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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Political knives are out ahead of Swiss cabinet election

This content was published on Dec 5, 2000 The election is one of the most closely watched in recent years. A joint session of the 246-member parliament will choose a successor on Wednesday. The race is expected to be very close, and go to several ballots. Traditionally, the post is reserved for the party of the outgoing minister, but there is no guarantee…

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Swiss create civilian rapid reaction force

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 The government approved the creation of the so-called “Swiss expert Pool for Civilian Peace Building” on Monday. It said the aim was make it possible to dispatch up to 100 civilian experts to an international peacekeeping mission at short notice. The foreign ministry said the move was in line with Switzerland’s increasing involvement on missions…

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