Swiss asylum, immigration laws ratified
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Swiss voters ratified new asylum and immigration laws Sunday making it more difficult for refugees to receive assistance and effectively blocking non-European unskilled workers from entering the country.
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The French assembly passes a controversial bill tightening entry conditions for the relatives of migrants.
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GENEVA - Swiss voters have overwhelming backed a proposal to allow stem-cell research on human embryos. The new law won the support of more than 66 per cent of voters.
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Swiss voters looked set last night to approve new legislation allowing stem-cell research, to the relief of the country&#39;s pharmaceuticals and biotechnology sectors.
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A measure that forbids cloning human embryos but allows scientists to extract stem cells from unwanted embryos for medical research is approved by Swiss voters. The restrictive legislation is similar to that of the Netherlands and Spain.
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Swiss voters endorsed restrictive  legislation on stem cell research Sunday that forbids the  cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with some  other continental European countries.
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A new law strengthens protections amid increasing signs of restiveness among tens of millions of migrant laborers.
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The outcome of Sundayâs citizenship votes marks yet another victory for the rightwing Swiss Peopleâs Party. In an interview with swissinfo, Clive Church, a leading foreign expert on Swiss politics, looks at why the party is setting the agenda.
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Swiss voters were set to reject plans to loosen the country's tough rules on naturalizing foreigners, according to initial results in a national referendum Sunday.
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Neutral Switzerland, home to humanitarian   agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross,   voted by a big majority on Sunday to make it harder for   asylum-seekers to gain entry to the rich Alpine state.
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GENEVA: Swiss voters have approved a law allowing stem cell research, rejecting a tough campaign that even compared researchers to the Nazi &quot;angel of death,&quot; Dr Josef Mengele.
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GENEVA : A large majority of Swiss voters approved a new law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but rules out cloning, official results from a referendum showed.
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System of 'earned citizenship' for new migrants outlined by Gordon Brown and Jacqui Smith
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A budget measure and laws setting an election date and providing limited amnesty to detainees were approved.
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MADRID, Feb 7 (IPS) - The process of legalising the status of  undocumented  immigrants, which began Monday in Spain, will open  doors to foreign workers  who are already living in the country  in order to close them more tightly  against those who try to  enter in the future.
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Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with other continental European ...
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An immigration bill, expected to pass, requires knowledge of French and proof of support.