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Swiss envoy Thomas Greminger loses post as Europe’s peace manager

This content was published on Jul 12, 2020 Greminger’s term in office, which began in July 2017, will expire on July 18, according to Swiss media reports published over the weekend. He was the OSCE’s first Swiss secretary general. The OSCE is the biggest regional security organisation in the world, with 57 member states in north America, Europe and Asia. An OSCE meeting held…

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Inside Geneva: World trade at a crossroads

This content was published on Jul 9, 2020 Who makes the rules around trade? This episode of the Inside Geneva podcast looks at what the World Trade Organization can do, and what it can’t.

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New Geneva platform to ‘anticipate societal changes’

This content was published on Jul 8, 2020 A new international platform is to be launched in Geneva to anticipate the effects of societal changes amidst the Covid-19 crisis.

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Countries ‘have to cooperate’, says top Swiss diplomat

This content was published on Jul 8, 2020 Valentin Zellweger, head of Switzerland’s mission to the UN in Geneva, is leaving at the end of July to take up a new post as Ambassador to Kenya. After four years in Geneva, how does he see the international stage there?

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Switzerland adds 11 Venezuelan officials to sanctions list

This content was published on Jul 7, 2020 The Swiss authorities have added 11 leading Venezuelan officials to a sanctions list.

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A global wake-up call

This content was published on Jul 5, 2020 World leaders must heed this wake-up call and come together to address global fragilities, says UN Secretary-General.

Swiss oppose Israel’s threat to annex West Bank

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 Sommaruga, who this year holds the rotating Swiss presidency, telephoned both Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and the Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas this week. Tensions have been heightened in the volatile region in recent weeks by Israeli threats to annex swathes of the West Bank region, which is claimed by the Palestinians as their territory but…

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‘I will resign if I am convicted’, declares Geneva minister

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 Swiss public television, RTS, reported on July 1 that the Office of the Attorney General of Geneva had informed Maudet and four other defendants of its plans to prepare an indictment and to send the case to court. Geneva prosecutors told RTS that they plan to send the case to trial concerning a trip to…

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Humanitarian work in the time of Covid-19

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 Even in Geneva, the world’s humanitarian capital, we are starting to lose sight of the fact that solidarity is needed during this global crisis.

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US and European politicians complain to Swiss over legal chief’s Russia links

This content was published on Jul 2, 2020 Senior US and European politicians have expressed concerns over the Swiss federal prosecutor's connections to Russia.

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Swiss envoy Thomas Greminger loses post as Europe’s peace manager

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Inside Geneva: World trade at a crossroads

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New Geneva platform to ‘anticipate societal changes’

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Countries ‘have to cooperate’, says top Swiss diplomat

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Switzerland adds 11 Venezuelan officials to sanctions list

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Swiss oppose Israel’s threat to annex West Bank

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