Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Historians question federal charter

This content was published on Aug 2, 2009 But historian Georges Andrey draws swissinfo.ch’s attention to a few inconsistencies in the roots of Switzerland’s national day, which was created just over 100 years ago. Legend has it that on August 1, 1291, amid continuing Habsburg repression, representatives from three forest cantons around Lake Lucerne – Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden – met on the…

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Swiss image in United States still strong

This content was published on Aug 1, 2009 A majority of Americans think positively of Switzerland, its products and its place in the world. The survey, jointly commissioned by swissinfo.ch and the SonntagsBlick newspaper, was carried out in July by Isopublic, a Swiss member of the Gallup International research institute. Asked to what extent they concurred with various views of Switzerland, Americans were…

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Calmy-Rey and Clinton “relieved” over UBS deal

This content was published on Aug 1, 2009 The Swiss bank was facing legal action by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which wanted it to hand over the confidential information of 52,000 clients. Calmy-Rey met Clinton in Washington, DC on Friday, after the US Department of Justice and the Swiss government hammered out a deal that would have UBS deliver a substantially…

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Patriotism poll

This content was published on Jul 31, 2009

Swiss National Day

This content was published on Jul 31, 2009

Bike scheme booms despite poor cycle paths

This content was published on Jul 30, 2009 Yet despite the success of the ride-and-go cycle programme, western Switzerland continues to lag behind German-speaking regions and other parts of Europe in developing suitable paths and infrastructure for cyclists. From the end of July, some 45 bicycles will be available at three drop-off points between Vevey and La Tour-de-Peilz as part of the Suisse…

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New facts postpone Russia-Georgia report

This content was published on Jul 30, 2009 Heidi Tagliavini told a news conference in Moscow on Wednesday that her Geneva-based group, commissioned by the European Union, would now issue its findings at the end of September. “Our mandate was to end with a report on July 31 but in view of a number of materials, that were extremely relevant to our fact…

Swiss Politics

Free trade with Japan nears

This content was published on Jul 29, 2009 Officials from the two sides exchanged documents on Wednesday to pave the way for the introduction of the historic accord. The treaty was approved by Swiss parliament in early June with lawmakers saying it is on a par with a similar agreement reached with the European Union in 1972. Economics Minister Doris Leuthard said the…

Heard the one about the flu pandemic?

This content was published on Jul 28, 2009 Advertising spots started running on Swiss television on Monday with French, German and Italian comics warning that a pandemic of the A/H1N1 flu virus would hit the country in the autumn and urging people to improve their hygiene. The Federal Health Office says research has shown that humour helps people understand a message better, but…

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Military service delays affecting army

This content was published on Jul 26, 2009 An estimated 93 per cent of 129,000 soldiers and officers in the army postpone requisite retraining courses or end up finishing recruit school after the age of 20. As a result there are too many active soldiers and too few reservists, said defence ministry spokesman Sebastian Huber, confirming an article in the newspaper NZZ am…

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