| How did Switzerland go from trying to negotiate a 10% tariff deal with the US to ending up with the highest tariffs in Europe? Why was an Austrian denied “hereditary citizenship”? And who stole an anti-slavery statue? Here are three stories from Switzerland this week. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel. |
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Read the full article here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-position/patrick-chappatte-the-path-for-satire-has-been-getting-narrower/89532782
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