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This content was published on Jul 23, 1999

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First Kosovo repatriation flight leaves Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 The first repatriation flight with about 90 ethnic Albanian refugees left Switzerland for the Balkans on Tuesday, taking a first group of voluntary returnees back to their home region. The Kosovar returnees were flown to the Macedonian capital Skopje, the Federal Refugee Office said. The airport of Kosovo’s capital Pristina is still blocked for repatriation…

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Swiss Foreign Minister Deiss attends Europe Conference

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss was on Monday meeting high-ranking European Union officials in Brussels to outline Switzerland’s contribution to international peace and pro-democracy efforts in the Balkans. Deiss was expected to present Switzerland’s proposals at the so-called Europe Conference, which was set up by the EU in 1997 to serve as a forum for…

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Swiss aid authorities urge Kosovar refugees to return and rebuild

This content was published on Jul 14, 1999 Government aid officials on Wednesday called on Kosovar refugees in Switzerland to return home as soon as possible in order not to be left behind in the rapid reconstruction process now under way in the war-ravaged Serbian province. The deputy head of the Swiss Disaster Relief Unit, Toni Frisch (left), said refugees in Switzerland should…

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Swiss cantons want “adequate” education for Kosovo refugee children

This content was published on Jul 13, 1999 Kosovo refugee children in Switzerland should be given “adequate” education in separate classes but should not attend regular state schools for the first year of their stay in the country, cantonal authorities said Tuesday. The call came from a committee representing cantonal education authorities. Its demands clash with the government’s view that the refugee children…

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Swiss troops to be deployed in Kosovo in September

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999 About 160 Swiss troops will be deployed in Kosovo in mid-September and will work in the sector controlled by the German contingent of the NATO-led KFOR troops in the Balkans, top army brass said Wednesday. Corps Commander Hans-Ulrich Scherrer made the announcement at a news conference in Berne, as the military gave detailed information about…

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Hadorn takes office as Swiss representative for Kosovo affairs

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999 Switzerland’s special representative for Kosovo affairs Urs Hadorn formally took up his new job on Wednesday, saying he would concentrate on coordinating aid efforts for Kosovar refugees and keeping the public informed about the refugee issue. “The main task will be to consult with the various aid and support groups for Kosovar refugees operating in…

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Foreign Minister Deiss in Italy

This content was published on Jul 5, 1999

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Switzerland hopeful about Kosovo refugee repatriation

This content was published on Jul 5, 1999 The Swiss authorities said Monday they were hopeful that an agreement with Macedonia could still be reached this week to allow the return of Kosovo refugees from Switzerland. Urs Hadorn, the Swiss government’s special representative for Kosovo, said hundreds of ethnic Albanian refugees were anxious to obtain travel papers from the Swiss authorities so that…

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Major row shakes Swiss political landscape

This content was published on Jul 5, 1999 With less than four months to go before Swiss general elections, several leading politicians have been sharpening their knives. A major row has now broken out between conservative populist Christoph Blocher and Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin. Blocher and his People’s Party have been gaining ground of late. The latest pre-election opinion poll forecast that the…

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