We have started to collect the most important news related to Switzerland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament refuses to discuss a bill that would allow Swiss banks to pass client information to the US tax authorities.
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As world leaders grapple with the thorny issue of tackling tax evasion at G8 talks, Switzerland is being pushed to pass legislation that would allow Swiss banks to pass client information to US tax authorities.
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Swiss voters overwhelmingly back a controversial move to tighten asylum restrictions amid a spike in the number of refugees in the country.
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UBS is being formally investigated in France on suspicion of persuading wealthy French clients to open undeclared bank accounts in Switzerland.
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A coach is recovered after it rolled into Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
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At least four people have died as torrential rains take rivers to dangerous levels in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland.
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Homes are evacuated across southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland as rivers reach dangerous levels following days of rain.
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Quotas on the number of European Union citizens allowed to work in Switzerland come into force, in a move criticised by Brussels.
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Two Turkish men have been injured when a gunman opened fire in central Zurich, Swiss police say.
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Lloyds, which is 39% owned by the UK taxpayer, has sold its international private banking arm to UBP of Switzerland
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China and Switzerland sign a memorandum of understanding on a free-trade agreement, the first such deal for China with a major Western economy.
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Swiss banks creak under pressure to end trademark secrecy
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A French government minister who quit over revelations of his undeclared Swiss bank account says he will not stand again for election.
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Swiss bank UBS returned to profit in the first three months of the year, after racking up big losses related to the Libor scandal at the end of 2012.
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The Swiss government is to limit immigration from all EU states from May for a period of one year, in a move criticised by Brussels.
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Great Britain's Chris Froome wins the prologue of the Tour de Romandie for Team Sky by six seconds from Andrew Talansky.
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Swiss engineering firm ABB says it is to buy Californian solar energy firm Power-One for $1bn, as it predicts a booming market.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche reports a 5% rise in first quarter sales, helped by strong demand for its flu treatment, Tamiflu.
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Great Britain could be drawn against a Spain side featuring Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer's Switzerland in their next Davis Cup tie.
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The gold was found in an under floor storage compartment in vehicle that belonged to an Italian family who normally live in Switzerland.
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Healthcare campaigners hail India's rejection of a patent bid by Swiss company Novartis for its cancer drug, Glivec, amid industry criticism.
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India's Supreme Court rejects a plea by Swiss company Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug, Glivec.
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France's Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac resigns after prosecutors begin an investigation into an alleged secret Swiss bank account.
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Police in India's Madhya Pradesh arrest six people in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist.
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