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Canadians create stipend in the name of Swiss professor

This content was published on Jun 1, 2004 The honour has been given to Professor Urs Meier, of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (known here as EMPA). The stipend, in the field of civil engineering and intelligent sensing for innovative structures, highlights the influence of the EMPA deputy director on the origin of the ISIS Canada Research Network. The…

Education reform seen as key to doctor shortage

This content was published on Jun 1, 2004 The country has plenty of doctors in private practice, but experts say hospitals have to rely on foreigners to fill vacant posts. Switzerland has one of the highest numbers of doctors per inhabitant in the world with over 25,000 registered physicians for a population of seven million. But in hospitals more than 30 per cent…

Adecco finally confirms 2003 figures

This content was published on Jun 1, 2004 The company has twice delayed its results while auditors scrutinised its books for accounting irregularities. The audit cost €100 million (SFr153 million). Adecco’s executive chairman John Bowmer said that auditor Ernst & Young had “confirmed to the board that [it] will deliver an unqualified audit opinion with the full consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance…

Unions sound alarm as labour barriers come down

This content was published on Jun 1, 2004 Two years ago, Swiss nationals were given leave to work in most EU countries as part of a bilateral agreement to dismantle restrictions on the movement of workers. Bern is now obliged to lift labour restrictions on EU nationals as part of a reciprocal agreement allowing for the free movement of labour, which came into…

National campaign targets passive smoking

This content was published on May 31, 2004 The national anti-smoking drive is calling on non-smokers to stand up for their right to clean air. It is using a series of television adverts and posters showing people holding their noses to get the message across that tobacco smoke is not only bad for people’s health but also antisocial. “Although two-thirds of Swiss do…

Zurich Zoo celebrates 75th anniversary

This content was published on May 31, 2004 To mark the occasion, the zoo’s director, Alex Rübel, told swissinfo why zoos still have a role to play in giving people the chance to explore the animal kingdom. The zoo in Switzerland’s largest city first opened its doors to the public on September 7, 1929, and clocked up its first record just one week…

Universities hunt for academic inspiration abroad

This content was published on May 29, 2004 Their latest coup has been the hiring of one of the world’s top environmental scientists, Marc Parlange, who has been working in the United States. Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology announced this month that Parlange would be joining its Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering department. Parlange, who has been lured away from the prestigious Johns…

Banks seek ways to exploit EU tax “loopholes”

This content was published on May 28, 2004 Tax experts say banks and financial advisors have for months been looking for ways to circumvent tax obligations in the recently-concluded bilateral agreements with the EU. “There are a lot of loopholes in the EU’s taxation directive, which underpins the agreement between the EU and Switzerland,” Thomas Jaussi, a Basel-based tax specialist with accounting firm…

Economy shows signs of recovery

This content was published on May 28, 2004 The economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2004, coming in at the lower end of government expectations. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Friday that first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had risen by 1.5 per cent from a year ago – the first time in four quarters…

Government faces revolt over rail cuts

This content was published on May 26, 2004 Regional authorities, notably in western Switzerland, have criticised a proposal to release only SFr665 million ($524 million) for the first phase of work. The cabinet decided on Wednesday to shave SFr75 million from the package for upgrading access to the high-speed rail network in neighbouring France and Germany. Switzerland wants to improve services to the…

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