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
  • 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. 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.