Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Using Swiss gadgets to fight crime in Estonia

This content was published on Jul 26, 2010 Forensic doctors and criminologists solve cases by literally splitting hairs and other tiny particles. “I’ve been to Switzerland many times,” Üllar Lanno, director of Estonia’s forensic science institute, tells swissinfo.ch. “As the head of marketing of Toyota Estonia, I used to visit the Geneva Motor Show.” So, just how did the former Toyota salesman move…

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Poland calls for extra funds for new EU states

This content was published on Jul 25, 2010 Jaroslaw Starzyk said the funds paid by the EU Cohesion Fund – and independently by Switzerland – are needed to ensure stability and prosperity throughout the European continent. The statement in the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper comes amid speculation that non-EU member Switzerland is expected to contribute a further SFr1.6 billion ($1.5 billion) towards countries,…

Swiss Politics

Should there be a female majority in cabinet?

This content was published on Jul 25, 2010 This would make it only the second European country to have a female cabinet majority and would come almost 40 years after women finally got the vote. But observers say that the big fuss being made over the topic is symptomatic of the fact that equality hasn’t been reached yet. Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger, the…

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Hague ruling on Kosovo has limited legal impact

This content was published on Jul 24, 2010 Jörg Künzli, a professor of law at Bern University tells swissinfo.ch that a settlement between Serbia and the authorities in Pristina have to take into account political aspects. The court in The Hague on Thursday found that international law does not forbid declarations of independence in reference to a declaration of Kosovo’s parliament in February…

Swiss Politics

US diplomat praises good relations with Swiss

This content was published on Jul 24, 2010 “To my knowledge no such thing is being considered. The US government welcomes the honest efforts by Switzerland to put behind its past as a tax haven,” Donald Beyer told the Le Temps newspaper. Swiss parliament in June endorsed an accord between Switzerland and the US handing over up data of up to 4,450 UBS…

Swiss Politics

Merz “acted like a Sarkozy” over Libya

This content was published on Jul 21, 2010 Daniel Möckli, who has recently published an analysis of the case, tells swissinfo.ch that the European Union’s intervention was also key. It has been just over a month since the second Libyan hostage Max Göldi returned to Switzerland, but the Libya affair is hardly over. An international tribunal will judge the temporary arrest in Geneva…

Swiss Politics

Kabul conference is a “step in right direction”

This content was published on Jul 20, 2010 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, present at the Kabul conference, said it had set out the most concrete vision for the country yet. Meanwhile a Swiss expert on Afghanistan, Paul Bucherer, described it as a “step in the right direction”. Tuesday’s gathering was attended by representatives of 70 states, including Switzerland. At the close, a…

Swiss Politics

Pondering the future of EU relations

This content was published on Jul 20, 2010 Newspaper editorialists have pointed to possible future scenarios following Monday’s joint decision in Brussels to try and simplify bilateral relations between the EU and non-member Switzerland. The discussions come 20 years after voters’ rejection of the of the European Economic Area (EEA) – a halfway house to full EU membership. It is not easy to…

Swiss Politics

Swiss-EU experts to look at bilateral options

This content was published on Jul 19, 2010 President Doris Leuthard was in Brussels on Monday for talks with European Union leaders. There, both the EU and Switzerland announced a willingness to review and improve relations, working on the principle of a global bilateral cooperation accord between the two. However, a cautious Leuthard noted that while it was correct to take steps to…

Swiss Politics

“My ideals are a freer and more just society”

This content was published on Jul 19, 2010 In an interview with swissinfo.ch she says the time has come to reassess the traditions of humanitarianism and solidarity that distinguished Switzerland in the past. Taking on major challenges calls for governmental reform. A medical doctor by profession, Carobbio developed an interest in politics early on: her parents were very active politically, and her father,…

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