Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Church occupiers reject calls to leave

This content was published on Aug 21, 2001 Representatives of the local parish said they would allow five of the protesters to remain inside the church as a symbolic gesture, but called on the rest to vacate the building. The protesters rejected the offer, saying they were only prepared to reduce the number of people taking refuge inside the church to 30. The…

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Swiss expatriates conference draws to a close

This content was published on Aug 19, 2001 The three-day convention in Davos focused on relations between Switzerland and the United Nations. In a series of speeches and panel discussions, Swiss experts explained the different aspects of the UN and its agencies, as well as the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The debates focused on how Switzerland could improve…

Swiss Politics

Deiss says UN membership would boost Swiss image

This content was published on Aug 18, 2001 Addressing a meeting of Swiss expatriates in Davos on Saturday, Deiss said there was no reason for Switzerland to be virtually the only country in the world to stay outside the UN adding that Switzerland’s traditional neutrality would not be curtailed by full UN membership. Deiss emphasisesd that Switzerland would benefit from such a decision…

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Switzerland hosts world’s largest student conference

This content was published on Aug 18, 2001 The official opening ceremony of AIESEC’s 53rd Congress took place on Friday evening. The guest list included Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum and Juan Somavia of the International Labour Organisation. Members of the public attended the opening party, which featured music, dancing and food from around the world. After the opening celebration, the…

Swiss Politics

Expatriates discuss Swiss ties with UN

This content was published on Aug 17, 2001 The organisers expect about 500 people from all corners of the globe to attend the three-day congress. Politicians and personalities from the business community and cultural organisations will debate the UN ties in a series of panel discussions. Rudolf Wyder, director of the Organisation for the Swiss Abroad, says the focus of the meeting is…

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Ministers fail to break deadlock in German-Swiss air transport dispute

This content was published on Aug 15, 2001 Germany reiterated that it would take unilateral steps if no agreement were reached at the final meeting in Bonn next month. Addressing a news conference in Bern on Tuesday, both ministers said they narrowed their differences in the latest round of talks. However, three issues still remained to be resolved. Leuenberger said no consensus was…

Swiss Politics

Swiss say much to be done before racism conference

This content was published on Aug 10, 2001 The Swiss Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, François Nordmann, told swissinfo that “significant progress” had been made, but that “more still needs to be done”. “Fifty per cent of the texts are still in brackets, and time is running out. It is a concern,” he said, as the deadline for the end of the…

Swiss Politics

Number of Swiss abroad on the increase

This content was published on Aug 7, 2001 The majority of Swiss expatriates live in Europe. More than a quarter of them live in France with a large number scattered across Germany, Italy, Britain, Spain and Austria. But some have ventured further afield with 68,821 living in the United States and 19,536 resident in Australia. Over the past 10 years, there has also…

Swiss Politics

Record numbers seek asylum in Switzerland in July

This content was published on Aug 3, 2001 July’s total was more than 50 per cent higher than the number of people who applied in 2000, and exceeded the number of applicants in the preceding month by 300. The refugee office predicts that by the end of the year, the number of applicants in Switzerland could reach 20,000. The largest group of asylum-seekers…

Swiss Politics

World Economic Forum to stay in Davos

This content was published on Aug 2, 2001 In a statement issued following reports in the Swiss press, the WEF said that there was “no doubt that the meeting will be held at the resort”, but confirmed that other cities had put forward applications to host the meeting. “It is true that as an internationally recognised organisation, the WEF regularly receives offers from…

Cluster: Swiss Abroad

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