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Swiss vote scuppers efforts to close two nuclear reprocessing plants

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 The vote was held by signatories of a convention on protecting marine life. Switzerland joined Britain, France, Germany and Finland in opposing the bid at a meeting of the 15 member states of the Ospar Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic. The opposition deprived the proposal of the necessary…

St Gallen keeps on rockin’

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 A huge deficit faced the festival’s organisers with bankruptcy, but a mixture of budget cuts and financial support from the local business sector have saved the event. And although the number of big names performing there will not as great as in previous years, an attractive programme has been put together, which includes Ziggy (son…

Switzerland 13th in UN human development report

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 The UNDP’s Human Development Index published on Thursday compares quality of life in countries around the world in terms of education levels, life expectancy and real income. Switzerland’s 13th place ranking is one spot lower than in last year’s report, even though it is fourth in the world in terms of per capita income. Dora…

Global warming forecast spells bad news for the Alps

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 The report by the Institute of Climate Studies and Geography at Berne University, says the Alps are extremely sensitive to any change in weather. In fact, it is estimated that a rise in temperature globally by between one and four degrees, will result in an increase of five degrees in the Alps. The author, Professor…

Novartis to transfer 1,250 staff

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 Negotiations are currently taking place with the French groups Elyo and Videndi for the management of Novartis’s energy procurement and waste disposal operations. Talks are also being held with the Swiss-Swedish technology group ABB and Johnson Controls of the United States to take over Novartis’s technical services operation. In a statement, Novartis said that no…

Swisscom reaches agreement with staff

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 The measures, which have yet to be negotiated in detail, aim to make the restructuring process in the group’s core domestic business as socially acceptable as possible. Swisscom announced plans in March to cut 6,000 jobs between 2001 and 2003. It has taken Swisscom and the staff associations six weeks to reach agreement on the…

Scana sells Belgian unit

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 The shareholders of Scana Noliko International are two groups specialised in the area of risk capital (LRM and NesBic Investment Fund). Management of Scana Noliko will remain the same. No financial details were released on the deal. Scana Noliko manufacturers and distributes vegetables, oven-ready meals and jams, and is number one in its field in…

Rules of globalisation have to change, ILO chief says

This content was published on Jun 29, 2000 Somavia said that the rules of globalisation, currently being discussed at a United Nations summit in Geneva, would need to be changed. “If we want the Social Summit to work, we have to change the policies that have accompanied globalisation,” Somavia said in an exclusive interview with swissinfo. “We have the political capacity to do…

Space biology unit wins prestigious contract

This content was published on Jun 28, 2000 The Paris-based Agency is decentralising its activities on the space station, expected to be operational by the year 2004, to several sites across its 14 member countries. The Federal Institute’s space biology group will provide back-up in the fields of space biology and biotechnology. That means arranging projects and experiments on the station, providing information…

Federal Railways face competition from Italy

This content was published on Jun 28, 2000 After approval of the bilateral agreements with the European Union, Switzerland will recognise the licence, says Davide Demicheli from the Swiss federal transport ministry. However, this cannot take place before the bilateral accords come into force. Ferrovie Nord, based in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, now has to apply to the Swiss Transport Ministry…

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