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Nestlé veteran Garrett bows out from Vevey

This content was published on May 10, 2005 Garrett, aged 62, has retired as the Vevey-based company’s executive vice president responsible for Asia, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East. In an interview with swissinfo, Garrett says that China will eventually be Nestlé’s number one market, while his beat as a whole offers enormous potential for the future. Starting his Nestlé career in 1961…

Crash victims arrive home in Switzerland

This content was published on May 9, 2005 Three people were killed and 47 injured after the coach crashed en route to Antalya on Sunday evening. A further 35 tourists, including 31 with light injuries, arrived in Zurich on a Belair chartered aircraft later on Tuesday. The injured were taken by ambulance to hospitals in German-speaking Switzerland for treatment. The cause of the…

Unions set sights on flexible retirement age

This content was published on May 9, 2005 On Monday they accused the government and parliament of failing to resolve a long-standing political issue. Delegates of the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions have now launched a people’s initiative aimed at introducing a flexible retirement age. Under the proposal, employees can choose to stop working at the age of 62 and receive a full…

Unemployment rate drops in April

This content was published on May 9, 2005 Seasonal fluctuations were behind the slight decrease in the national rate, which currently stands at 3.8 per cent. The latest figures from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) reveal that 150,671 are unemployed across the country. Graubünden, whose economy is driven by tourism, was the only canton to register a slight increase (0.5 per…

Stockholm Convention to be based in Geneva

This content was published on May 6, 2005 Switzerland’s candidature was approved by the participating countries at the close of their conference in Uruguay on Friday. It comes after Rome withdrew from the running. Delegates from 130 countries had convened in Punta del Este to discuss implementation of the convention covering 12 persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and to decide on a permanent headquarters.…

Wankdorf gets energy boost from the Sun

This content was published on May 6, 2005 The stadium itself will use the lion’s share of the power generated, but the installation’s panels should also be able to supply electricity to 200 households, albeit at a much higher price than they normally pay. Swiss president Samuel Schmid described the panels as a symbol of “technological innovation”, adding that he hoped the rest…

Government acts against high prices

This content was published on May 4, 2005 It wants to adopt the Cassis-de-Dijon principle, which states that a product legally manufactured in one EU state may circulate freely in another. Switzerland is not a member of the EU and comparisons with its neighbours which are members have shown that Swiss prices are generally much higher. A recent survey put the price differences…

Scientists touch base with the public

This content was published on May 4, 2005 The centrepiece of special events in the anniversary year, it aims to give visitors an understanding of science and to illustrate its impact on people’s everyday lives. World of Knowledge – on show in the park behind the Swiss National Museum in Zurich – has turned a visit to the Platzspitz park into an interactive…

Unaxis announces further job cuts

This content was published on May 4, 2005 The move will affect the company’s Vacuum Solutions division, known as Leybold Vacuum, which currently employs 1,483 people. “The aim is to bring about marked improvements in profitability, as well as sustained strengthening of the company’s competitive position,” Unaxis said in a statement on Wednesday. It said redundancies were unavoidable and would affect employees in…

Sober study outlines risks of binge drinking

This content was published on May 3, 2005 The Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and other Drug-Related Problems says binge drinking does not just affect youngsters, as widely believed, but a broad cross-section of the population. The institute says the risks from sporadic excessive drinking have been underestimated for a long time. But occasional over-drinking has serious consequences, causing accidents and…

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