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Nigerian tribe appeals for share of Abacha loot

This content was published on Dec 8, 2000 Speaking in Bern, Deebi Nwiado of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) said that up to 90 per cent of the funds linked to Abacha had come from Nigerian oil revenues. He said some of the money should be distributed among the people who had suffered as a result of big oil…

Swiss Politics

Schmid to take over defence portfolio

This content was published on Dec 8, 2000 Schmid, a member of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, confirmed his new post on Friday. The ministry includes the federal offices for civil protection and sport. Schmid will be the third People’s Party member to hold the defence portfolio since the seven cabinet posts were divided among the four main parties in 1959. That agreement…

Swiss Politics

Ogi affirms Swiss intention to join European Union

This content was published on Dec 7, 2000 Ogi’s comments came during talks with EU leaders, who are holding a summit in the southern French city of Nice. The talks took place at a meeting between the EU and leaders from 12 countries who are trying to join the Union. The purpose of the meeting was to underline the commitment of both EU…

Swiss Politics

Switzerland funds reconstruction projects in Croatia

This content was published on Dec 7, 2000 Deiss made the offer on Thursday during a one-day visit to Zagreb, where he held talks with his Croatian opposite number, Tonino Picula. “We will continue our active involvement in the humanitarian sector, which began during the war,” Deiss said after his meeting with Picula. “We are currently engaged in the Knin region, where we…

Swiss Politics

Geneva bids to become home of new biological weapons agency

This content was published on Dec 7, 2000 The new Biological Weapons Secretariat will be responsible for implementing the 1972 Convention on Biological Weapons, which prohibits the production and stockpiling of these arms. “We are confident because Geneva is the logical location,” says Christian Faessler, the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations Disarmament Conference, who is handling Geneva’s candidature. Faessler’s delegation has offered…

Swiss Politics

Schmid election leaves status quo intact

This content was published on Dec 7, 2000 Under the headline “The election which changed nothing”, the French-language “Le Temps” comments that, typically for Switzerland, political leaders failed to make any serious choices when Schmid was elected on Wednesday. In particular, it says the Social Democrats failed to carry out their threat to throw the People’s Party out of government. This would have…

Swiss Politics

Samuel Schmid wins cabinet seat after parliamentary ballot

This content was published on Dec 6, 2000 In the sixth and final round of balloting, Schmid secured the support of the majority of parliament with 121 votes. He was followed by two other members of the People’s Party, Ulrich Siegrist (83 votes), and Rita Fuhrer (28 votes). Schmid, a member of the Senate from canton Bern, is a moderate member of the…

Swiss Politics

Eberle: Where does he stand politically?

This content was published on Dec 6, 2000 Since Eberle decided to stand as a successor to Adolf Ogi, his political views have been examined in detail by politicians and the press alike. Eberle trained as an agronomist, and joined the city parliament in canton Thurgau in 1988. Six years later he became cantonal justice director, and in June this year he took…

Swiss Politics

Schmid: A bridge-builder in Bern

This content was published on Dec 6, 2000 Schmid’s political career has been centred on Bern, where he served as a member of the cantonal parliament for 11 years until 1993. He was elected to the House of Representatives the following year, and moved to the Senate in 1999. As a member of the more liberal Bern-based wing of the party – the…

Swiss Politics

Austria and Switzerland discuss Euro 2008 joint bid

This content was published on Dec 5, 2000 Tuesday’s meeting between the head of the Swiss Football Federation, Marcel Mathier, and his Austrian counterpart, Beppo Mauhart, marked a second attempt by Austria at bidding jointly for the finals. It made an unsuccessful stab at the 2004 European championship finals with another neighbour, Hungary. The event was eventually awarded to Portugal. During the talks,…

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