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Spain to ratify EU accords with Switzerland this year

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 “This issue raises no problems,” said Couchepin, after holding talks with the Spanish secretary of state for European affairs, Ramon de Miguel, during a two-day visit to Spain. Only one country, Austria, has so far ratified the accords, but all the other EU states are expected to follow suit by the middle of next year.…

Public forum to quiz experts about organ transplants

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 The two sides are to meet from November 24 to 27 at Berne’s Insel Hospital in a so-called “PubliForum” session. The 30-member public group will be quizzing experts about issues such as when organs should be removed from dying people, how a fairer distribution of organs can be achieved, whether controversial research projects should be…

Government clings to banking secrecy in face of mounting pressure

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 “There’s no chance of Switzerland being forced to abandon this principle, at least as long as we’re cooperating in an efficient way to solve the real problems,” Villiger told swissinfo. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Villiger expressed his anger at the clichéd view of Switzerland as a money-laundering paradise and repeated that banking secrecy was…

Swiss banks credited with leading battle against money laundering

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 The FT says a dozen of the world’s biggest banks, including Switzerland’s UBS and Credit Suisse, have agreed to the guidelines in an effort to head off criticism of their involvement in high profile money laundering cases. The paper credits Swiss banks with leading the initiative, and says the guidelines have been put together in…

Swiss stock exchange firms up blue chip deal with British partner

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 Under the agreement, the new exchange is expected to be operational on the SWX’s EBS trading platform by the end of next March. SWX will then cease trading in all its Swiss blue chip shares. “The creation of virt-x is a major step forward for pan-European equity trading,” said Swiss Exchange chief, Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter. “It…

Crossair moots job cuts in bid to save money

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 The carrier, which is part of the SAirGroup, said it is studying downsizing possibilities because of the economic situation and the refusal of the majority of its pilots to accept a new collective working agreement. The company is thinking of discontinuing services on some loss-making routes. This would mean selling between five and 10 Saab…

Economics minister on official visit to Spain

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 Last year, Spain was Switzerland’s ninth largest trading partner, taking in Swiss exports worth SFr3.4 billion ($1.9 billion). This year trade has continued to grow; at the end of August Swiss exports to Spain had increased by 11.2 per cent, while imports from Spain were up by 17.3 per cent. “Spain has experienced rapid economic…

Swiss banks lead charge against dirty money

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 A package of measures to combat money laundering will be announced at the beginning of next week. Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, confirmed on Monday the 12 banks had agreed to further the fight against dubious funds. The measures are known as the “Wolfsberg guidelines”, after the UBS training centre in Switzerland where they were agreed…

International meeting highlights protective role of alpine forests

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 Experts from seven countries kicked off their meeting on Monday to review measures taken to strengthen and extend their alpine forests, and to try to prevent devastating mudslides and avalanches. The three-day meeting in Maienfeld, in canton Graubünden, comes only a week after the dangers of living in the mountains were highlighted by the deaths…

First flood and mudslide victims buried

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 A 33-year-old man was buried on Saturday in the village of Simplon-Dorf, while the 70-year-old woman, who was found last weekend in Neubrück, has been buried in Stalden. Funeral services were held on Friday in the Valley of Goms for a 43-year-old woman who was killed in Gondo, while another victim from the village has…

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