Internal: Archive

Protesting civil servants fail to block introduction of new salary system

This content was published on Sep 15, 1999 The government of canton Neuchâtel defied protests by hundreds of striking civil servants and introduced a new salary system on Wednesday. About 1,500 protesters booed and whistled in protest at the move, which came after talks between the cantonal authorities and a delegation of the striking employers ended in deadlock. “We will now prepare for…

Civil servants protest against new salary system

This content was published on Sep 15, 1999 Civil servants of the Neuchâtel government in French-speaking western Switzerland went on strike again Wednesday to protest against the introduction of a performance-linked salary system. The strike marks the continuation of a partial walkout on Monday, when just over half of Neuchâtel’s civil servants took to the streets to demand “real negotiations” about the new…

Are six billion people on planet Earth too much?

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999

Oerlikon Contraves Defence sold for undisclosed amount

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999 Oerlikon-Bührle Holding AG announced Tuesday it was selling its defence division Oerlikon Contraves Defence for an undisclosed amount to German-based Rheinmetall DeTec AG. A spokesman for Oerlikon-Bührle said that the division simply “lacked the critical size” to compete successfully in the international weapons market. Oerlikon Contraves Defence is best known for its air defence systems…

Business leaders try to chart future of booming Internet business

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999 Hundreds of government and business leaders began a meeting in Geneva Tuesday to discuss Internet commerce, which has been growing rapidly despite a major debate in various industries about copyright piracy. The 700 government, business and technology leaders attending the three-day meeting — organized by the U.N. copyright agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization —…

French group to buy Swiss watchmaker

This content was published on Sep 13, 1999 (AP) — Swiss sports watch manufacturer TAG Heuer International SA said Monday it had accepted a takeover offer of SFr1.158 billion ($747 million) from a French company. Paris-based luxury products group LVMH Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton made the offer of SFr215 per share. TAG Heuer had asked for its shares to be suspended on the Zurich…

Voluntary measures to save energy a success

This content was published on Sep 13, 1999 For the first time in nearly a decade, voluntary measures to save energy have outweighed the consumption curbs imposed by regulations in Switzerland, the authorities said Monday. The Federal Office for Energy said the efficiency of the government’s Energy 2000 programme was up by 30 percent, and that the targets could be reached if additional…

Study finds new taxation needed to offset environmental costs caused by cars

This content was published on Sep 13, 1999 A newly released study proposes that private car owners using Swiss roads should be taxed in a more efficient way in order to offset billions of Swiss francs in environmental damage caused annually by vehicle owners. The Swiss National Science Foundation, presenting its findings at a news conference in Berne, underlined the fact that the…

Economics Minister confident about Swiss financial market

This content was published on Sep 10, 1999 Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin praised Swiss banking and said that Switzerland’s reputation as a financial market place remained intact. But the Swiss Bankers Association said at its annual conference that there were clearly image problems at home. Addressing about 600 bankers and business leaders in Zurich, Couchepin said there could be no question of easing…

Swiss parcel service plagued by sorting problems

This content was published on Sep 10, 1999 Three post office executives are leaving the nationalised corporation at the end of September, following months of software and hardware problems in centralised parcel sorting centres. The new high-tech centres were set up as the post office’s answer to stiff competition from international express parcel firms. The Swiss post office used to be part of…

Internal: Archive

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Internal: Archive

More

Protesting civil servants fail to block introduction of new salary system

More

Civil servants protest against new salary system

More

Are six billion people on planet Earth too much?

More

Oerlikon Contraves Defence sold for undisclosed amount

More

Business leaders try to chart future of booming Internet business

More

French group to buy Swiss watchmaker

More

Voluntary measures to save energy a success

More

Study finds new taxation needed to offset environmental costs caused by cars

More

Economics Minister confident about Swiss financial market

More

Swiss parcel service plagued by sorting problems

Popular Stories

Most Discussed