Article: Swiss right to halt Shariah's towering threat

Article: Switzerland votes to end centuries of isolation and join United Nations
The Independent - London;  March 4, 2002 ;     444 words ......stands to gain from this. Switzerland will now be better able...European headquarters, Switzerland has prized its autonomy...however, much has changed. Switzerland is now surrounded by...the next two years, Switzerland will look even more...supported by the far-right Swiss People's ...

Article: Switzerland: Chapter 4. The People as the Opposition
Countries of the World;      700+ words ......19th century, the Swiss people have voted several...see panel). In Switzerland, less importance...government desires, Switzerland joins the European...the hands of the Swiss people for reasons of...will make the Swiss people adopt a negative...a decision on ...

Article: Swiss decide whether to join the world Switzerland will vote today in the first of a lengthy series of referendums on whether it is prepared to end centuries of isolation and join the United Nations and European Union. Nicole Veash reports from Berne
The Sunday Telegraph London;  March 4, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Nations last year, Switzerland became the only...believes that Switzerland has nothing to...ridiculous that Switzerland is the only country...decision is up to the Swiss people." Mr Deiss is keen...per cent of the Swiss people gave a resounding...Independent and Neutral ...

Article: Survey: Swiss people opposed to attack on Iraq
AP Worldstream;  September 11, 2002 ;     216 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: ZURICH, Switzerland The people of Switzerland _ the newest member of the United...single column of text, it called on Switzerland to make use of Tuesday's admission...United Nations. Since yesterday, Switzerland has a voice in the world. It should...arrogance, are disconcerting ...

Article: Fading Alpine rose; Switzerland.(Glumness in the Alps)(Switzerland's economy)
The Economist (US);  October 18, 2003 ;     366 words ...Can Switzerland regain its shine? IT IS not a happy country. Switzerland's economy is stagnating, unemployment is rising...Ebner, a feted financier, has stumbled, and many Swiss insurers and banks are struggling. Last year...pension cuts. So it is not surprising that the Swiss People's Party ...

Article: Annan Supports Switzerland's U.N. Membership
Xinhua News Agency;  March 29, 2001 ;     146 words ......has given his support for Switzerland's accession to the U.N. by saying that the Swiss people will be welcomed with open...following his meeting with Swiss leaders Thursday in the...any negative impact on Switzerland's neutrality. The U.N. chief praised Switzerland's role in U.N. ...

Article: A Special Dossier About the Minarets Issue in Switzerland by swissinfo.ch.
Politics & Government Week;  July 28, 2008 ;     324 words ......building minarets in Switzerland. This special contains...controversy going on in Switzerland on this issue, in the...direct democracy in Switzerland. The special entitled...to shed light on the Swiss democratic system as...members of the right-wing Swiss People's Party and ...

Article: EU/SWITZERLAND : BERN CONTRIBUTES TO INTEGRATION OF NEW EU MEMBERS.
Europe-East;  December 19, 2006 ;     585 words ......referendum in Switzerland on whether to...November. The Swiss people have therefore...singed between Switzerland and the EU in...voters, the Swiss People's Party (SVP...Independent and Neutral Switzerland) fear that the...decision, the Swiss people have shown ...

Article: SWITZERLAND NATURALIZATIONS ON VOTE
AP Images;  April 28, 2008 ;     50 words ...A woman passes by a poster of the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) which shows hands taking Swiss passports, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, April 28, 2008. The Swiss People's Party proposes a popular initiative to stop naturalizations...

Article: EU/SWITZERLAND: SWISS MINISTER SAYS EU MEMBERSHIP IS STILL A TARGET.
European Report;  July 21, 1999 ;     524 words ......completion of the EU-Switzerland bilateral talks. The...the European Union and Switzerland: the EU is by far the...despite its small size, Switzerland is the second biggest...movement of people. Back in Switzerland, the final go-ahead...given in October. The Swiss people will then ...

Article: New president seeks bigger global role for Switzerland
Xinhua News Agency;  January 1, 2004 ;     209 words ......seeks bigger global role for Switzerland GENEVA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland's president for 2004 Joseph...that he wants to strengthen Switzerland 's role on the world stage and...economic growth. He said that Switzerland is prepared to improve international...president said furthermore, ...

Article: An odd populist: Switzerland. (Swiss People's Party leader Christoph Blocher opposes a plan to set up a fund to reimburse Holocaust victims)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US);  November 15, 1997 ;     517 words ......a company, Ems Chemie, with a workforce in Switzerland that is over a quarter foreign. Mr Blocher's burning wish is to keep Switzerland neutral. His weapon is the referendum, the...a fortune on a successful campaign to keep Switzerland out of Europe's single market. Now he is trying...from Jewish groups ...

Article: EU/SWITZERLAND: SWISS VOTE AGAINST EARLY EU ACCESSION TALKS.
European Report;  March 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......concerned only a procedural question and that the Swiss people concurred with its official stance, against...activists have even called for the withdrawal of Switzerland's request for EU membership, lodged in May...population to support this goal. In the meantime, Switzerland will hope to see the ...

Article: Analysis: Switzerland to vote on joining United Nations
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  March 2, 2002 ;     700+ words ......up UN Charter, Switzerland kept its pen firmly...years later, many Swiss people, such as Pierre...is less about Switzerland's relationship...about the image Swiss people have of themselves...launched against Switzerland between '95 and...stories, and the Swiss ...