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Swiss Government Rejects Push To Enshrine Strict Neutrality In Constitution
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau ChiefBERN (Worthy News) – Switzerland’s government has rejected a campaign to enshrine a stricter interpretation of the Alpine nation’s centuries-old neutrality in the constitution, ahead of a nationwide referendum next month.Supporters of the initiative say Swiss neutrality, dating to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, has been “stretched” since Bern imposed economic sanctions on Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.Switzerland has also st