Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Belgian royals visit Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 21, 2000 On arrival in the country King Albert and his wife were given a reception with full military honours in Bern. They also met a delegation of Belgian expatriates living in Switzerland. In his speech, King Albert pointed out the similarities between Switzerland and Belgium, and paid tribute to the two countries’ close relations. He praised…

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“Magic Formula” still alive, but expect change in 2003, says Swiss academic

This content was published on Nov 19, 2000 In an interview with the “SonntagsBlick” newspaper, the canton Fribourg academic said that he didn’t expect major political changes before the 2003 general election. Despite strong words, Switzerland’s politicians lacked a real will to disrupt the status quo, he said. Under the “Magic Formula”, devised in 1959, the seven-member Swiss government is composed of two…

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Swiss environmentalist missing in Borneo

This content was published on Nov 19, 2000 Daniela Stoffel, a Swiss foreign ministry spokeswoman, confirmed that the country’s embassy had been coordinating a search for Manser, who went missing in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, on Borneo island. But there had been no news from the 46-year-old activist for six months. Manser, a long-standing defender of the rain forest, was working with…

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Russia blocks Georgia-bound Swiss military supplies

This content was published on Nov 18, 2000 A Swiss foreign ministry spokeswoman, Daniela Stoffel, said that the rail convoy was carrying trucks, winter clothing and medical supplies, to be used by the prison and customs services of the Caucasus state. Part of it had mistakenly been classified as diplomatic material, she said, and this would be investigated as soon as possible. Philippe…

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Four candidates officially declared in Ogi succession race

This content was published on Nov 18, 2000 Ogi’s announcement last month that he planned to leave politics at the end of the year started the process of nominating a successor. Speculation has been fierce over the party’s choice. The People’s Party has been riven by splits between supporters of the moderate Ogi and those of the right-wing member of the Zurich section,…

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Switzerland to boost its international presence and aid

This content was published on Nov 16, 2000 Membership of the EU remains one of the top priorities, the government said in a white paper outlining the country’s foreign policy agenda for the next 10 years. A decision on when to begin entry negotiations will be taken before 2008, when the next legislative period ends. In the meantime, the government wants to open…

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Switzerland to boost its international presence and aid

This content was published on Nov 16, 2000 Membership of the EU remains one of the top priorities, the government said in a report outlining the country’s foreign policy agenda over the next 10 years. A decision on when to begin entry negotiations will be taken at the latest during the next legislative period, which starts in 2004. The other main priority remains…

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Swiss host European security meeting

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 The meeting, financed by the Swiss defence ministry, is part of Switzerland’s efforts to promote collective security in Europe under Nato’s “Partnership for Peace” (PfP) programme. Entitled “Coping with the new security challenges of Europe”, it brings together academics, diplomats, soldiers and NGOs from over 40 countries in the Euro-Atlantic area. Among the key topics…

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Boost for Lausanne drug agency bid

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 The committee responsible for determining the final location of the agency announced on Tuesday that four further bids, tabled by Barcelona, Madrid, Nice and Singapore, had been ruled out on technical grounds. Only three cities were expected to be removed from the bidding at this stage, but Nice was added to the list because it…

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Swiss business strengthens presence in UAE

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 Addressing business leaders at the Council’s inauguration, the Swiss economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, described the occasion as “a great day for commercial and economic relations between Switzerland and the UAE”. Couchepin is on a two-day visit to the UAE’s largest emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai – the first official trip by a Swiss minister to…

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