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Swiss aircraft company takes off after restructuring

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Health authorities launch “Milestone” Stop Smoking campaign

This content was published on Oct 27, 1999 Swiss health authorities have launched a major stop-smoking campaign that involves anything from Swiss celebrities to a poster campaign and Internet chat rooms. The Federal Health Office and the Swiss Cancer League have enlisted Swiss soul singer Emel (picture), TV stars and showbiz celebrities as part of the “Milestone” campaign to kick the habit. The…

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Villiger says economic growth won’t allow for tax reductions

This content was published on Oct 27, 1999 Swiss Economics Minister Kaspar Villiger Wednesday rejected suggestions that the government should implement tax cuts in order to create a major boost for the Swiss economy. Villiger — who effectively rejected policy suggestions by the Swiss People’s Party, which made major gains in weekend parliamentary elections – said the government had no financial reserves that…

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Lucerne stages VIPER 99 video art competition

This content was published on Oct 27, 1999 This year’s international festival for film, video and the new media, VIPER 99, gets underway in Lucerne Wednesday, highlighting the works of dozens of Swiss and international artists. Organisers have selected 50 contributions from 700 entrants to compete in the SFr10,000 ($6,622) Viper International Award. The competition is a platform for experimental and innovative film…

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Ministers meet for second day of trade talks

This content was published on Oct 26, 1999 (AP) — Agriculture, labour and environmental standards are still dividing trading nations large and small even though they have just five weeks to plan an agenda for trade liberalisation talks, ministers admitted Tuesday. The 24 trade ministers meeting in the Swiss city of Lausanne, insisted they had made progress in discovering what was important to…

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Unions push job skills programme for young people

This content was published on Oct 26, 1999 Swiss trade unions Tuesday took a key step in their campaign to force greater commitment from Swiss industry for apprenticeship job training programmes. Trade union representatives, backed by Social Democratic Party members, presented the federal authorities with 113,000 signatures – a move that will pave the way for a nationwide vote on the issue. Organisers…

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WTO ministers struggle to overcome trade differences

This content was published on Oct 26, 1999 Government ministers from 23 nations, including Switzerland, are struggling to overcome their differences in talks aimed at preparing for a World Trade Organisation summit in the United States next month. While the discussions are continuing for a second day in the Swiss city of Lausanne Tuesday, the opening session already saw rich nations pitted against…

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U.N. conference on global warming begins

This content was published on Oct 25, 1999 Officials from 150 countries, including Switzerland, opened a two-week conference in Germany Monday to discuss cuts in emissions of the so-called “greenhouse gases,” which are widely blamed for global warming. Two years ago, a United Nations conference in Kyoto, Japan, agreed to establish global standards for reducing pollution. Delegates decided that, by 2008-2012, industrialised nations…

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WTO ministers meet in Switzerland to prepare trade talks

This content was published on Oct 25, 1999 Ministers from 23 countries and the European Union met in Switzerland Monday, with the chairman, Swiss Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin (left), warning that a key World Trade Organisation meeting next month could end in failure. The two-day informal meeting in the city of Lausanne brings together the so-called “Friends of the Round” — nations who…

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