Article: Swiss voters ease restrictions on Sunday shopping

Article: Food for thought: on November 27, Swiss voters will ...
Swiss News;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Sundays. Various Swiss unions oppose the later workday and Sunday shopping, and have called for the referendum. A nationwide trend ... would be withdrawn, affecting about 2,000 jobs. But Sunday shopping finds support among many consumers, passengers and shop ...

Article: Shop all week--but not for 'Frankenfood'; Swiss ...
Swiss News;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... passengers. And it is expected to preserve roughly 2,000 jobs for those who have been working on Sundays. To date, Sunday shopping has been offered at airports and seven railway stations. Indeed, lifestyles, employment trends and consumer habits have ...

Article: Swiss vote on Sunday shopping
Xinhua News Agency;  November 27, 2005 ;     395 words ...Swiss vote on Sunday shopping GENEVA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A vote is being held throughout ... has risen to 40 percent from 33 percent in October. In 1996, Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected proposals aimed at easing restrictions ...

Article: Swiss Voters Narrowly OK Joining U.N.
AP Online;  March 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Title: Swiss Voters Narrowly OK Joining U.N. [image omitted] GENEVA (AP) _ Swiss voters approved joining the United Nations ... General Kofi Annan, who also had urged Swiss voters to approve membership, welcomed the ...

Article: The people have spoken: Swiss voters upheld the ...
Swiss News;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... distribution in the past. Just 37 per cent of Swiss voters voiced support for the cannabis legalisation ... that the proposal had been accepted by Swiss voters. One of the problems that experts have ... Two-thirds in favour Two in three Swiss voters backed the government's decision to ...

Article: Swiss voters back ban on new minarets.
The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon);  November 30, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: Swiss voters approved a ban on construction of new minarets on Sunday ... Party (SVP). Stephanie NebehayAa ReutersAa Aa GENEVA: Swiss voters approved a ban on construction of new minarets on Sunday ...

Article: Swiss voters OK joining U.N.; 190th member: Many ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ...GENEVA (AP) - Swiss voters approved joining the United Nations on Sunday, finding the prospect ... U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who also had urged Swiss voters to approve membership, welcomed the vote and said it took the ...