Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Nato chief stresses need for greater international cooperation

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 The two men were speaking at a symposium in Berne, during an official visit by the Nato chief. Ogi said the world was “becoming progressively smaller”, and that countries had to work together to preserve their common security. He added that, with the end of the Cold War, the goal of a free and democratic…

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Nato chief stresses need for greater international cooperation

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 The two men were speaking at a symposium in Berne, during an official visit by the Nato chief. They later gave a press conference in Switzerland’s capital, where Ogi stressed that Nato was Switzerland’s partner, and that his talks with Robertson did not touch on the issue of Swiss membership of the alliance. At the…

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Cabinet extends Swiss mission in Kosovo

This content was published on Oct 25, 2000 The cabinet’s decision, announced on Wednesday, comes a day after the Swiss president, Adolf Ogi, called for Switzerland to prolong its mission in Kosovo. A spokesman for the defence ministry, Philippe Welti, said the KFor peacekeeping force had brought stability to the region, and that preserving that stability remained the top priority. Swisscoy was first…

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Cabinet imposes conditions on sale of tank guns to Ukraine

This content was published on Oct 25, 2000 The decision on Wednesday was in response to a request by the state-run weapons company – the Swiss Ordnance Enterprise Corporation – to supply a Ukraine firm with the guns. Cabinet spokesman, Achille Casanova, said that before the sale could go ahead guarantees must be obtained from Ukraine that the tanks on which the weapons…

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EU 40 tonne trucks may be on the way earlier than planned

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 This solution could go a long way to resolving a potential transport dispute between Switzerland and the EU. The head of the Switzerland’s federal transport department, Max Friedli, has been holding discussions in Brussels over the heavy goods vehicle tax on EU trucks which Switzerland plans to introduce at the start of January. The tax…

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Swiss pro-European group stands by EU membership referendum

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 The New European Movement in Switzerland said it would pursue its “Yes to Europe” initiative. Marc Suter, the president of the movement, reportedly said that they had drafted a fast-track proposal on membership of the 15-member EU. He also told reporters that the group was inclined towards calling a referendum in June next year but…

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Blocher would be unhappy in government, says Couchepin

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 In an interview with the “Sonntagszeitung”, Couchepin said Blocher had a different opinion to the government on a range of issues, and would not enjoy having to stand by government policy. Couchepin’s comments follow the announcement by the president and People’s Party minister, Adolf Ogi, that he plans to step down in December. No candidate…

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Radicals and Christian Democrats reject initiative to cut military spending

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 The two parties met to outline their positions on the referenda due to be held on November 26. The Radical Party voted unanimously against the people’s initiative to slash military spending by 50 per cent. Earlier, the economics minister and party delegate, Pascal Couchepin, had urged the Radical Party to reject the initiative, saying it…

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People’s Party president wants a single candidate to succeed Ogi

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 In an interview with the “Neue Luzerner Zeitung”, Maurer said that only one person from the party should be nominated to fill the vacant seat in the cabinet. After Ogi announced he was stepping down after 13 years in government, several politicians called for the People’s Party to put forward two candidates. At present, the…

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Swiss pro-European group stands by EU membership referendum

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 The “Yes to Europe” people’s initiative calls on the government to push forward negotiations with European leaders. The initiative also calls for the creation of conditions that would permit the Swiss people to vote on adhesion in 2006. In 1996, NOMES collected enough signatures to force a popular vote. But no date has yet been…

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