Cluster: Swiss Identity

Holocaust victims worldwide look to Swiss bank hearing in New York

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999 (AP) — Holocaust victims around the world are looking toward a U.S. court hearing that could move a $1.25 billion Swiss bank settlement into its final phase. Judge Edward Korman was to preside at the so-called fairness hearing beginning Monday at the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Holocaust survivors and their heirs will be able…

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Doctors demand action not “blabla”

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 Swiss junior and hospital doctors say they have had enough of words and now want action to improve their working conditions. They made the call at a news conference in Berne, a year after doctors in Zurich hospitals staged a protest by refusing to do their paper work. “This ‘pre-industrial’ working situation, coupled with increasing…

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Justice minister committed to fighting crime, money laundering

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 Swiss Justice Minister Ruth Metzler plans to step up international cooperation in fighting organised crime and money laundering, but believes that the country has been unfairly targeted by recent media headlines relating to Russian corruption scandals. Speaking in an Associated Press news agency interview released on Thursday, Metzler for the first time commented on media…

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Fireworks cause minor damage on three U.S.-linked buildings in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 (AP) — Three U.S.-related buildings received minor damage early Thursday from fireworks placed on windows, Zurich police said. Damaged were entrance areas or windows of the America Center, a cultural operation of the U.S. government, a branch of Chase Manhattan Bank and a building related to American Airlines, possibly a travel agent, police said. Radio…

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Swiss AIDS organisation presents online counselling service

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 Switzerland’s key organisation fighting AIDS, the Swiss AIDS Federation, on Thursday presented their online counselling service known as “DrGay.” The www.drgay.ch website mainly offers gays and lesbians anonymous individual counselling on safe sex and AIDS prevention, federation manager Ruth Rutman told a news conference in Berne. The website – maintained by two experts working in…

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Swiss anti-money laundering efforts slow to bite

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999 (Reuters) — Swiss efforts to crack down on money laundering have got off to a slow start because of legal loopholes and an apparent reluctance of bankers to report suspect transactions, experts said on Wednesday. Nearly 20 months after a new law was introduced obliging banks and other financial institutions to report suspicious clients and…

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Government urges new police accord with Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999 The Swiss government on Wednesday called on parliament to approve new police cooperation accords with Germany, Autria and Liechtenstein, saying Switzerland must not become a haven for criminals. The seven-member cabinet is urging parliamentarians to approve a draft accord with Germany and a joint-agreement with Austria and Liechtenstein – all of which are neighbour countries…

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Switzerland remains top vacation spot for Swiss tourists

This content was published on Nov 23, 1999 Swiss tourists who want relaxation, adventure or simply seek new surroundings to take their minds off work, mostly decide to stay at home during their vacation rather than travel abroad. As in the past few years, Swiss hotels, chalets and resorts remained the prime vacation spots and destinations, according to new data released by the…

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More than 11,500 Kosovar refugees repatriated from Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 22, 1999 The Swiss authorities again urged Kosovar refugees in Switzerland to sign up for the government’s voluntary repatriation programme, saying 11,560 ethnic Albanians had already profited from the material and financial repatriation package. The Federal Refugee Office told a news conference in Berne that at least 15,000 refugees will have left Switzerland to return to their…

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Rwanda bars top U.N. war crimes prosecutor del Ponte

This content was published on Nov 22, 1999 (Reuters) — Rwanda has refused an entry visa to United Nations war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte of Switzerland in protest over the release of a prominent Rwandan genocide suspect by a U.N. tribunal, officials said on Monday. Del Ponte, chief prosecutor of the twin U.N. tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, wanted to visit the…

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