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Scientists send mixed biodiversity message

This content was published on Jun 5, 2006 The Swiss Environment Agency presented the first overview of its pioneering Swiss Biodiversity Monitoring (BDM) programme ahead of World Environment Day on Monday. It paints a mixed picture of the nation’s biodiversity. The publication of the extensive BDM report comes after five years of biodiversity monitoring and data-collection at 2,000 different sites throughout the country.…

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GastroSuisse says “no smoking” ban is no answer

This content was published on Jun 4, 2006 Federation director Florian Hew said in an interview on Sunday that customers did not support a total ban but were in favour of separate smoking and non-smoking zones. In the newspaper Le Matin dimanche, Hew said that a survey of 500 people commissioned by Basel hoteliers and restaurateurs had shown that 41.1 per cent wanted…

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Gotthard road closed at least three weeks

This content was published on Jun 4, 2006 Authorities in canton Uri plan to remove dangerous overhanging rocks above the A2 motorway and a local road that lead to the Gotthard tunnel. The motorway was closed on Wednesday morning after a rockslide crushed a German-registered car and killed two people. Only hours after it was reopened on Friday, the motorway had to be…

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World Cup beckons for Swiss referee Busacca

This content was published on Jun 4, 2006 Busacca, who hails from canton Ticino in southern Switzerland, tells swissinfo he is keeping his feet firmly on the ground and is well aware of the responsibility he will shoulder during the tournament. He is one of 23 referees from 21 countries appointed by world football governing body Fifa in Zurich to officiate during the…

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Calmy-Rey strengthens Swiss ties with Algeria

This content was published on Jun 3, 2006 The treaties, signed on Saturday, cover the movement of people, judicial aid in penal matters and the avoidance of double taxation. In particular, the judicial aid accord promotes a more efficient way of combating organised crime and corruption, and trafficking in weapons, drugs and people. The Swiss foreign ministry in Bern said the signing of…

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125 years of eyes on the skies

This content was published on Jun 3, 2006 After first struggling to win acceptance, MeteoSwiss has gone from strength to strength. More recently its focus has turned to safety and coping with a rise in extreme weather conditions. “We should never forget that nature behaves in a fundamentally chaotic way. Maybe weather forecasts will never be completely accurate,” says Peter Binder, head of…

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Gotthard closed over holiday weekend

This content was published on Jun 2, 2006 The A2 motorway was originally closed on Wednesday morning after a rockslide crushed a car and killed two people. Police closed the motorway between Amsteg and Göschenen – less than two hours after it had been re-opened – after more rocks fell on Friday. None landed on the motorway. At 12.30pm rocks fell towards the…

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Economy booms as exports surge

This content was published on Jun 1, 2006 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Thursday that on an annual basis growth of gross domestic product (GDP) had reached 3.5 per cent. It said the acceleration was mainly due to stronger exports and a rise in capital investments but private consumption had also been strong. Economists polled by the Reuters news…

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Beijing rebuffs Bern on luxury watch tax

This content was published on May 31, 2006 Beijing’s response, which was confirmed by the Swiss economics ministry on Wednesday, stated that the measure was not discriminatory as it covered all watches whether manufactured locally or abroad. The Chinese authorities introduced the luxury tax at the beginning of April on watches costing more than SFr1,600 ($1,322), leading the Swiss authorities to intervene. The…

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