Swiss FM will raise EEZ activities with Turkey (Updated)
Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides, said on Tuesday that he asked his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis to convey the message to Turkey that Cyprus was ready...
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Swiss reject proposal to put domestic law above international rules
By John Revill Swiss voters have clearly rejected a proposal to give the neutral country’s laws priority over international law, a move that critics claimed...
Era of Swiss bank secrecy ends but Cyprus excluded
By Michael Shields The era of mystery-cloaked numbered Swiss bank accounts has officially come to a close as Switzerland, the world’s biggest centre for...
Two shot dead in Zurich, police see no terror link
Two people died in a shooting in Zurich‘s city centre on Friday that police said did not appear to have any link to terrorism. Police responding...
Swiss campaign to curb immigration from EU gets go-ahead
A Swiss far-right campaign to curb immigration from the European Union, potentially unravelling bilateral ties with the bloc, moved ahead on Tuesday when the government...
More Zurich tax cheats come clean as data sharing looms
Switzerland’s largest and wealthiest canton saw a three-fold rise in the number of tax cheats turning themselves in during 2017, Zurich officials said on Thursday,...
Eight missing in Swiss landslide – police
Rescue crews are seeking eight people from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who have been missing for more than a day after a landslide struck a...
Swiss glacier yields bodies of couple missing 75 years
The frozen bodies of a Swiss couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Alps have been found on a shrinking glacier, Swiss media...
Swiss investigate protest sign calling for Erdogan’s killing
Swiss prosecutors are investigating whether a protest sign calling for the killing of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan violated laws against inciting violence, police said on...
Swiss skirt clash with EU over immigration, Brussels upbeat
The Swiss parliament passed a law on Friday aimed at curbing immigration by giving local people first crack at open jobs, skirting voters’ demand for...
Anastasiades to explain deadlock to Greek Cypriots (updated: adds time)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday will appear on television to brief Greek Cypriots over the failed talks in Switzerland, the government said. The broadcast will...
Leaders take a recess, talks to resume in Geneva November 20
TALKS on the issue of territory came to a dramatic close late on Friday, as the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed to resume...
Clock ticking in Mont Pelerin, leaders head into last day on Friday
It was anyone’s guess on Thursday whether the territory talks at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, were stalling dangerously or whether the two sides could still manage...
Leaders begin discussion on territory criteria
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday begin discussions on the criteria for territory during their negotiations in Mot Pelerin in...
Swiss talks provide ‘crash test’ for Turkish Cypriot intentions (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday began talking property in preparation for critical discussions that will be held on Wednesday...
Greek Cypriots believe a solution has never been closer but majority think Swiss efforts will ultimately be unsuccessful – poll
A poll carried out by Sigma and published on Sunday following President Nicos Anastasiades’ televised press conference on Friday night, found that 56 per cent...
Return of 100,000 refugees, Morphou, on table at talks (2nd update)
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday that among the Greek Cypriot side’s positions on the territorial issue is the return of at least 100,000 refugees...
‘Territory must be closed before next step’, both leaders to brief the public on each side
UNLESS the territory chapter of reunification talks is closed, the peace process cannot advance to the next stage, deputy government spokesman Victoras Papadopoulos said on...
Merkel says Swiss, British need separate deals on EU ties
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that European Union talks with Switzerland on the free movement of people should not be linked in any...
Eide: Cyprus deal has never been closer
A deal to end the island’s partition is closer than ever and could be clinched by the end of this year, UN envoy Espen Barth...
