Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Politicians discover dimensions of cyberspace

This content was published on Aug 6, 2007 But so-called blogs, video clips, podcasts and chat forums are not as common as in the United States and France. Communications Minister Moritz Leuenberger attracted considerable media attention when he launched his blog – a form of interactive diary – earlier this year. He is not the only politician in Switzerland to venture into the…

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Greens profit from environment fears

This content was published on Aug 3, 2007 The Green Party, currently the fifth-largest in Switzerland, looks set to capitalise on this to make gains at the polls in October. The fifth election barometer carried out by the gfs.institute on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation – swissinfo’s parent company – shows that if votes were cast now, the Greens would gain 10.3…

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Arms control talks limp along in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 3, 2007 Ambassador Jürg Streuli said on Thursday that time was running out to make progress this year on the package, which includes issues such as the demilitarisation of outer space. Streuli, the current president of the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament (CD), said opposition from three countries – China, Pakistan and Iran – was blocking efforts to…

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Swiss president calls for more integration

This content was published on Aug 1, 2007 Police on Wednesday prevented dozens of rightwing extremists – who have in previous years disrupted the celebrations – from reaching the site, which is near Lake Lucerne. In her speech, Calmy-Rey said she understood that some people feared losing their identity, but she said that peaceful coexistence with other cultures was the only solution. It…

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Swiss National Day

This content was published on Jul 31, 2007

Iraqi refugee crisis reaches breaking point

This content was published on Jul 31, 2007 Delegates at the meeting in the Syrian capital, Damascus, warned that health and other basic services in the two countries were being overwhelmed. Among those attending the conference, which ended on Monday, were the Geneva-based International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).…

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Gotthard put forward to stage Expo 2020

This content was published on Jul 28, 2007 Solari, who helped organise the 700th anniversary celebrations of the Swiss confederation in 1991, suggested the exhibition be held in 2020 to mark the opening of the new Gotthard rail tunnel. Reaction to the idea has been mixed. In an interview with Zurich’s Tages-Anzeiger newspaper on Saturday, Solari said simply cutting a ribbon as had…

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Blocher has misgivings about new US entry rule

This content was published on Jul 28, 2007 Blocher expressed his misgivings about having to register online to US authorities 48 hours before departure to the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, in Washington. He said having to register and fill out a questionnaire before a journey was an added administrative burden. Chertoff had “calmed him a little” by saying that registration…

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Poorer nations lack support to sink piracy

This content was published on Jul 27, 2007 Nikolaus Thumm, senior economic counsellor at the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, says most countries have legislation to combat piracy but enforcement is far from satisfactory. “It’s nice to have good-looking laws and regulations, but if they are not enforced they are not worth anything,” he told swissinfo. Thumm was speaking at the end of…

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ICRC rejects Ethiopian charges after expulsion

This content was published on Jul 26, 2007 The Swiss-run humanitarian agency was on Tuesday given seven days to leave after 12 years operating in the region. The ICRC said its expulsion would hurt needy civilians. “All ICRC activities in Ethiopia are conducted in strict accordance with the principles of independence and neutrality,” Daniel Duvillard, head of ICRC operations for the Horn of…

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