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Major rail projects swallow more money

This content was published on Jan 14, 2005 The transport ministry said that final costs for the Lötschberg and Gotthard tunnels were now estimated at SFr16.4 billion and has called for cost cutting measures. The additional costs of the ambitious projects – aimed at helping to move north-south freight traffic through the Alps from road to rail – are due to rail infrastructure…

Left challenges EU labour accord

This content was published on Jan 14, 2005 Switzerland’s biggest labour union, Unia, is due to vote on the matter on Saturday. But delegates are expected to come out against a referendum. In December parliament voted to extend the bilateral accords on the free movement of people to the ten new EU-member countries, most of which are in eastern Europe. The far-right Swiss…

Left challenges EU labour accord

This content was published on Jan 14, 2005 But their campaign suffered a blow on Saturday when delegates from Switzerland’s biggest labour union, Unia, came out against a referendum. In December parliament voted to extend the bilateral accords on the free movement of people to the ten new EU member countries, most of which are in eastern Europe. The far-right Swiss Democrats have…

New Pilatus plane grounded by federal ruling

This content was published on Jan 14, 2005 The ban comes a day after one of the company’s two prototypes crashed. The chief test pilot was killed and another person was seriously injured. “We have banned the second plane from flying,” FOCA spokesman Daniel Göring told swissinfo on Friday. Following the crash, the decision is more bad news for Pilatus, which had hoped…

SGS profits from surge in oil price

This content was published on Jan 14, 2005 SGS, the world’s leading testing and verification firm by sales, said on Friday that higher oil prices had boosted revenue. The firm, which tests consignments of goods for a range of industries, also said it would name a new chief executive “in the coming weeks”. Former CEO Werner Pluss stood down in September for health…

Swiss favour TV over family

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 This was the main conclusion of a Univox survey published on Thursday into how the Swiss spend their leisure time. In the survey of 718 people carried out in 2004 in German- and French-speaking Switzerland, 80 per cent admitted that being a couch potato was their preferred leisure activity. Four-fifths of the population spends at…

Swiss football close to losing top club

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 If an investor cannot be found before January 21, the club will be declared bankrupt, ending 115 years in the country’s top division. Servette’s debts are estimated to be around SFr7 million ($6 million). Its owner, Marc Roger, revealed the extent of the club’s financial problems after seeking creditor protection from a Geneva court. The…

A breath of fresh air

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 Target customers are stressed office workers who need to put their feet up at lunch time for a bit of power napping and oxygen inhaling. Owner Beatrice Pauli practises aromatherapy, and developed a successful line of room sprays before setting up the O2 Oasis Bar. Inspired by oxygen bars in Frankfurt, Milan and Florida, she…

Construction sector defends labour accord

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 The Master Builders’ Association said it felt betrayed by the decision of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party on Saturday not to support the accord. At a meeting on Thursday in the Swiss capital, Bern, the association said that opening up the Swiss labour market would help encourage growth in the domestic economy. “The free movement…

Novartis strikes malaria drug deal

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 The agreement will enable it to supply the World Health Organization (WHO) with the quantities of the drug it requires. Novartis produces Coartem – a highly effective anti-malarial drug based on artemisinin, an ingredient extracted from the artemisia plant. At the end of last year, the company warned that it might not have enough artemisinin…

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