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Eircom deal “makes little strategic sense”

This content was published on Nov 9, 2005 He also pours water on speculation that Switzerland’s largest telecommunications firm is a serious contender for buying Denmark’s former telecoms monopoly TDC. Cash-rich Swisscom has repeatedly made it clear that it is looking for acquisitions abroad, but it has been thwarted in recent attempts to buy both alpine neighbour Telekom Austria and Czech-based Cesky Telecom.…

Swisscom confirms dialling Eircom’s number

This content was published on Nov 9, 2005 But Swisscom said in a terse statement that there was no certainty that an offer would be made for Eircom, the principal provider of fixed-line services in Ireland. Swisscom added that a further announcement would be made “when appropriate”. The cash-rich Swiss company has made no secret that it has been looking for acquisitions abroad.…

Swiss technology en route to Venus

This content was published on Nov 9, 2005 The probe will investigate the atmosphere and cloud cover of our neighbouring planet in greater detail than ever before. This is the first time the European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a mission to Venus, which is a mere 42 million kilometres from the Earth and clearly visible with the naked eye at night. Another…

Swiss railways achieve tourism milestones

This content was published on Nov 8, 2005 Also receiving awards was the Jungfrau Railways for its efforts to encourage more families to ski and a hotel management school for its unique approach to increase enrolment. At a ceremony in Bern on Tuesday, RailAway walked away with the Milestone for “most outstanding project”, along with SFr10,000 ($7,600). RailAway was commended for offering attractive…

Protests against Swissmetal factory closure

This content was published on Nov 8, 2005 The protesters are concerned that the company will close its foundry in the small town of Reconvilier in northwestern Switzerland. Trade union leaders said up to 1,000 people, including local politicians, took part in the protest in the village of Reconvilier on Tuesday evening. They called for the factory in the village to remain open…

Geneva hosts crisis trade talks

This content was published on Nov 8, 2005 Ministers from more than 20 countries, including Switzerland, are hoping to break a negotiating deadlock before a crucial summit in Hong Kong in December. The latest round of talks comes a day after ministers from five key World Trade Organization (WTO) member states sought to dampen expectations that a deal was imminent. Monday’s meeting in…

Cablecom to slash 260 jobs

This content was published on Nov 8, 2005 Restructuring will start with 80 job cuts by the end of 2005 and will include natural departures and early retirement packages. United States broadband company Liberty Global made the surprise announcement that it had bought Cablecom for SFr2.8 billion ($2.2 billion) at the end of September. The statement was made the day after Cablecom had…

Portuguese community remains close to home

This content was published on Nov 8, 2005 But while many dream of returning home, there are still more Portuguese coming to Switzerland than leaving the country. At 164,700 people, the Portuguese make up the third largest foreign community in Switzerland, after the Italians and those from Serbia and Montenegro. “Three-quarters of the Portuguese live in French-speaking Switzerland, especially in the cantons of…

Children’s lobby raises its voice

This content was published on Nov 7, 2005 The Child Rights Network said legal loopholes made it difficult to combat violence, poverty and discrimination. The network, which is made up of 40 youth organisations, called for a series of measures to close loopholes and ensure the implementation of international children’s rights. Switzerland was the 190th country to ratify the UN convention in 1997.…

Reaching out to extremist youth

This content was published on Nov 7, 2005 The spokesman for Action Children of the Holocaust says that by dealing with these problems the pressure group has helped more than 40 far-right and far-left extremists abandon militancy. The Basel-based group was, as the name suggests, founded by children of Holocaust survivors. Over the past 15 years, its members have been involved in a…

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