Politicians from Switzerland as part of the far-right Swiss People’s Party, SVP political advertising, chose a poster to be glued shortly in the Canton of Zurich concerning the referendum of March 3rd. The title of the poster is Tricksen wie die Griechen? (Doing tricks like Greeks?), and shows Ursula Gut, Finance Minister of the Canton [...]
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More Greek Firms Eye Swiss Tax Haven
More Greek firms could follow Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling and move their headquarters to Switzerland or elsewhere to avoid higher taxes at home, Swiss media reports said Oct. 14. Several heads of Greek companies have made inquiries about the advantages of moving, Sonntag reported, quoting Greek-Swiss Chamber of Commerce president Nikolaos Aggelidakis. Among the firms that [...]
Swiss 24 Heures Paper Features Western Greece
The Swiss newspaper 24 Heures published a long feature on Western Greece, especially on tourist and production fields of Ahaia, Aitoloakarnania and Ilia prefectures. With the Western Greece Prefecture the honored region at the Lausanne-based Comptoir Suisse 2012 Fair, Swiss reporters visited the area to interview local authorities and promote it. In June, two reporters [...]
Swiss Politician Wants to Unveil Greek Tax Cheats
Swiss politicians will vote on Sept. 23 on a new tax law that could end the use of their country’s banks as a tax haven for rich Greeks trying to avoid paying taxes while Greece country is undergoing a crushing economic crisis and deep recession and many residents have seen their pay cut, taxes hiked [...]
UN Fretful Over Immigrant Attacks in Greece
United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights Navi Pillay says her agency is deeply concerned about recent attacks on immigrants and asylum seekers in Greece and other countries. She said there is increasing discrimination against immigrants, especially in countries hit with debt crises such as Greece, where people are looking for scapegoats. She made her [...]
Greece, Switzerland Near Deal on Tax Evasion Treaty
After long negotiations, Greece and Switzerland are reportedly set to sign an agreement that would give the ailing Greek government access to information about accounts held in Swiss banks by Greek citizens. The document was detailed in the the German magazine Der Spiegel in an article outlining Greece’s attempt to find out where rich Greeks [...]
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