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Swiss – how long will German guarantees last?

This content was published on Mar 15, 2005 But German aviation consultant Dieter Schneiderbauer says Lufthansa’s assurances that Swiss can keep its brand and its “hub” at Zurich airport provide no guarantees in the longer term. In an interview with swissinfo, Schneiderbauer says the takeover agreement is good news for Swiss and represents the only real strategic option under current market circumstances. However,…

Consumers want more information

This content was published on Mar 15, 2005 The Federal Consumer Affairs Office said on Tuesday that it was setting up a website in 2006 to help the public make informed decisions about what they buy. Campaigners say they are especially concerned about the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods. They want the government to follow international safety standards and take…

Swiss welcome EU anti-obesity initiative

This content was published on Mar 15, 2005 In Switzerland a quarter of children are overweight, with the figure rising to one in three among adults. The European Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health is being launched on Tuesday and brings together the food, retail and advertising industries, as well as consumer organisations and obesity experts. It aims to promote…

Support grows for cyber solidarity

This content was published on Mar 14, 2005 Several heads of state and government minister, including the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, attended the ceremony to launch the Digital Solidarity Fund. Calmy-Rey praised President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal for launching the proposal at the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society. “The fund will boost projects in local communities rather than just financing…

Swiss runs out of options

This content was published on Mar 14, 2005 In an interview with swissinfo, aviation specialist Sepp Moser says Swiss management is doing the right thing – but only after throwing billions of francs down the drain over the past three years. Moser claims both the government and the big banks made the classic mistake of trying to “fool the market” into believing Swiss…

Review keeps development agency on its toes

This content was published on Mar 14, 2005 The peer review, which is undertaken every four to five years, is expected to call for more money for overseas aid, as well as more focused spending. The review is being carried out by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – a forum where the OECD’s 23 members discuss development policies and mutually assess each other.…

Day of reckoning for Swiss

This content was published on Mar 14, 2005 Any deal is subject to the approval of these investors, who own 86.1 per cent of the troubled airline. The Swiss government is the biggest shareholder. The government holds a 20.4 per cent stake in Swiss, followed by banking group UBS (10.4 per cent), canton Zurich (10.2 per cent) and the Credit Suisse Group (10…

Swiss-Lufthansa deal leaves questions open

This content was published on Mar 14, 2005 Major shareholders met on Monday evening to discuss the deal, which would give Lufthansa the airline at a knockdown price in exchange for guarantees on the Swiss brand and the Zurich airport hub. However, there has been no public comment on the outcome of the meeting – or on the nature of the Lufthansa offer,…

Lufthansa launches new bid to take over Swiss

This content was published on Mar 13, 2005 The planned deal is subject to approval by the company boards and shareholders of Swiss, which would continue to fly under its own name. A joint statement on Sunday said the aim of the talks was the full integration of Switzerland’s national airline into Lufthansa. The statement added that a business model had been developed…

Army wraps up tsunami mission on Sumatra

This content was published on Mar 12, 2005 Swiss army helicopters transported 368 tons of material and more than 2,200 people during their six-week mission in the region. The last 29 military personnel returned to Switzerland on Saturday after having completed their United Nations-led relief operation in Indonesia. They were welcomed by senior army and air force officials who thanked them for their…

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