2014 in Switzerland
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Switzerland.
Events
January
- January 20 - World leaders are meeting in Davos for the World Economic Forum.
February
- February 9 - 50.3% of voters vote in favor of the federal popular initiative "against mass immigration", to re-introduce quotas of immigrants for foreigners.[1]
April
- April 6 - Holcim agrees to a merger that would create a firm with a market value of $55 billion with LaFarge of France.[2]
May
- May 18 - Voters in Switzerland resoundingly reject a proposed law change that would have given that country the world's highest minimum wage.[3]
August
- August 13 - Three train cars derail and 11 people are injured after a landslide hits a mountain train in the Swiss Alps.[4]
November
- November 13 - A spokeswoman for the public prosecutor in Switzerland confirms existence of open criminal investigations regarding several people who may have taken part in manipulation of the currency exchange markets; such investigations are also underway in the United States and Britain.[5]
- November 16 - At least four people are killed in mudslides in southern Switzerland and northern Italy after days of heavy rain.[6]
- November 30 - Swiss referendums, 2014
References
- ↑ "Switzerland backs immigration quotas by slim margin". 10 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "UPDATE 4-Cement makers Lafarge, Holcim agree merger plan -source". 6 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Swiss voters reject minimum wage, fighter jets". 18 May 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "11 injured as train cars derail in Swiss Alps". 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Switzerland opens criminal investigation into several individuals in forex case". 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Deadly mudslides engulf homes in Switzerland and Italy". 17 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ecopop referendum: Swiss reject immigration curbs". 30 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Swiss Voters Reject Measure Forcing SNB to Acquire More Gold". 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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