Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Switzerland’s bilateral treaties with EU delayed

This content was published on Aug 31, 2000 A spokesman for Switzerland’s European integration bureau told German-language Swiss radio (DRS) on Thursday the treaties would not be implemented before next spring at the earliest. The seven mainly commercial accords, covering issues such as transport, the free movement of people and research, had to be ratified by the parliaments of all 15 EU member…

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Government chooses image-maker abroad

This content was published on Aug 30, 2000 Matyassy will take on the job as soon as he can leave his current post as secretary-general of his party. He will be working alongside Presence Switzerland’s president, who is also an SAirGroup executive, Paul Reutlinger. Presence Switzerland will take over the role previously held by the Co-ordination Commission for the Presence of Switzerland Abroad…

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Government urged to spend more to fight racism

This content was published on Aug 28, 2000 In the statement on Monday, the group said it was alarmed at the growth of right-wing extremism, and that more had to be done – and as soon as possible – to combat intolerance. The group’s president, the parliamentarian, Rosmarie Dormann, has demanded a meeting with the cabinet ministers Ruth Dreifuss and Kaspar Villiger, during…

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Swiss ambassadors to focus on economic diplomacy

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 The conference ended with an address by the Swiss president, Adolf Ogi, in his hometown of Kandersteg, in the Bernese Oberland. The trip was a welcome breath of fresh air for the ambassadors, who had spent a week discussing EU and UN membership, and the need for more economic ties with other countries. One of…

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New Israeli ambassador appointed

This content was published on Aug 24, 2000 Antebbi is currently serving as the ambassador to Poland. The embassy in Berne said the government had not yet confirmed him in his new post, which he is expected to take up in January 2001. A career diplomat, Antebbi is not linked to any political party. His predecessor, Mayer, belongs to the National Religious Party,…

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Ogi expresses condolences for Russian submarine tragedy

This content was published on Aug 23, 2000 The Swiss foreign ministry said that Ogi’s thoughts were with the families of the submariners who lost their lives in the Barents Sea. Ogi expressed his deepest personal sympathy for the bereaved in an official letter addressed to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. The comments of the Swiss president coincided with Russia’s official day of…

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Ogi again condemns move to limit number of foreigners

This content was published on Aug 23, 2000 Ogi said the government’s efforts to defeat the proposal – which calls for the number of foreigners to be limited to 18 per cent of the population – would be one of the most important items on its agenda in the second half of this year. Speaking on Wednesday, following the first cabinet meeting after…

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Government reviews moves to defeat anti-foreigner initiative

This content was published on Aug 23, 2000 The defence minister, Adolf Ogi – who is the sole representative of the People’s Party in cabinet – said the government would analyse the current situation – one month before voters cast their ballots on the initiative to limit the number of foreigners in Switzerland to 18 per cent of the population. The government, big…

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Business leaders reject quotas on foreign workers

This content was published on Aug 22, 2000 The warning was issued at a meeting on Tuesday marking the formal launch of a campaign against the initiative by the federation of commerce and industry. The president of the Federation, Andres Leuenberger, described the “18 per cent initiative” as a clear threat to the Swiss economy. “We are taking this vote very seriously,” he…

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Swiss split on military system

This content was published on Aug 22, 2000 The annual survey on Swiss public attitudes to security issues, commissioned by the defence ministry, showed that while 80 percent of the population were still firmly in favour of neutrality they were split on the military model best designed to guarantee this. The poll also found that for the first time since the surveys began…

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