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Campaign ahead of GM vote heats up

This content was published on Oct 17, 2005 But the environmental group Greenpeace Switzerland said that traditional farming methods and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) cannot co-exist in agriculture. The Swiss electorate is being asked on November 27 whether to accept a five-year moratorium on GMOs. The cross-party committee of more than 100 parliamentarians said on Monday that the initiative was effectively a ban…

Kühne & Nagel buys French rival

This content was published on Oct 17, 2005 The deal means the Swiss firm becomes one of the top five global providers in contract logistics. Kühne & Nagel said it was also assuming a net debt of €50 million and would finance the transaction with a combination of existing cash and the placements of 7.1 per cent of its share capital to institutional…

Sustainable farming can feed the world

This content was published on Oct 16, 2005 Herren, who won the World Food Prize in 1995 for helping to save cassava crops throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, says rich countries need to support education and to do more research. The theme of this year’s World Food Day, promoted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is “Agriculture and intercultural dialogue”.…

People’s Party toes government line

This content was published on Oct 15, 2005 Party delegates meeting in Näfels, canton Glarus, voted clearly in favour of supporting the government’s position for the November 27 ballot. Citizens are to vote on whether trading hours should be extended in major railway stations and airports and if farmers should wait another five years before attempting to introduce GMOs. The assembly turned down…

Zug denies tax system violates agreement

This content was published on Oct 14, 2005 Cantonal officials told swissinfo they were surprised at the European Commission’s External Relations Directorate-General making the allegation in a letter to the Swiss authorities. The letter, dispatched to the Swiss Mission in Brussels on September 26 but only made public last week, congratulates Switzerland for voting the previous day to extend the free labour accord…

Deiss says WTO farm talks progressing

This content was published on Oct 12, 2005 Commenting after the talks broke off on Wednesday, the United States trade representative Robert Portman said he was disappointed that Washington’s offer to cut farm subsidies had not been matched by the European Union. But Deiss said all sides now knew where they stood and there was still hope of reaching agreement by the end…

Tetra Pak cuts more than 100 Swiss jobs

This content was published on Oct 12, 2005 The packaging company blamed a very competitive environment that was constantly and rapidly changing for what it described as the “drastic” measure, in a statement on Wednesday. Tetra Pak, which employs 241 at the site, said that 38 of those being made redundant would receive early retirement. It reported that a redundancy package would be…

Online survey unites people and politics

This content was published on Oct 12, 2005 The second “Swiss Perspective” online survey was launched on Wednesday and is intended to involve the populace more closely with the political process. Respondents will be able, until December 16, to give their opinion in German, French and Italian on topics such as equal rights, regional politics, family politics, economic growth and poverty. “There must…

Passion stirs award-winning chef

This content was published on Oct 12, 2005 He has just seen his restaurant awarded 19 out of 20 points by the respected GaultMillau guide – the first to achieve the feat in Switzerland for seven years. “In Switzerland, Europe, the world, there are excellent chefs – ten times more famous than me – but it’s not a question of being good on…

Swiss step up aid for quake victims

This content was published on Oct 11, 2005 The extra funds will be primarily used for purchases in the field. Money will also go towards a helicopter for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Switzerland has given SFr640,000 of the funding to the WFP to hire a helicopter to carry aid and materials to remote areas of the affected region, said Swiss…

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