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New body to oversee tighter BSE controls

This content was published on Nov 24, 2000 The agency would start work next March, if the authorities approve new measures to fight the disease, which were proposed by the federal veterinary office earlier this month. The main measure involves extending a ban on feeding bone meal to cattle to all other farm animals. The veterinary office said that retailers, farmers and butchers,…

Eastern Swiss Alps setting for new road movie

This content was published on Nov 24, 2000 “We would be interested in having visitors help us, we need some people to act, some to use the camera, and some to help with the text…” Marianne says laughing. “They could even come up with a car, we need a red car for the movie!” “The movie will be called ‘Alpenrally’, or ‘Road Movie…

Organic farming gets thumbs up for efficiency

This content was published on Nov 24, 2000 The study, carried out by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), vindicates proponents of organic farming, who have long argued that it is a feasible alternative to conventional farming, which relies heavily on fertilisers and pesticides. The study found that, although organic crop yields were on average 20 per cent lower than those on…

Swiss halt imports of breeding cattle over BSE

This content was published on Nov 24, 2000 The federal office for agriculture said on Thursday it had postponed an initial auction of customs quotas, scheduled for this month, amounting to 70 per cent of total planned 2001 imports of 1,200 breeding cattle. Spokesman Rudolf Michlig said imports would be allowed once it was clear what was being done in Europe and Switzerland…

Couchepin in Argentina amid general strike

This content was published on Nov 24, 2000 Parts of the country came to a virtual standstill as the 36-hour strike took hold and thousands of workers in the transport, energy and health sectors withdrew their labour. Despite Argentina’s severe economic problems – the country has run up debts of $150 billion (SFr270 billion) – Swiss political and business leaders are anxious to…

Swiss, Italian cargo venture on hold

This content was published on Nov 24, 2000 Spokesman Christian Kräuchi said on Friday that the two companies had withdrawn their application for permission to set up the joint venture from the European Commission. He said the long-term goal remained a merger of the two companies’ cargo activities, but that they had to rethink how to go about it. The planned joint venture,…

Swiss seek way out of deadlock at climate conference

This content was published on Nov 24, 2000 The head of the Swiss delegation, Philippe Roch, said he might be willing to support a compromise proposal put forward by the conference president, Dutch environment minister, Jan Pronk. The conference is deadlocked because United States and European negotiators have been unable to agree a joint position on how to reduce emissions, despite nearly five…

US court ruling paves way for payments to Holocaust survivors

This content was published on Nov 23, 2000 The ruling on Wednesday by US district judge, Edward Korman, came more than two years after Swiss banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, and Jewish groups agreed the settlement over Holocaust-era assets. Payments should now start early next year, once a final appeal against the distribution plan is resolved. During the court hearing, some of the…

SAirGroup boss under scrutiny over Swissair

This content was published on Nov 23, 2000 SAirGroup issued a statement after the meeting saying that no strategic decisions had been taken. There had been speculation that SAirGroup was ready to sell part of Swissair to a major competitor. But the statement squashed these rumours saying that such a sale was not up for discussion. Media reports had concentrated on rumours that…

Switzerland seeks to expand its list of Unesco World Heritage sites

This content was published on Nov 23, 2000 The castles in the town of Bellinzona are among 71 natural and cultural sites nominated for inclusion on Unesco’s World Heritage List, which includes 630 sites worldwide. The Swiss site has good chances of being added to the list, after obtaining a recommendation at a preparatory meeting in June. If accepted, it would bring to…

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