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Foreign affairs changes hands in reshuffle

This content was published on Dec 16, 2011 The cabinet met on Friday to allocate the ministries after Wednesday’s elections which saw Alain Berset of the Social Democratic party chosen to fill the seat left vacant by Calmy-Rey. Berset, who had declared himself willing to take on any ministry, will now go to the interior ministry. The allocation of the seven government portfolios…

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Road-to-rail policy to miss goals

This content was published on Dec 16, 2011 In a statement on Friday, the cabinet said there would be 250,000 more trucks this year than the goal of 1 million, and that the target of a maximum of 650,000 trucks by 2018 was unrealistic. Swiss voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1994 introducing the 650,000 limit. It was to have come into force…

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Interior minister moves to foreign affairs

This content was published on Dec 16, 2011 The cabinet met on Friday to allocate the ministries after Wednesday’s elections which saw Alain Berset of the Social Democratic party chosen to fill the seat left vacant by Calmy-Rey. Berset, who had declared himself willing to take on any ministry, will now go to interior. The allocation of the seven government portfolios is done…

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Road-to-rail policy to miss goals

This content was published on Dec 16, 2011 In a statement on Friday, the cabinet said there would be 250,000 more trucks this year than the goal of 1 million, and that the target of a maximum of 650,000 trucks by 2018 was unrealistic. Swiss voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1994 introducing the 650,000 limit. It was to have come into force…

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Ukraine remains “in search of an identity”

This content was published on Dec 16, 2011 Swiss experts say that the country’s search for identity has had an impact on its stability. Unable to realise the hopes raised by the 2004 revolution, Ukraine plunged into a political and economic crisis, exacerbated by the jailing in October 2011 of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko – a symbol of the opposition – and…

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Senate votes down carbon tax

This content was published on Dec 15, 2011 The Senate voted on Thursday to reject imposing a tax on fuel, following the example of the House of Representatives, despite having previously been in favour of the proposal. The Senate also voted to compensate for 50 per cent of C02 emissions from gas plants although it had previously been in favour of compensating for…

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Consensus politics seen as election loser

This content was published on Dec 15, 2011 Swiss-style consensus politics which sees government posts shared among the largest parties also took a beating, the commentators said. Despite the People’s Party’s legitimate claim to a second seat in the seven-member cabinet, parliament chose to re-elect the six incumbents, including Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf of the Conservative Democrats, which won only five per cent…

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Doha keeps low profile at WTO talks

This content was published on Dec 14, 2011 But in view of sharp divisions and the current economic crisis, the blocked ten-year-old Doha round of trade liberalisation will not be a topic for negotiation during the three-day session. The Doha Development Agenda was launched in Qatar’s capital in 2001 with the hope of creating an ambitious comprehensive deal that would reduce trade barriers…

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Parliament opts for cabinet status quo

This content was published on Dec 14, 2011 Popular Finance Minister and member of the tiny Conservative Democratic Party Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf was re-elected easily in the first round of voting with a majority of 131 votes – 11 more than needed. It is the first time in history that a member of such a small party has been elected to the cabinet. Other…

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