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• Questions over FIFA President's salary

  The president of Zurich-based FIFA may have pocketed an extra 1.72 million US dollars on top of his official salary, according to The Times

• Proposed change in retirement plans

  Switzerland's bourgeois parties are asking the Federal Council to tie retirement age to the length of a person's working life, rather than a fixed age for all

• Zurich's credit rating in danger of falling

  Zurich could lose its triple-A credit rating as the city's debt climbs toward CHF 14 billion by 2030

• Schengen border long waits still an issue

  Non-EU travellers crossing Schengen borders are still facing waits of up to five hours a year after the EU's new entry-exit system went live, European airports and airlines warn

• Court ruling could change controversial Vaud rule

  The European Court of Human Rights has accepted a case that could end Vaud's practice of pursuing ex-spouses for unpaid taxes — a system that overwhelmingly targets women

• More drug related violence in Geneva

  A gunman has opened fire in broad daylight in the Perrier neighbourhood of Annemasse, just across the border from Geneva