Cluster: Swiss Identity

Government welcomes rejection of move to curb foreign population

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The move to curb the number of foreigners was voted down by 63 per cent, with 37 per cent in favour. The justice minister, Ruth Metzler – speaking for the government – welcomed the result, and said it was a signal to the international community that Switzerland was willing to adhere to its commitments. Metzler…

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Arts complex inaugurated in former Zurich industrial estate

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The changes are part of a thorough rejuvenation process which the Schauspielhaus is undergoing. Besides the new venue and new director, the theatre’s traditional venue, the “Pfauenbühne”, is being entirely renovated. The Pfaunbühne became world-famous for staging plays by German authors during the Second World War whose works were banned in Nazi Germany. The most…

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A quarter of Swiss citizens want English as common language

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The findings are the results of two opinion polls that were made public over the weekend. The first one, the results of which appeared in the SonntagsZeitung paper, looked at whether English should become an official language in addition to the four other national languages. The poll found that 27 per cent of people in…

Demographics

Olympics: Game over for Laciga brothers

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The 15-11 loss marked the end of the road for two of Switzerland’s biggest medal hopes. The Lacigas were fourth in the world rankings coming into the Olympic tournament, and had comprehensively beaten the top-seeded Australians to make it into the last eight. After falling behind early on, the Lacigas levelled the match at 5-5,…

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Olympics: Sauser takes bronze as Frischknecht falters

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 Sauser crossed the line behind France’s Miguel Martinez and Belgium’s Filip Meirhaeghe, after all three had overtaken an exhausted Frischknecht. Four years after winning the silver medal in Atlanta, the rider from canton Zurich appeared to be ready to go one better in Sydney. As he demonstrated his mastery of the course’s narrow dirtpaths and…

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Olympics: No golden goodbye for Giers

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The Swiss brothers were never able to impose themselves in a lightweight double sculls final dominated from the start by the Polish and Italian crews. Two and a half seconds behind the Poles at the halfway point, the Giers soon had only bronze on which to concentrate. But with France and Germany battling for third…

Demographics

Olympic round up: Federer powers into quarter-finals

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 Federer, who was playing his first official match against the Swede, will now play Morocco’s Karim Alami in the quarter-finals. A win would put Federer within sight of the medals. In athletics, Switzerland’s Daria Nauer finished well down the field in the women’s marathon. In the last appearance of her international career, the 34-year-old mother…

Demographics

Football: Lugano retain top spot as Lausanne falter

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 St Gallen went ahead with a 27th minute strike by Gane, but Lugano equalised with a penalty after 67 minutes netted by Bastida. The match was marred by a series of incidents. It was interrupted for five minutes at the start of the second half when a fire cracker was thrown on to the pitch.…

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Olympic round up: Bucher through to semis

This content was published on Sep 23, 2000 The fastest man this year over the 800 metres distance, Bucher barely had to break into a sweat to pass his first qualifying test. His time of 1’46″51 was the ninth fastest in the heats overall. Two of Bucher’s main rivals for the 800 metres gold medal, Juri Borsakovski and Wilson Kipketer, ran around a…

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Ticinogate legal adviser freed

This content was published on Sep 23, 2000 Zoppi was arraigned on suspicion of fraud, extortion, and false accusations, and was immediately suspended from his duties at the department of education. He was freed on Friday, after being interrogated at length by the State Prosecutor, Luca Marcellini. Zoppi reportedly collaborated with the authorities in their investigation into the way residence permits were granted…

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