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Think tank calls for more day schools

This content was published on Jul 5, 2005 Avenir Suisse said the lack of all-day schools was hampering parents’ ability to mix family life with professional responsibilities. The think tank’s recommendations come less than a month after the Swiss Teachers’ Association appealed to education bosses to consider opening more day schools. Currently many educational establishments close for lunch and the association would like…

Lufthansa purchase of Swiss gets EU approval

This content was published on Jul 5, 2005 The companies welcomed the decision, saying the approval would consolidate Lufthansa’s position as a major global airline. EU regulators said on Tuesday that the go-ahead was conditional on the two companies giving up slots at several airports including their hubs in Zurich and Frankfurt. The European Commission set similar conditions last year for Air France’s…

Why are Swiss voters so sceptical?

This content was published on Jul 4, 2005 On Monday the cabinet joined trade unions and business leaders calling for a “yes” vote in September, saying it would boost the economy but not damage the workforce. The cabinet left no doubt as to its position, presenting a united front to the media on Monday. Calling for a “yes” vote were the rightwing justice…

Registered E-post will soon be reality

This content was published on Jul 4, 2005 To ease the introduction of a digital postmark, Swiss Post has bought the firm SwissSign, which specialises in digital encryption. The technologically advanced postmark will act as a guarantee of delivery, Swiss Post said in a statement. Its incaMail communication platform will allow letters to be displayed electronically in a legally binding form. It added…

Labour accord campaign launched

This content was published on Jul 4, 2005 The authorities reassured voters ahead of this September’s nationwide vote that Switzerland could handle the opening of its market to eastern European workers. Economics Minister Joseph Deiss, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey and Justice Minister Christoph Blocher said the extension of the bilateral accord on the free movement of workers was good for the economy, socially…

Paradise is worth the price

This content was published on Jul 4, 2005 That’s the opinion of the growing number of Indian tourists not turned off by Swiss prices. If the tourist board could only convince the dwindling Germans, Americans and Japanese… “It’s the kind of place I see in my dreams,” says Sangeeta Chopra. Despite a seductive smile, Chopra is not a film star playing hard-to-get in…

Saia prepares to do battle with Sumida

This content was published on Jul 4, 2005 The company’s CEO, Daniel Hirschi, told a telephone conference on Monday that standing alone was the better alternative to being bought by the Sumida Corporation of Tokyo. “We are talking with potential partners about playing a white knight role,” Hirschi said and repeated the possibility of buying back shares. A white knight is a person…

Roots of American patriotism lead to Geneva

This content was published on Jul 4, 2005 This year is special, says Switzerland’s former consul in Boston, Xavier Comtesse, as Bern prepares for an even closer relationship with Washington. For more than 50 years, Geneva’s American International Club has organised the July 4 celebrations in the city. Over time, the festivities have attracted tens of thousands of spectators, far more than the…

Prions play key role in long-term memory

This content was published on Jul 2, 2005 Proteinaceous infectious particles – prions – have up to now always been connected with mad cow disease and its human equivalent, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. “Nature did not invent this gene so that we get BSE!” Andreas Papassotiropoulos, head of the clinical genetics research group at Zurich University Department of Psychiatry Research, told swissinfo. “It has to…

Saia joins growing list of takeover targets

This content was published on Jul 1, 2005 Japan’s Sumida Corporation is to launch a public bid for the company later this month, valuing the company at SFr583 million ($454 million). The Swissfirst financial group, which is advising Sumida on the deal, said in a statement that the Japanese company would offer SFr950 per share. Sumida said late on Thursday that it had…

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