Cluster: Swiss Identity

Switzerland to expand special military service programme

This content was published on Jul 9, 1999 The Swiss army said Friday it was pleased with the response to a newly-introduced military service programme and would likely expand that pilot project next year. The programme, which was launched at the beginning of June, involves a limited number of ranked personnel carrying out their mandatory service under a contract that defines their salary…

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Swiss financier Rey sentenced to four years in prison

This content was published on Jul 8, 1999 A court in the capital Berne sentenced controversial Swiss financier and businessman Werner K. Rey to four years in prison for his role in business deals which led to the collapse of Rey’s Omni Holding business empire in 1991. The court found Rey, 55, guilty of fraud, falsification of documents and fraudulent bankruptcy. The court…

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Swiss financier Rey sentenced to four years in prison

This content was published on Jul 8, 1999 A court in the capital Berne sentenced controversial Swiss financier Werner K. Rey on Thursday to four years in prison for his role in business deals which led to the fall of Rey’s Omni Holding business empire in 1991. The prosecution had demanded ten years in prison for Rey, who has probably been Switzerland’s most…

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Controversial Swiss financier Rey to hear verdict Thursday

This content was published on Jul 8, 1999 A court in the capital Berne will rule later Thursday whether Werner K. Rey, probably Switzerland’s most controversial financier and businessman in recent years, will be found guilty on fraud and forgery charges. Those charges relate to the fall of Rey’s Omni Holding business empire, which collapsed in 1991 amid debts estimated at about SFr4…

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Verdict expected in Werner K. Rey case

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999

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Biéler exhibition in Lausanne

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999 For the first time in over sixty years there’s a chance this summer to see a major exhibition of the works of Swiss artist Ernest Biéler. The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne has organised the retrospective, which in particular traces Biéler’s development as a painter between 1880 and 1920. Pictured above is “L’Eau Mystérieuse,” painted…

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Berne art museum shows “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999 Artist Michel Blazy from Paris is among more than a dozen Swiss and international artists who are contributing their works and performances to an exhibition called “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.” The exhibition, which runs at Berne’s Kunsthalle art museum until August 22, features paintings, photographs, sculptures and installations by various artists on…

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Switzerland’s public broadcasting service confident about future

This content was published on Jul 6, 1999 Switzerland’s public broadcasting service on Tuesday expressed confidence about its future, saying commercial radio and television stations did not pose a danger to its products. But despite the upbeat note, the media giant admitted at a news conference in Berne that its public service operations had run up losses of SFr3.4 million ($2.26 million) last…

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German Finance Minister visits Berne

This content was published on Jul 6, 1999

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Avenches Opera Festival stages Nabucco

This content was published on Jul 6, 1999 The medieval town of Avenches is once again putting its Roman amphitheatre to use with the staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco. Eight performances are being held between July 8-24. Pictured above is a performance of Verdi’s Aida, staged in 1995 – the festival’s first year. The Avenches Opera Festival was made into an annual event,…

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