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Budget set for rough ride in parliament

This content was published on Nov 28, 2005 Opposition to the government’s budget plan is so great that Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz has warned of the consequences if it is rejected. The cabinet is proposing a budget of around SFr53 billion ($40 billion) resulting in a deficit of SFr697 million. Through a series of public-spending cuts the government has been trying to reduce…

Novartis sheds remains of food business

This content was published on Nov 28, 2005 The company said on Monday it had agreed to sell its Nutrition & Santé unit to private equity group ABN Amro Capital France for €220 million (SFr340 million). The deal is on a cash and debt-free basis and will close in the first quarter of 2006, subject to regulatory approval. The sale had long been…

Scepticism and conservatism key to vote

This content was published on Nov 28, 2005 The newspapers agree that scepticism and conservatism prevailed in the face of uncertainty about the future. A proposal for a moratorium on GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in Swiss agriculture was accepted by 55.7 per cent of voters, while a narrow majority – 50.6 per cent – approved easing restrictions on Sunday shopping at major railway…

Uncertainties swayed voters at the ballot box

This content was published on Nov 27, 2005 The electorate clearly approved a people’s initiative for a five-year moratorium on GMOs and narrowly voted to ease restrictions governing Sunday trading at major public transport hubs. The political scientist from Bern University says voters were wary of GMO technology and of even “modest reform” on the Sunday trading issue. swissinfo: What kind of signal…

Swiss consumers side with GM opponents

This content was published on Nov 27, 2005 Final results show almost 56 per cent of voters and all the country’s 26 cantons backed a people’s initiative for a temporary moratorium on GMOs. While those who had campaigned for a moratorium were jubilant, opponents said they would work to ensure the issues were properly explained to the Swiss people. “Of course we are…

Swiss back GM moratorium and Sunday shopping

This content was published on Nov 27, 2005 By a wafer-thin majority the electorate also endorsed plans to ease restrictions on Sunday shopping, which had been challenged by trade unions. Final results show 55.7 per cent of voters approved a people’s initiative put forward by environmentalists and consumers groups for a temporary ban on GMOs in agriculture. All 26 cantons came out in…

Swiss back GMO moratorium and labour law

This content was published on Nov 27, 2005 The electorate also narrowly approved a plan to ease restrictions on Sunday shopping, which was challenged by trade unions. Near-final results show almost 56 per cent of voters approving a people’s initiative for a temporary ban on GMOs. All the country’s 26 cantons backed the proposals by environmentalists and consumer groups. The ballot on the…

Swiss lean towards approving GMO moratorium

This content was published on Nov 27, 2005 The electorate have also voted on a separate proposal to ease restrictions on Sunday shopping, which is being challenged by trade unions. First trends, compiled by the gfs Bern polling institute on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, show a narrow majority of voters endorsing a people’s initiative for a temporary ban on GMOs. No…

Swiss decide on GMOs and Sunday trading

This content was published on Nov 27, 2005 Latest polls suggested a double yes vote, with the moratorium being carried by only a narrow majority. First results are expected shortly. The vote on the GMO moratorium comes after parliament passed a new law in 2003, which allows GM crops in Switzerland under certain conditions. At the height of the debate environmentalists and consumer…

Swiss vote on GMOs and Sunday shopping

This content was published on Nov 26, 2005 At the same time, the electorate will decide on a separate proposal to ease restrictions on Sunday shopping, which is being challenged by trade unions. Surveys suggest both proposals will pass. The vote on the GMO moratorium comes after parliament passed a new law in 2003, which allows GM crops in Switzerland under certain conditions.…

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