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Brexit explainer: visiting, studying and working in Switzerland Reuters / Arnd Wiegmann The impact of Brexit still reverberates, even in non-EU member Switzerland. From holidays to studying to finding a job in the Alpine nation, SWI swissinfo.ch looked at what has changed for UK nationals either working in Switzerland or wanting to visit since January 1, 2021. This content was published on February 3, 2021 - 11:00 February 3, 2021 - 11:00 Switzerland is not a member of the European Union but has close ties with the bloc, governed by numerous bilateral agreements. The United Kingdom’s decisi...

Immigrant quota for state jobs? Die Linke's Elke Breitenbach wants to give preference to equally qualified immigrant applicants. The police sometimes exceed the proposed quota already. Artikel anhören Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpaThe future of the Berlin police force. Berlin - Twelve per cent of employees in Berlin's state authorities and companies come from immigrant families, and that figure isn't high enough for some politicians. The city-state wants to be the first German state to institute an immigrant quota of 35 per cent. A corresponding bill from the interior department was leaked...

Are you legally up to speed for 2021? Got a caravan? You can now pull it at 100km/h on Swiss motorways Keystone / Urs Flueeler Start the year by knowing what you can – and can’t – now do. From claiming back money if your train is delayed (fine), to blocking emergency vehicles on motorways (you’ll be fined). This content was published on January 1, 2021 - 11:00 January 1, 2021 - 11:00 Thomas Stephens Born in London, Thomas was a journalist at The Independent before moving to Bern in 2005. He speaks three official Swiss languages and enjoys travelling the country and practising them, a...

China: persons subject to a removal order cannot leave Switzerland without identification State Secretariat for Migration Bern-Wabern, 10.12.2020 - The technical agreement signed by the FDJP and the Chinese migration authority in 2015 sets out the procedures regarding the identification of persons subject to a removal order suspected of being from China. Like the other 60 or so agreements concluded by Switzerland in this area, the agreement is in line with the legal mandate which requires SEM, together with the cantons, to ensure that people who have to leave Switze...

The Moderator Thobekile Matimbe  Fellow Zimbabweans     I want to express my profound gratitude to the organisers for the honour and privilege granted to me to deliver the 2020 Annual Lecture under the theme: Hate Speech and its Impact on Transitional Justice. I feel scarcely qualified to do so but will endeavour to do justice to the honour. This is not my first time to be invited to speak by the National Transitional Justice Working Group. I had the privilege to share remarks on prospects for accountability for Gukurahundi Atrocities in Matopo and the vicinity of Bhalagwe Detention Camp...