Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Geneva GE

This content was published on May 21, 2007 Cantonal government: Cantonal parliament: Political representation in the national parliament House of Representatives: Social Democratic Party (3 seats):Liliane Maury-Pasquier, Maria Roth-Bernasconi, Carlo Sommaruga Swiss People’s Party (2 seats):Jacques Pagan, André Raymond Liberal Party (2 seats):Martine Brunschwig Graf, Jacques-Simon Eggly Radical Party (1 seat):John Dupraz Christian Democratic Party (1 seat):Luc Barthassat Green Party (1 seat):Ueli Leuenberger…

Swiss told to stay out of Iran nuclear crisis

This content was published on May 20, 2007 Bolton warned that Switzerland would be better off keeping its nose out of the current crisis between Tehran and the West over Iran’s enrichment of uranium. In an interview with the “Sonntagszeitung” newspaper, he said the Swiss proposal – which has never been confirmed by the foreign ministry – was nothing more than an illusion.…

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Salvation Army marks 125 years of service

This content was published on May 19, 2007 The speaker of the House of Representatives, Christine Egerszegi, said the organisation’s work was more necessary than ever in a society where many people fell through the social welfare net. Speaking in front of the parliament building on Saturday to more than 2,000 Salvationists and friends, Egerszegi said the army comes to the help of…

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Bern decides against more refugees from Iraq

This content was published on May 17, 2007 Government spokesman Oswald Sigg said that Bern “refused to accept new Iraqi refugees”, preferring to help displaced Iraqi people on the spot. Justice and Police Minister Christoph Blocher told French-language Swiss radio other European countries had also decided that accepting contingents of refugees was no solution to the problem. “We already have 5,000 Iraqis in…

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Swiss rule out negotiations with EU in tax row

This content was published on May 16, 2007 However, the cabinet said Switzerland – which is not a member of the EU – was willing to have a dialogue with Brussels on fiscal policy, but gave no date for talks. Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz and Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said on Wednesday that Switzerland would not surrender its sovereignty on tax matters. The…

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copy of: Swiss People’s Party

This content was published on May 16, 2007 Until the 1990s, the People’s Party was the smallest of the parties represented in cabinet, with only 11 per cent of the vote. During the 1990s the party increased its share of the vote to become the most popular party, attracting 22.5 per cent at the 1999 elections. In 2003 its percentage of the vote…

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copy of: copy of: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union

This content was published on May 16, 2007 Die EDU konnte sich vor allem im Kanton Bern etablieren, wo sie 1991 ihren ersten Sitz im Nationalrat gewannen. Die Partei ist heute in verschiedenen Kantonen aktiv, sie konnte ihre Stärke jedoch kaum ausbauen und kam 2003 auf 1.3 Wählerprozente.

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Aargau AG

This content was published on May 16, 2007 Cantonal Government: Cantonal Parliament: Members of the House of Representatives House of Representatives: Swiss People’s Party (6 seats):Lieni Flüglistaller, Ulrich Giezendanner, Walter Glur, Hans Ulrich Mathys, Ulrich Siegrist, Luzi Stamm Social Democratic Party (3 seats):Pascale Bruderer, Urs Hofmann, Doris Stump Christian Democratic Party (2 seats):Ruth Humbel-Näf, Markus Zemp Radical party (2 seats):Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, Philipp Müller…

Walking the tightrope of Swiss diplomacy

This content was published on May 16, 2007 In fact, they are all objects featured in an exhibition charting almost 400 years of Swiss diplomacy – its successes and failures – at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. The exhibition’s title, On a Delicate Mission – Tales of Swiss Diplomacy, sums up the role of Swiss diplomats over the years perfectly, says curator…

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Swiss counter criticism over illegal assets

This content was published on May 16, 2007 Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, ambassador Paul Seger said the government had returned $1.6 billion (SFr1.9 billion) of stolen funds in recent years and was now a model when it came to fighting embezzlement. Switzerland’s reputation as a deposit box for dirty money got a further airing in author Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code and…

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