The Boss is sitting in the castle
How can you right in the middle of Europe, a monarch? Three things it needs: a good life, a wise Prince and tame politicians. Today, Liechtenstein is not a party, the will of His serene Highness dangerous. The progressive citizens ‘ party (FBP) and the Patriotic Union (VU) is governed, mostly, like right now, a super solid coalition. Programmatically, they hardly differ. Both citizens are conservative and support the princes, of the government receives representatives on a regular basis in the castle. Then there are The Independents (DU), the youngest party in the country. So you trumpesk against management and Establishment railed: Against the princes you say is not a bad word. The Free list finally, Liechtenstein’s left-wing party, is dismayed. They wanted to abolish seven years ago, the princely veto right, and was abgewatscht for by the people. There is no indication that the Liechtenstein do not want those to compete with a ballot, in which the Prince would have according to the Constitution the last word: the abolition of the monarchy. (I)
shots against Malbun
it Is a Republican grudge against all nobles, or but the competition on the financial market? Anyway, the Principality of irritating the Swiss army regularly to interventions beyond the national border. Since Liechtenstein has no army, it can hold the Federal military offensives. The Principality of 1968 has had to deal with a diplomatic Demarche against an artillery shelling of the resort town of Malbun to the military. The Swiss army had shot from a fortress in the Rhine valley falsely of practice ammunition into the Principality. Shells shrapnel down on Parking and Hotels, as by a miracle no one was hurt. In front of the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York students planned a satirical protest against the “imperialist act”. Nevertheless, sparked by the Swiss army in 1985 stood by the guns, the St. Luzisteig with a botched shooting exercise, the largest forest fire in the history of the Principality: 40 hectares of forest in flames and threatened the village of Balzers. The Federal Council apologized, Switzerland has funded the reforestation with 200000 fir. Ready for fun in 1992, was then, as an armed patrol of the Swiss army referred to erroneously in the basement of a detached house in Triesenberg position. The owner of the house alerted the police, which dismissed the soldiers back across the border. Who is creating a military occupation of a sovereign from the neck, need to truly not an army. (daf)
the opening of the European small States games in 1999. Photo: Keystone
pygmies on the Rhine
the name of The “dwarf state” refuses to tolerate, why not “pygmy state”? A “micro nation” is Liechtenstein, because then it would be in a series with fantasy Nations, such as the Free Republic of Saugeais in the French Jura, or the Seefestungs-County of Sealand in front of England. Liechtenstein is a “micro-state”, one of six in Europe: scores, widely recognized, however, handy in Format and number of inhabitants. Important: Liechtenstein is a rather big micro-state, ranked of 160 square kilometers, San Marino (66 km2), Monaco (2,03 km2) and the Vatican (0.44 km2). Only Malta (316 km2) and Andorra (468 km2) are slightly larger. Monaco and Liechtenstein in about the same number of inhabitants, around 37500, beautiful as airy life in the Region, 67 km2 are forest. Faroe was still dizzy, but it is not a micro state, but is under Danish sovereignty. From the point of view of Switzerland, Liechtenstein is, of course, adorable. More than ten times, it would have been in the Canton of Zürich court, 37 times in the Canton of Bern, self-Appenzell Innerrhoden larger (173km2). But really, what the Numbers are, it is not for Nations to length or width. But on the country code (+423), Internet shortcuts (li), football Association (LFV). Liechtenstein has everything. It does not exist. (dhe)
million
Hidden in The St. Gallen’s tax commissioners were amazed at what their citizens by 2017 on the table: hundreds of account statements showing that 178 million francs from St. Gallen were hidden in Liechtenstein. And in 2018, the open additional 99 million Swiss francs in the neighbouring country. St. Gallen, in contrast to other cantons, accurate book about how the black money to the Taxable person in the course of the Small tax Amnesty again to white money. But also in the cantons, which are further away from Liechtenstein, in Bern, or of Schwyz, for example, have declared an indefinite quantities of black money from the Principality. Apparently, Liechtenstein, served the Swiss over the years as an offshore financial centre you can trust. Who is operating a business, was part of the money in cash, and made it across the border. So accumulated in Liechtenstein over the years millions, perhaps billions. Now this money will be repatriated, not quite voluntarily. Since the fall of the cantonal tax offices millions of data from States with which Switzerland has concluded a Treaty for the automatic exchange of information – account numbers along with Name, address and tax identification number. The Offices of black money, before it the owner discloses, it is expensive. Then he pays not only tax, but also a fine, which can make a small fortune, disappear into the coffers of the cantons. (jho)
a Celebration for the new Rhine bridge in 1977. Photo: ETH-Bibliothek Zurich, image archive
From Liechtenstein!
Chiasso, Geneva, Basel, Schaffhausen, behind all Swiss border crossings, the cars of workers who travel to Switzerland to work in a traffic jam in the Morning. Not on the Eastern border of Liechtenstein. There, the cars jam on the Swiss side, because it will drive far more people from Switzerland to Liechtenstein as Vice-versa. The Principality is a special case: It has more jobs than inhabitants, and because it is the immigration is tightly limited, it is dependent on cross-border workers. The voting campaign for the initiative against Mass immigration in 2014 it was observed from Vaduz. It was clear: it Would introduce Switzerland’s quotas, in need of your people for the own economy. The Liechtensteiner were lucky. The Initiative was accepted, but ultralight implemented. (jho)
army football
Mario Frick. You know the? The once was a Liechtenstein footballer – the most famous, the best, the greatest, the Principality has ever had. And this Mario Frick is a special record carrier. He is the only footballer on this planet that has lost more than 100 games for his country. Exactly that: lost. Liechtenstein footballers are used to be Bad, nastier teams, there are a few. Even the Liechtenstein sports has it in comparison to other countries easily. Usually they are, especially here, with the exception of the skier. However, the most benefit from us. Instead of training in Liechtenstein, Malbun, make this in Zermatt with our national team and take us to the Olympic Games as world Championships, the medals. Bad? We give it to them. (czu)
The Fussballnati of 1994 with Mario Frick (front right). Photo: Keystone (editorial Tamedia)
Created: 26.02.2019, 21:22 PM
