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Geothermal project shakes Basel again

This content was published on Jan 6, 2007 This time buildings stood up to the force unlike the minor damage inflicted by a small earthquake in December that clocked a reading of 3.4. Nobody was hurt in either of the two incidents. The latest tremor took place at 08.19 on Saturday, prompting around 40 residents to call the emergency services. Work on the…

Calmy-Rey hits back at French tax attack

This content was published on Jan 6, 2007 Speaking on Swiss television on Friday night, Calmy-Rey called for more “respect” following comments from a key ally of French presidential candidate Ségolène Royal. Earlier this week French socialist politician, and spokesman for Royal, Arnaud Montebourg likened Switzerland’s cantonal tax system to “banditry”. He urged the EU to crack down on cantons that set low…

New banking rules hold no fears

This content was published on Jan 5, 2007 Reports have made light of fears that the Basel II framework could unfairly disadvantage smaller banks and that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find it harder to obtain credit. The code replaces a 1988 agreement, known as Basel I, which had the same aim of determining how much reserve capital banks should set aside…

From road to rail

This content was published on Jan 5, 2007

Unions campaign for more social security

This content was published on Jan 5, 2007 The umbrella group said it would oppose moves to introduce corporate tax breaks and any weakening of the public service sector. The federation’s president, Paul Rechsteiner, said it was crucial to implement planned measures to combat joblessness among the young generation as the economy has picked up. “Decisive steps should be taken to further bring…

Taxi: Campari Soda

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Controversy over giant screen in Engadine

This content was published on Jan 5, 2007 A local railway company is using a light machine to project a picture the size of four football pitches against Piz Corvatsch in the Engadine valley. The Foundation for Environmental Protection called for an immediate halt to the campaign which runs during evening hours through the week until February. A statement said the environment at…

Four out of ten conscripts unfit for duty

This content was published on Jan 4, 2007 Officials say the drop-out rate has more than doubled over the past decade owing to a tougher selection process, growing anti-army sentiment and declining physical fitness among young people. According to the defence ministry, more than 40 per cent of the 33,000 conscripts called up for military service – mandatory for all 20-year-old Swiss men…

How a Swiss invention hooked the world

This content was published on Jan 4, 2007 The hook-and-loop fastener, better known under the trademark Velcro, was the result of an alpine walk, a dog, some burdock and a pinch of Swiss genius. De Mestral was born in 1907 in the castle of Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, the family estate in the wine region of Lake Geneva near Lausanne. As a boy, de Mestral showed…

Farmers sound the alarm bells again

This content was published on Jan 4, 2007 On Thursday it repeated calls on politicians to slow down planned reforms of the agriculture sector, including cuts in production subsidies. The association’s president, Hansjörg Walther, said the future of the Swiss farming sector was at risk even without the additional pressure of a government-sponsored reform package or a new round of international trade liberalisation.…

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