1. By Joy, Allison, and Julianne
Switzerland!
By Joy, Allison,
and Julianne

2. Current Events! Cat-Hunting Scandal
Cats = clothes + blankets
Last western Euro. nation w/ legal cat-hunting
10 pelts = $1,700
EU banned import/export of cats by 2008
Advocacy group SOS Chats says tens of thousands killed
April 2008

3. Immigration, “Black Sheep”
October 2007
“To Create Security” (less crimes)
right-wing nationalist Swiss People’s Party
Keep out immigrants/refugees (Kosovo, Rwanda)

4. Swiss Nationalists Win (Oct. 2007)
Swiss People’s Party (Christoph Blocher) win record # of votes
Anti-immigration campaign
Criticized for being racist (Ricardo Lumengo)
Vs.

5. German Tax-Evasion Scandal
Foreigners go to Switzerland to avoid their own nat’l taxes
Germany  – wants Swiss to help
Swiss banks fear for clients’ confidentiality
Switzerland seen as “banking black hole”

6. Aging population=impending financial strain
Baby boomers retiring; birth rate not expected to rise
Life expectancy rising
Public debt will grow
Insufficient pensions

7. Chocolate!
Teuscher Chocolates, Zurich