Swiss Identity

An interview with star architect Renzo Piano

This content was published on May 30, 2005 Ahead of the opening of the centre on Monday, swissinfo caught up with the Italian star architect in his Paris office to find out more about his involvement in the project. swissinfo: Switzerland is a small country but with a great architectural tradition. What did you think when you were chosen for the Paul Klee…

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An interview with star architect Renzo Piano

This content was published on May 30, 2005 swissinfo caught up with the Italian star architect in his Paris office to find out more about his involvement in the historical project. swissinfo: Switzerland is a small country but with a great architectural tradition. What did you think when you were chosen for the Paul Klee Centre project without a public competition? Renzo Piano:…

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Amnesty renews calls for action on asylum

This content was published on May 29, 2005 At a meeting on Sunday, the human-rights organisation criticised deportation procedures for rejected asylum seekers and proposals to toughen the asylum law. In a statement, Amnesty said it knew of at least three cases since 2003 where people form Syria, Libya and Myanmar had been imprisoned after their applications to stay in Switzerland had been…

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Swiss referee relives Heysel disaster

This content was published on May 27, 2005 The match on May 28, 1985, should have been a glorious sporting occasion – but instead rioting by drunken fans led to disaster, with 39 people killed and 600 injured. In an interview with swissinfo, Daïna recalls the fateful events of that May evening and talks about security at stadiums today. Heysel has gone down…

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Carlo Brunner: Klarinetten-Träumereien.

This content was published on May 27, 2005

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Swiss put conditions on return of Abacha cash

This content was published on May 26, 2005 Under conditions set by the Swiss government, the World Bank will monitor that the money is used by Nigeria for development projects. But there are no further conditions, despite claims from Abuja that Bern had blocked return of the money until there was a solution to the problem of illegal Nigerian immigrants in Switzerland. “It…

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Europe’s Jews confront extremism

This content was published on May 26, 2005 The two-day conference is also due to address the impact of secularisation, which is causing more and more Jews to abandon their faith. The meeting of the European Council of Jewish Communities, which gets underway in Basel on Friday, is expected to attract 200 presidents from more than 40 countries. Jewish leaders from Zurich, Basel…

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Internal security remains a problem

This content was published on May 26, 2005 Switzerland is not a principal target for terrorists, but violent crime, youth crime and the activities of mafia networks remain causes for concern. In its report published on Thursday, the police office said Switzerland does not play a major role in the financing or organising of terrorism. Links do exist between Swiss residents and terrorist…

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Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Symphony No.4. Overtures.

This content was published on May 26, 2005

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High suicide rate prompts government action

This content was published on May 25, 2005 The figure of between 1,300 and 1,400 suicides a year – or four every day – is above the international average and the government says it wants to step up prevention measures. One out of two people admits to having had suicidal thoughts, the Federal Health Office study finds. The government says that the scale…

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