day, 9 Hours, 33 Minutes ago
Image via WikipediaNear full results show 59% of voters in Switzerland back the extension of labour accords to cover Bulgaria and Romania. This was on a 52% turnout. The opposition won a majority in four cantons out of 26. If the Swiss had voted no,...
What's Going on at Switzerland's Borders? NEW
Babelblogs reviews 1 Year, 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 6 Hours, 33 Minutes ago
Something very strange is going on here. Back on 12 December, Switzerland joined the passport-free Schengen Zone, which enables travel between it and all of its EU neighbors without a passport check. Yet from stories I've been hearing it seems that S...
What's Going on at Switzerlands Borders?? NEW
Gulf Stream Blues 1 Year, 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 7 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
Something very strange is going on here. Back on 12 December, Switzerland joined the passport-free Schengen Zone, which enables travel between it and all of its EU neighbors without a passport check. Yet from stories I've been hearing it seems that S...
Switzerland joins Schengen area NEW
Julien Frisch 1 Year, 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 17 Hours, 31 Minutes ago
According to a href="http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/international/Schengen-Schweiz-Reisen;art123,2671233"German news sources/a, EU ministers of the interior have decided that Switzerland will be the next country to join the Schengen area.br /br /...