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Salzburg

This content was published on Mar 17, 2008 Monuments, squares, churches, palaces and hidden nooks and crannies all add to the special charm of the country’s fourth-largest city. For culture vultures Salzburg is a veritable paradise, with more than 4,000 musical and theatrical events a year. Pomp and elegance take visitors back into another century – curiosity is stirred as soon as you…

Leuthard meets Zhukov

This content was published on Mar 16, 2008 The meeting, in Zurich, focused on trade and investment issues as well as Russian candidacy for the World Trade Organization, said an economics ministry statement. Relations between the European Free Trade Association (Efta), of which Switzerland is a member, and Moscow were also discussed. Both ministers also attended the 7th Russia Economic and Financial Forum…

Glaciers melting at record pace

This content was published on Mar 16, 2008 Results from the UNEP-backed World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), based at Zurich University, showed high levels of thawing, attributed to climate change. Researchers measuring the health of almost 30 glaciers across the world found that on average the ice masses shrank by 1.5 metres in 2006, up from half a metre in 2005. The most…

Former railways boss speaks out

This content was published on Mar 15, 2008 In his first comments on the issue, Benedikt Weibel, who stepped down at the end of 2006, told Swiss public radio the right decisions had been made in a difficult context. Workers at the Bellinzona cargo facility in the southern canton of Ticino are still on strike over the job losses. A meeting between the…

Race begins for a place in space

This content was published on Mar 15, 2008 Around 50,000 people across Europe are expected to sign up, with 1,000 applications anticipated from Swiss eager to follow in the footsteps of Claude Nicollier – the country’s only astronaut. It is the first time in 16 years that Esa – Europe’s equivalent of Nasa – has opened its doors to new recruits, and it…

Cabinet charts European policy course

This content was published on Mar 14, 2008 Speaking before the media, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said Switzerland should extend the existing labour agreement with the EU to new member states Romania and Bulgaria. The accord is part of a package that includes six other agreements on issues including transport and agriculture. Rightwing political parties have already come out against the agreement, but…

Pensions system reform faces heated debate

This content was published on Mar 14, 2008 The planned reform includes raising the retirement age for women to 65, in line with that of men, and facilitating early retirement schemes for low-income earners. The state old age pension system – a key tenet of the country’s social security scheme – is aimed at supporting the older generation and preventing them sinking into…

Swiss franc overtakes the dollar

This content was published on Mar 14, 2008 At one point it was trading at SFr0.9986 before recovering to slightly above parity by early afternoon. The dollar, which has lost nearly SFr0.14 since the beginning of the year, also fell to a record low against the euro. Experts say the continuing fall of the US currency is the result of the country’s financial…

Quickpoll gas deal

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Ethos decides not to take UBS to court

This content was published on Mar 14, 2008 Ethos, whose call for such an audit was backed by 45 per cent of shareholders’ votes at an extraordinary meeting in February, said UBS had agreed to provide more details about an ongoing investigation of the bank by the Swiss Federal Banking Commission. The Geneva-based investment foundation said in a statement on Friday that UBS…

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