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Israel deplores Swiss gas deal with Iran

This content was published on Mar 20, 2008 The deal, between a private Swiss energy company and Tehran, was signed in the Iranian capital earlier this week in the presence of the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey. The Israeli reaction comes just days after the United States criticised the gas deal. Israel’s foreign ministry said it had summoned Swiss ambassador Walter Haffner on…

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Israel deplores Swiss gas deal with Iran

This content was published on Mar 20, 2008 The deal was signed in the Iranian capital Tehran earlier this week in the presence of the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey. The United States has also criticised the gas deal. Israel’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it had summoned Swiss ambassador Walter Haffner to deplore Calmy-Rey’s trip to Iran, calling it “an…

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UN to use lake water to reduce carbon footprint

This content was published on Mar 20, 2008 The thermal exchange network is expected to be in operation by the end of 2008 and will allow UN agencies and other international and non-governmental organisations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and conserve water. Anatoli Kondrachov, head of the UN’s Procurement and Contracts Unit, said the decision to sign on to the Genève-Lac Nations project…

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Chad warned over military aircraft misuse

This content was published on Mar 19, 2008 Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey made the appeal during an official visit to Switzerland by her counterpart Ahmat Allam-Mi on Wednesday. Switzerland had considered imposing sanctions against the country after discovering the Pilatus PC-9 aircraft – exported for training purposes – had been armed and used in military operations. This had contravened the export rules, and…

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Merz condemns attacks on banking secrecy

This content was published on Mar 19, 2008 He described pressure from neighbouring countries as unacceptable and labelled comments by some of Switzerland’s harsher critics impertinent. He denied the country was a tax haven, and added that authorities had been at the forefront in the fight against money laundering. Switzerland has been gradually introducing a withholding tax on interest made in Swiss bank…

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Swiss dismiss US rebuke over energy deal

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said Washington’s angry reaction was to be expected, but added Switzerland had its own strategic interests to defend. She reiterated that the US authorities had been informed about the contract between the private Swiss energy firm, EGL, and the National Iranian Gas Export Company. The accord does not violate United Nations…

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Parliament approves stun guns for police

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 Both houses of parliament on Tuesday came out in favour of the Taser device, ending several rounds of inconclusive debate in the House of Representatives and the Senate over the past two years. Tasers are already authorised by several of Switzerland’s 26 cantons which have widespread autonomy for their police work. Opponents pointed out that…

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ICRC warns Iraq remains on critical list

This content was published on Mar 18, 2008 The Swiss-run organisation said on Monday that violence – including political murders and kidnappings, as well as the indiscriminate targeting of civilians by suicide bombers – is aggravating an already serious emergency. In a statement, it described the humanitarian situation in Iraq as “among the most critical in the world”, calling on all parties in…

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Iran energy deal angers United States

This content was published on Mar 17, 2008 The deal was signed in the Iranian capital in the presence of the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey. The natural gas from Iran together with supplies from Azerbaijan is expected to feed into a gas pipeline running from Greece via Albania to Italy, according to officials. The deal with National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC)…

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Switzerland, a rich country?

This content was published on Mar 17, 2008 The Swiss government’s cultural project for Euro 08 has been abandoned – due to a lack of sponsors. The project, 1924 – We Will Recapture the Title, initially envisaged putting together an exhibition of souvenirs from the history of football. Why the strange title? Switzerland was in the final against Uruguay during the Olympic Games…

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