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Searching for truth on Monte Verità

This content was published on May 13, 2004 Swiss-Germans and Germans come for a relaxing holiday on the lakeside, most unaware that leading European anarchists once tried to build a utopian society here. “Today, tourists come by the busload, and they’re badly dressed,” laments 82-year-old Ascona resident, Ursula Roelli. “It’s not like it once was.” Roelli is the daughter of the Swiss-German architect…

Sober reality for children of heavy drinkers

This content was published on May 13, 2004 In many cases their development is affected and they become addicted themselves later in life. The Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Addiction also found that many children of heavy drinkers are witness to destructive marital disputes. The findings were revealed at a national symposium on addiction in Lausanne last week, where…

Software startup wins BT voice streaming deal

This content was published on May 13, 2004 Its voice streaming software is to be used to enable phone calls over the Internet for BT Communicator subscribers. BT Communicator is an instant messaging and chat service that Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo! developed for British Telecommunications. The integrated product offers PC-to-phone calling, Internet call waiting and directory lookup, bundled with instant messaging features. eyeP Media’s…

Health ministers tackle rising medical costs

This content was published on May 13, 2004 The meeting, hosted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), was attended by the Swiss interior minister, Pascal Couchepin. The two-day event, which brings together representatives from the OECD’s 30 member states, was held just over two months after figures revealed that health costs in Switzerland were the second highest in the world.…

Switzerland and EU resolve re-export tax row

This content was published on May 13, 2004 The news comes as a relief for Swiss businesses, which feared a re-export tax would cost the economy billions of francs and put thousands of jobs at risk. The Swiss economics ministry said a deal was struck on Wednesday between Jean-Daniel Gerber, the state secretary for economic affairs, and Robert Verrue, the EU’s director-general for…

Endgame nears for Swiss-EU bilateral talks

This content was published on May 12, 2004 The key sticking point has been the EU’s Schengen agreement on cross-border crime – the Swiss want an opt-out on part of the treaty to protect banking secrecy. Brussels is under pressure to reach an agreement before the end of June and has signalled that it is prepared to grant Switzerland the exemption it requires.…

Bankers agree on new global capital rules

This content was published on May 12, 2004 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, considered the world’s regulator, said it had reached a consensus on the so-called Basel II rules for bank capital. The aim is to increase the stability of the banking system, promote a level playing field in the banking sector and improve transparency. Under the new rules, the amount of…

Mexico and Switzerland talk trade

This content was published on May 12, 2004 During an official visit to Switzerland on Wednesday, Mexican President Vicente Fox stressed his country’s economic stability and good growth prospects. Fox, who was invited to Switzerland by President Joseph Deiss, was holding talks in Bern with a Swiss cabinet delegation made up of Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin and Defence Minister…

Ministers call for improved tunnel safety

This content was published on May 11, 2004 The talks come in the wake of a series of fatal accidents, including one in the Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland that claimed the lives of 11 people. The meeting in Regensberg near Zurich was called by the Swiss transport minister, Moritz Leuenberger, and involved his counterparts from Germany, Italy France and Austria – Manfred Stolpe,…

Swiss pull ahead of eurozone in economic recovery

This content was published on May 11, 2004 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) also said the economic upturn in Switzerland was likely to continue. According to data released by the Paris-based OECD, Switzerland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1.8 per cent in 2004 and by 2.3 per cent in 2005. That compares with a growth forecast…

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