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The US treasury secretary appears in thrall to the self-serving ideology of big banks. In a recent interview, Timothy Geithner, the US treasury secretary, laid out his view...

Non-Swiss citizens face automatic expulsion for fraud as well as violent crime. Voters in Switzerland have approved a referendum proposal that would see non-Swiss citizens...

Switzerland's relationship with the EU gets ever more complicated. The Swiss have a complicated relationship with the European Union and appear determined to make it more...

Spain's prime minister says diplomatic dispute could be resolved in the coming "hours or days". A diplomatic dispute between Switzerland and Libya that has prevented...

Refusal to grant visas as retaliation against Swiss visa ban on Libyan regime figures. Libya is refusing to grant visas to most citizens of the European Union as retaliation...

No reprimand for the Swiss. Switzerland's tax system and banking rules have attracted unwelcome attention in recent years. Just last month, Italian police raided branch...

Libya is toying with Switzerland – and the EU is turning a blind eye, a choice that is already affecting Swiss attitudes. Switzerland's 13-month stand-off with Libya over...

Austria only EU member state on OECD list; remaining countries have agreed to share information. Luxembourg and Belgium have both been removed from an international ‘grey...

OECD list includes Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland; all three hit out at decision. Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland have strongly criticised their inclusion on a...

Information to be shared with foreign authorities but banking secrecy to be maintained Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg announced today (13 March) that they will increase...

Summit stresses need for action on ‘toxic' assets; some EU leaders press for crack-down on tax havens. EU leaders said that they would pursue a co-ordinated approach to...

Decision not to extend EU-style labour rights to Bulgarians and Romanians would automatically trigger end to a set of bilateral agreements. The Swiss will vote tomorrow, 8...

Swiss voters will decide on 8 February whether to continue a bilateral agreement on freedom of movement with the European Union and to extend the agreement to Bulgaria and...

Switzerland joins Schengen zone; passport-free travel may last only until February. Switzerland last night dismantled its check points at its borders with Germany,...

Date for entry into the Schengen zone is set for 12 December, but EU warns that Switzerland's membership may be short-lived. Switzerland will join the EU's border-free...

Prosperous and trade-minded, the Swiss have chosen to deal with the EU on their own. Switzerland built its prosperity over many decades, mainly on the strength of its...

The expansion of the Schengen area to include nine more countries will come into full effect on 30 March, with the scrapping of border checks at airports for passengers...

In June the Swiss government will be publishing a fundamental reappraisal of its relationship with the EU which could - but probably won't - lead to a reactivation of its...

Some years before he was given the task of investigating CIA secret prisons and rendition flights in Europe, Dick Marty observed that "a good prosecutor must have a little of...

One of the principal aims of EU research policy is to improve the structure of Europe's high-technology industry. The EU has emphasised the importance of building networks...