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Foreign thieves plague Geneva; this one is American

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:46:47 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The daily police reports from Geneva police tend to confirm what too many citizens suspect, that petty crimes such as theft and drug-dealing are committed mainly by foreigners. The latest is almost typical: police Wednesday arrested seven people for crimes ranging from shoplifting to breaking and entering to being in Switzerland without [...]

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The age of reason on the slopes is NOT from 26-45

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:28:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Foreign non-residents lax when it comes to safety gear BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Safety Council’s latest figures for the use of safety equipment on the country’s ski slopes and off-piste show good use up to age 17, then a dip after age 25 until age 46, when skiers and snowboarders suddenly put on their [...]

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Swiss job market in November reflects weaker economy

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:12:50 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss unemployment rose to 3.1 percent in November from 2.9 in October, and the number of vacant jobs fell by 1,355 for a total of 17,395. Partial unemployment, a solution used by Swiss companies when business slows perceptibly, is on the increase. The number of unemployed persons is nevertheless down by 14.5 [...]

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Visp asylum centre raid nets drugs, cash, illegal visitors

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:18:13 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Canton Valais police raided the Visp asylum centre Monday and found 156 grams of cocaine, several hundred grams of marijuana, a fake CHF200 bill and CHF1,500 in cash. Five people were arrested; a 20-year-old Gambian for drug abuse, a 22year-old from Equatorial Guinea for being in Switzerland illegally, two Nigerians ages 21 [...]

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Switzerland’s foreigners, poor and criminal or rich and comfortable

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:26:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland, with a foreign population that is 24 percent of the total, is grappling with the extremes they bring: what some consider undesirable foreigners, on the one hand, and on the other hand those who help finance a more comfortable life for their communes. Most, of course, sit somewhere in the middle, [...]

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Swiss went to the polls Sunday and decided . . .

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:34:51 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss voters were back at the ballot box Sunday 27 November, a month after parliamentary elections, to vote on a number of items that differed from one canton to the next. Here are some of the highlights, as results flow in Sunday evening: Swiss right loses most runoffs, Geneva rebuffs minimum wage [...]

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Number of EU citizens in Switzerland continues to climb

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:08:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The number of foreigners from European Union (EU) countries grew by 4 percent between the end of August 2010 and 2011, while other foreigners increased by 0.8 percent. Foreigners now make up 22.3 percent of the Swiss population, new figures released 10 October by the Swiss Statistical Office show. The new figure [...]

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Vaud: no to giving foreigners the vote, yes to English studies for all, earlier

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:16:08 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Cantonal vote also rejects education initiative LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A low turnout of voters in canton Vaud, 40 percent, Sunday 4 September rejected a proposal to give long-term foreign residents the right to vote, with 69 percent saying no to the initiative that was supported by the political left. If the measure had passed Vaud [...]

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Foreign drivers beware: Swiss autoroute road tax fine to double

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:32:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s annual road tax will remain the same price, CHF40, but starting in 2012 the fine for not displaying it will double, to CHF200. Switzerland does not charge road tolls for its autoroutes, but the maintenance costs are covered in part by the road tax. A sticker, which must be displayed correctly [...]

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Swiss jobless rate holds steady

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:32:58 +0000

GenevaLunch.com NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND – The unemployment rate in Switzerland held steady at 2.8 percent in July, figures released Monday 8 August show. The number of jobless was down slightly, by 1,178 from May and down by more than 33,000, or 23.3 percent, compared to a year earlier. The Swiss/foreign makeup of the unemployed has gone back [...]