Cluster: Swiss Identity Archives - Page 3141 of 3145

More

Culture

Montreux stages annual Jazz Festival

This content was published on Jun 30, 1999 It’s summer and the time of year for a series of music festivals in Switzerland. World famous is of course the Montreux Jazz Festival, on between July 2-17. This year, 2,200 musicians are playing at the lakeside resort. This year’s line-up includes Alanis Morissette, R.E.M, Elvis Costello, Rickie Lee Jones and Marianne Faithfull, and the…

More

Demographics

Switzerland summons Turkish ambassador over Ocalan sentence

This content was published on Jun 30, 1999 The Swiss foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Turkish ambassador to Switzerland and formally expressed the government’s concern over the death sentence for Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. The ministry said it wanted ambassador Erdal Tümer to tell Ankara that Switzerland was concerned about the Turkish court’s death sentence for Ocalan. Shortly after the state…

More

Culture

Former Swiss prison stages art exhibition

This content was published on Jun 30, 1999 A former prison in the Swiss town of Sion is staging an art exhibition featuring paintings and sculptures by nine artists from the southwestern Canton of Valais. Gab Gabongo, shown above with his art exhibits, was among the nine artists whose works were shown to the media on Tuesday. The exhibition will be open to…

More

Demographics

Campaign begins to distribute Swiss bank funds to Holocaust survivors

This content was published on Jun 29, 1999 Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors were on Tuesday called to file their claims for the $1.25 billion settlement agreed to by two Swiss banks nearly a year ago. Two major Swiss banks – UBS and Credit Suisse – and the World Jewish Congress agreed on the funds in an out-of-court settlement last August, in…

More

Demographics

Switzerland calls on Turkey not to execute Ocalan

This content was published on Jun 29, 1999 The Swiss government on Tuesday called on Turkey not to carry out the death sentence against Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, saying this would lead to renewed violence throughout Europe. The government’s reaction came a few hours after a Turkish court found Ocalan guilty of treason for his role in a Kurdish separatist campaign in…

More

Demographics

German Defence Minister visits Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 29, 1999 A day after holding talks with his British counterpart George Robertson, Swiss Defence Minister Adolf Ogi (left) is meeting his German opposite number Rudolf Scharping (right). The discussions were expected to focus on the situation in Kosovo. Later in the day, Scharping will meet Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss and Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss. Ogi’s talks…

More

Culture

Changes ahead in Swiss cultural policy

This content was published on Jun 28, 1999 A new report released Monday called on public authorities and private institutions in Switzerland to better coordinate the promotion of the arts. The demand was part of a 400-page report which largely reflects the views of Swiss artists and which contains wide-ranging proposals to streamline the promotion of the arts in Switzerland. Commissioned by the…

More

Demographics

Kosovo dominates Swiss-British defense talks

This content was published on Jun 28, 1999 Swiss Defense Minister Adolf Ogi (l) and his visiting British counterpart George Robertson met Monday for talks dominated by the situation in Kosovo, where Britain maintains a sizeable number of troops and Switzerland provides humanitarian and reconstruction aid. A Swiss government spokesman said after the talks – held just outside the capital Berne – that…

More

Demographics

Swiss Defence Minister Ogi meets British counterpart for talks on Kosovo

This content was published on Jun 28, 1999 The crisis in Kosovo and Switzerland’s emergency aid in the war-torn region were expected to top the agenda of Monday’s talks between Swiss Defence Minister Adolf Ogi and his British counterpart George Robertson. The talks were taking place just outside the capital Berne, where Robertson was welcomed with full military honours. The Swiss government announced…

Cluster: Swiss Identity

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Cluster: Swiss Identity

More

Lucerne piano festival to highlight “mechanical piano.”

More

Montreux stages annual Jazz Festival

More

Switzerland summons Turkish ambassador over Ocalan sentence

More

Former Swiss prison stages art exhibition

More

Campaign begins to distribute Swiss bank funds to Holocaust survivors

More

Switzerland calls on Turkey not to execute Ocalan

More

German Defence Minister visits Switzerland

More

Changes ahead in Swiss cultural policy

More

Kosovo dominates Swiss-British defense talks

More

Swiss Defence Minister Ogi meets British counterpart for talks on Kosovo

Popular Stories

Most Discussed