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Arbitration decision will be wholly “binding”

This content was published on Jun 15, 2010 Switzerland must abide by any decision the tribunal reaches, but there may be application problems, Marcelo Kohen, a professor of international law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, tells swissinfo.ch. Hannibal, a son of the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, was detained in July 2008 on charges of mistreating two servants. The tribunal is part of a…

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No commission of enquiry over UBS affair

This content was published on Jun 14, 2010 As expected, the Senate voted on Monday against establishing such a commission, burying the idea definitively. The House of Representatives had voted on Wednesday in favour of the commission. Its task would have been to examine the behaviour of the government and administration which led to the handing over of data about clients of the…

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Questions remain after Göldi’s return

This content was published on Jun 14, 2010 Speaking to journalists in Bern only 13 hours after his return to Swiss soil, he said he was “tired but happy”. “I spent the past 23 months in a state of great uncertainty and fear,” he said. He added that he would need some time to get back to normal life, and his family have…

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Press ponder fallout from Göldi drama

This content was published on Jun 14, 2010 Göldi, a businessman, returned in the early hours of Monday morning. He arrived at Zurich airport with Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey after Bern and Tripoli signed an accord to end their diplomatic dispute. “Finally,” read the online headline of the tabloid Blick early on Monday morning, summing up the relief felt by the nation. “Max…

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Göldi returns to Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 14, 2010 Göldi had been caught in the middle of a row between Switzerland and Libya since July 2008. A deal to normalise relations has now been signed – the second such accord since the dispute began. Göldi returned in the early hours of Monday morning, arriving at Zurich airport. He was accompanied by Swiss Foreign Minister…

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Voters oppose return to centuries-old voting

This content was published on Jun 13, 2010 The initiative was rejected by 11,461 votes to 4,854 on Sunday. Turnout in the canton for the vote was 44.8 per cent. The cantonal government and the parliament were opposed to initiative, which would have seen the reintroduction of assemblies where the public elect representatives and decide on cantonal affairs with a show of hands.…

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Broke Swiss societies in Britain seek revenue

This content was published on Jun 13, 2010 The federation held its 45th AGM at the Swiss Embassy on Saturday. All corners of the country were represented with members coming from as far away as Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Guernsey. It soon became clear even FOSSUK, the umbrella organisation representing Britain’s 24 Swiss societies and clubs, was not immune to the effects of…

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Swiss named president of UN General Assembly

This content was published on Jun 11, 2010 Formally, the presidency of the General Assembly is the highest office in the UN. But unlike the UN secretary-general – currently Ban Ki-moon – the president has no decision-making powers. Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey was present for the vote in New York on Friday, describing Desiss’ election as a “great honour for Switzerland” and as…

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Swiss guardedly hopeful after Göldi release

This content was published on Jun 11, 2010 Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, who is currently in the United States, said it was a “relief” and she was “very happy”. Speaking from New York, Calmy-Rey also thanked “our European Union partners, particularly Spain and Germany, for their support”. “This is one stage in a strategy. Now it’s important for him to be able…

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Swiss bridge-builder to take over top UN job

This content was published on Jun 11, 2010 Formally, the presidency of the General Assembly is the highest office in the UN. But unlike the UN secretary-general – currently Ban Ki-moon – the president has no decision-making powers. Deiss was nominated in December 2009 and is the sole candidate. He will take up his office at the opening of the 65th session of…

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