GenevaLunch » Politics http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Bern says new second home law doesn’t apply to existing oneshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/25/bern-says-new-second-home-law-doesnt-apply-to-existing-ones/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/25/bern-says-new-second-home-law-doesnt-apply-to-existing-ones/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 10:57:16 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70534 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government 25 May opened for public review the proposed initial regulations drawn up by a working group, that result from a popular vote in March 2012 to limit the number of second homes in the country. The vote called for a 20 percent cap on second homes in any commune, [...]

Bern says new second home law doesn’t apply to existing ones © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/25/bern-says-new-second-home-law-doesnt-apply-to-existing-ones/feed/ 0 Irish, Swiss say no dividends taxes on pensionshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/23/irish-swiss-say-no-dividends-taxes-on-pensions/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/23/irish-swiss-say-no-dividends-taxes-on-pensions/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:10:09 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70473 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Ireland and Switzerland have agreed to a double taxation treaty, subject to the agreement of both countries’ parliaments, that will limit withholding tax to no more than 15 percent on gross dividend amounts. A crucial detail welcomed by the cantons and business associations, according to Bern, is that “there will be no [...]

Irish, Swiss say no dividends taxes on pensions © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/23/irish-swiss-say-no-dividends-taxes-on-pensions/feed/ 0 The Franco-German couple (Chappatte cartoon)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/22/the-franco-german-couple-chappatte-cartoon/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/22/the-franco-german-couple-chappatte-cartoon/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 13:37:18 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70432 GenevaLunch.com ©2012 Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le Temps, and for NZZ am Sonntag. All cartoons reproduced with permission.

The Franco-German couple (Chappatte cartoon) © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/22/the-franco-german-couple-chappatte-cartoon/feed/ 0 François Hollande meets Angela Merkel (Chappatte cartoon)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/16/francois-hollande-meets-angela-merkel-chappatte-cartoon/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/16/francois-hollande-meets-angela-merkel-chappatte-cartoon/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 04:48:43 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70301 GenevaLunch.com ©2012 Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le Temps, and for NZZ am Sonntag. All cartoons reproduced with permission.

François Hollande meets Angela Merkel (Chappatte cartoon) © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/16/francois-hollande-meets-angela-merkel-chappatte-cartoon/feed/ 0 More bribery behind sharp increase in suspect money flowshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/more-bribery-behind-sharp-increase-in-suspect-money-flows/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/more-bribery-behind-sharp-increase-in-suspect-money-flows/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 06:56:02 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70238 GenevaLunch.com Arab spring played a role Numbers are impressive but it’s the criminal tales that are gripping BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland saw a 40 percent increase in 2011 in the number of suspicious activities reports (Sars) to MROS, the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland, the federal office shows in its annual report published Monday 14 May. [...]

More bribery behind sharp increase in suspect money flows © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/more-bribery-behind-sharp-increase-in-suspect-money-flows/feed/ 0 Swiss army replaces old clunker bicycles with top modelshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/swiss-army-replaces-old-clunker-bicycles-with-top-models/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/swiss-army-replaces-old-clunker-bicycles-with-top-models/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 12:05:17 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70227 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – A hot debate in recent months in Switzerland has been over how much money should be spent on new fighter jets and whether to buy them from France or Sweden. Meanwhile, the Swiss army reportedly has opted to spend CHF7 million for new transport on the other end of the speed spectrum, [...]

Swiss army replaces old clunker bicycles with top models © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/swiss-army-replaces-old-clunker-bicycles-with-top-models/feed/ 0 Euro under pressure: backdrop to 1st Hollande, Merkel meetinghttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/euro-under-pressure-backdrop-to-1st-hollande-merkel-meeting/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/euro-under-pressure-backdrop-to-1st-hollande-merkel-meeting/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 04:24:18 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70199 GenevaLunch.com ©2012 Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le Temps, and for NZZ am Sonntag. All cartoons reproduced with permission. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has her first-ever meeting with her new French counterpart, Francois Hollande, who takes [...]

Euro under pressure: backdrop to 1st Hollande, Merkel meeting © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/euro-under-pressure-backdrop-to-1st-hollande-merkel-meeting/feed/ 0 Asylum requests up 8% in April but countries shiftinghttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/11/asylum-requests-up-8-in-april-but-countries-shifting/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/11/asylum-requests-up-8-in-april-but-countries-shifting/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:36:37 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70163 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s closely-watched numbers of asylum-seekers rose by 7.9 percent in April, compared to March, showing a continuing significant increase. The countries of origin were markedly different compared to the previous month, however. The country’s relatively high number of foreigners, 22.3 percent of the population and the highest percentage in Europe except for [...]

Asylum requests up 8% in April but countries shifting © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/11/asylum-requests-up-8-in-april-but-countries-shifting/feed/ 0 Bachmann’s short-lived Swiss citizenshiphttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/10/bachmanns-short-lived-swiss-citizenship/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/10/bachmanns-short-lived-swiss-citizenship/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 21:56:32 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70154 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Michele Bachmann, US congresswoman from Minnesota, has decided not to be Swiss after all, in the wake of media brouhaha over her decision to take up citizenship in a Thurgau village along with the rest of her family. Her husband, technically a Swiss and US dual national at birth, only decided to [...]

Bachmann’s short-lived Swiss citizenship © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/10/bachmanns-short-lived-swiss-citizenship/feed/ 0 Switzerland puts into effect sanctions-lifting for Myanmar/Burmahttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/10/switzerland-puts-into-effect-sanctions-lifting-for-myanmarburma/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/10/switzerland-puts-into-effect-sanctions-lifting-for-myanmarburma/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 07:07:30 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70100 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland officially lifts all sanctions against Myanmar/Burma 10 May, except arms embargoes and sanctions against materials that could be used for repression. The government made the decision to do so at the end of April but asked the Federal Department for the Economy to draw up a plan of action. This was [...]

Switzerland puts into effect sanctions-lifting for Myanmar/Burma © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/10/switzerland-puts-into-effect-sanctions-lifting-for-myanmarburma/feed/ 0