Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Swiss out in force for World Social Forum

This content was published on Jan 20, 2005 After moving to Mumbai last year, the meeting of international civil society is returning to the Brazilian town of Porto Alegre, where the inaugural session was held in 2001. “With more than 50 participants, the Swiss delegation is the biggest and the most representative that we have ever had,” said Sergio Ferrari of the Swiss…

Swiss Politics

Iraq embarks on election “adventure”

This content was published on Jan 20, 2005 Martin Aeschbacher told swissinfo he expected voting to proceed normally in most parts of the country. The nationwide and local elections taking place simultaneously at the end of the month are the first since former ruler Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003. Aeschbacher, who heads the Swiss liaison office in Iraq, said there was little…

Swiss Politics

Tsunami fund helps rebuild lives

This content was published on Jan 20, 2005 But Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey says the challenge of helping to rebuild shattered lives has only just begun. Calmy-Rey travelled to Sri Lanka and Thailand soon after the tidal waves struck the coastlines of several countries in southeast Asia on December 26. She saw first-hand the devastation which has claimed the lives of more…

Swiss Politics

Government splits EU votes

This content was published on Jan 19, 2005 The government said it wanted to avoid any confusion by holding the votes on security and asylum and on access to the Swiss labour market at different times. The Swiss electorate will have the final word on the Schengen/Dublin agreement with the EU on June 5 if opponents manage to collect enough signatures to force…

Future aid for Rwanda comes under review

This content was published on Jan 19, 2005 Walter Fust’s visit comes as Rwanda launches the biggest phase of hearings to try up to one million people suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide. The Swiss government has to decide whether to continue the current aid programme, which came to an end in 2004, and what form any future assistance should take. Fust,…

Swiss Politics

Army mobilises troops for Davos

This content was published on Jan 18, 2005 Over 800 more soldiers than last year are being mobilised to help the civilian authorities maintain security at the event, which brings together government and business leaders. Three and a half thousand militia soldiers will constitute a special land taskforce, while the rest of the troops are to be deployed for air defence. Extra costs…

Swiss Politics

Swiss urge action following disaster summit

This content was published on Jan 17, 2005 Swiss delegates were generally positive about the outcome, but said words had to be translated into deeds as soon as possible. Experts and officials at the United Nations-sponsored conference, which ended on Saturday, agreed on the need to make disaster preparation a priority. They also made it a target to develop a tsunami early-warning system…

Swiss Politics

WEF opponents say no to “demo in a cage”

This content was published on Jan 17, 2005 Instead, they intend to carry out “imaginative acts of civil disobedience” in the city centre. Two years ago about 1,000 demonstrators went on the rampage through Bern, clashing with police and causing up to SFr500,000 ($424,000) of damage. Last week the city authorities said protesters could gather in Parliament Square but would not be allowed…

Swiss Politics

Iraqi expatriates face polling obstacles

This content was published on Jan 15, 2005 But many of them lack the money and the documents necessary for trips to the neighbouring countries. The Independent Electoral Commissariat for Elections in Iraq (IECI) has chosen 14 countries where an estimated 1.2 million expatriates can cast absentee ballots in the January 30 parliamentary poll. The ballot will be Iraq’s first free election after…

Swiss Politics

Radicals support closer ties with EU

This content was published on Jan 15, 2005 Party delegates have also come out in support of opening the Swiss labour market to citizens of the ten new European Union member states. The Radicals, who are one of the country’s four main political parties, voted overwhelmingly on Saturday in favour of the Schengen/Dublin accord on cross-border crime and asylum. Delegates said closer ties…

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