2014 in Switzerland

none 2014 The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Switzerland. Incumbents Federal Council: Doris Leuthard Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Ueli Maurer Didier Burkhalter (President) Johann Schneider-Ammann Simonetta Sommaruga Alain Berset 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.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/09/swiss-referendum-immigration-quotas Switzerland backs immigration quotas by slim margin 10 February 2014 13 January 2015 April April 6 – Holcim agrees to a merger that would create a firm with a market value of $55 billion with LaFarge of France.https://www.reuters.com/article/lafarge-holcim-idUSL6N0MY0DS20140406 UPDATE 4-Cement makers Lafarge, Holcim agree merger plan -source 6 April 2014 13 January 2015 May May 18 – Voters in Switzerland resoundingly reject a proposed law change that would have given that country the world's highest minimum wage.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/swiss-cast-ballots-worlds-highest-minimum-wage Swiss voters reject minimum wage, fighter jets 18 May 2014 13 January 2015 2 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150502211533/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/swiss-cast-ballots-worlds-highest-minimum-wage dead August August 12–17 – The 2014 European Athletics Championships take place in Zürich.Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships https://www.olympedia.org/lists/169/manual www.olympedia.org 4 February 2024 August 13 – Three train cars derail and 11 people are injured after a landslide hits a mountain train in the Swiss Alps.https://news.yahoo.com/switzerland-least-2-train-cars-derail-alps-130857027.html 11 injured as train cars derail in Swiss Alps 13 August 2014 13 January 2015 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.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-banks-forex-swiss-idUSKCN0IX19220141113 Switzerland opens criminal investigation into several individuals in forex case 13 November 2014 13 January 2015 November 16 – At least four people are killed in mudslides in southern Switzerland and northern Italy after days of heavy rain.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30077272 Deadly mudslides engulf homes in Switzerland and Italy 17 November 2014 13 January 2015 22–29 November – The 2014 European Curling Championships take place in Champéry.Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships https://www.olympedia.org/lists/195/manual www.olympedia.org 4 February 2024 November 30 – 2014 Swiss referendums Voters in Switzerland (74%) reject the proposal to reduce immigration from about 80,000 to 16,000 people a year.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30267042 Ecopop referendum: Swiss reject immigration curbs 30 November 2014 13 January 2015 By a similar margin Swiss voters rejected a monetary-policy initiative that would have required the central bank to buy gold.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-30/swiss-voters-reject-snb-gold-referendum-srf-projections-show.html Swiss Voters Reject Measure Forcing SNB to Acquire More Gold 1 December 2014 13 January 2015 References 2014 Category:Years of the 21st century in Switzerland Category:2010s in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland