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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Switzerland.

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January

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

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 - 2014 Swiss referendums
    • Voters in Switzerland (74%) reject the proposal to reduce immigration from about 80,000 to 16,000 people a year.[7]
    • By a similar margin Swiss voters rejected a monetary-policy initiative that would have required the central bank to buy gold.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Switzerland backs immigration quotas by slim margin". 10 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "UPDATE 4-Cement makers Lafarge, Holcim agree merger plan -source". 6 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Swiss voters reject minimum wage, fighter jets". 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "11 injured as train cars derail in Swiss Alps". 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Switzerland opens criminal investigation into several individuals in forex case". 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Deadly mudslides engulf homes in Switzerland and Italy". 17 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ecopop referendum: Swiss reject immigration curbs". 30 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Swiss Voters Reject Measure Forcing SNB to Acquire More Gold". 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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