Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Swiss embassies celebrate National Day

This content was published on Aug 1, 2001 Swiss National Day celebrations for August 1 are not only taking place in Switzerland but all over the world. One of the biggest social occasions is being held in Berlin, where Borer is throwing a party for 1,400 guests, including celebrities and politicians. Following last year’s success, Borer decided to ignore the Swiss government’s plea…

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Negligence proves costly to army

This content was published on Jul 31, 2001 According to the Federal Office for Land Forces, last year SFr1.6 million worth of military equipment had to be replaced after it was either lost or damaged. Clothing and inexpensive kitchen utensils were the items most frequently replaced, but around 80 pieces of equipment costing more than SFr500 each also went missing during the course…

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Geneva refugee convention marks 50 years

This content was published on Jul 30, 2001 In a statement to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on July 28, 1951, the Council said it had lost none of its significance over the years and had made it possible for countless numbers of persecuted people to begin a new life in a safe environment. But it said the Convention…

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Poll reveals progression of Swiss Radical Party

This content was published on Jul 29, 2001 The poll, carried out for the paper by the Isopublic research institute, asked interviewees who they would vote for if parliamentary elections were to take place on the following Sunday. The results, based on 581 valid questionnaires, showed that 24.2 per cent of people would vote for the Radical Party. This represented a 2.2 per…

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Deadlock continues over Switzerland’s use of German airspace

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 As a result, the remaining controversial issues must now be re-examined by Switzerland’s transport minister, Moritz Leuenberger, and his German counterpart, Kurt Bodewig. During the latest negotiations, Germany insisted that once the number of flights was reduced, there should be no means of turning back. However, Swiss negotiators rejected this demand. They argued that Zurich…

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Swiss “worried” by US refusal to ban germ warfare

This content was published on Jul 25, 2001 Thomas Faessler, the Swiss representative at the UN meeting, said the US position threw into doubt its “desire to shoulder their share of responsibility when it comes to multilateral cooperation”. The US announced on Wednesday that it was turning down a compromise plan to enforce a 30-year ban on these weapons. “In our assessment, the…

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Switzerland welcomes new global warming pact

This content was published on Jul 23, 2001 “The Bonn decision opens the way to ratification of the Kyoto Protocol for Switzerland,” said Leuenberger, who is also environment minister. The Swiss cabinet is expected to introduce the ratification process in 2002, he added. Leuenberger called the treaty adopted by the conference in Bonn more “modest” than Switzerland’s position. Because of a Swiss law…

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Switzerland disappointed at UN small arms accord

This content was published on Jul 22, 2001 The head of the Swiss delegation attending the conference, Raimund Kunz, said the accord brokered on the final day of meetings fails to address the “main problems concerning small arms”. “I regret that the accord contains so little that is concrete,” Kunz said at the end of the meeting. “We would have liked to see…

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Leuenberger wraps up Baltics visit

This content was published on Jul 20, 2001 In a joint statement made at the end of the mini-summit, the two leaders declared that Switzerland and Lithuania “would follow different foreign policies but nonetheless shared common goals”. Adamkus also called for further cultural and economic exchange between the two countries. “Switzerland is the eighth largest foreign investor in Lithuania,” he said, “but we…

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Lausanne welcomes Rogge

This content was published on Jul 20, 2001 Samaranch was unable to attend Friday’s symbolic handing over of the keys to the IOC’s lakeside headquarters after he was admitted to hospital on Tuesday night for extreme fatigue. But observers say his influence will continue under Rogge`s presidency. Rogge himself has indicated that he will carry on where Samaranch left off. “My daily and…

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