Swiss Identity

Ski resort: Gstaad

This content was published on Dec 16, 2002 Typical wooden chalets are clustered along the hillsides of the Saanenland valley, and agriculture is still the main occupation for the valley’s 10,000 inhabitants. But in winter, Gstaad and the surrounding towns play host to around 100,000 visitors. The compact resort refuses to bow to the demands of mass tourism and claims that along with…

New book reopens old wounds

This content was published on Dec 16, 2002 The government wants publication stopped, but historians who studied Switzerland’s wartime past are divided over whether the cover accurately represents history. Author Stuart Eizenstat on Monday said he had no intention of offending the Swiss and that he was willing to reconsider the cover for the French and German editions. But he told the Swiss…

American book cover stirs Swiss passions

This content was published on Dec 16, 2002 The book’s cover – a white cross on a red background covered by a swastika made of gold bars – has sparked outrage among members of the Swiss government. “I am angered over this monstrous belittlement of our flag,” Joseph Deiss, the Swiss foreign minister, told the German-language “Blick” newspaper. Deiss has asked the Swiss…

Culture

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Alinghi sails into final

This content was published on Dec 16, 2002 The victory means that the Swiss team is just one step away from a berth in the America’s Cup final. Alinghi finished 48 seconds ahead of Oracle and remains the firm favourite to become the team that will challenge holders New Zealand for the America’s Cup. “It feels fantastic to win the semi-finals,” said Alinghi…

Classic

This content was published on Dec 15, 2002 Swiss composers, from the Middle Ages to the present day, under Anthology.

Football for all in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 15, 2002 Ogi, one of the fathers of the Swiss Euro 2008 candidacy, says Switzerland must now prepare to meet the challenge. Adolf Ogi talks to swissinfo about how Switzerland scored the European football championships and the road ahead to Euro 2008. swissinfo: Was Switzerland awarded the Euro 2008 because of Austria’s long-standing relationships with major international…

History

Geneva remembers fight for independence

This content was published on Dec 14, 2002 Although little more than a skirmish, the Escalade is seen as a defining moment in Geneva’s history, and celebrated accordingly. December 12 is Geneva’s Bastille Day or 4th of July, but most of the celebrations were held over the weekend. “If the Duke of Savoy had won, we would be French or Italian today,” says…

Demographics

Swiss prepare for biological attack

This content was published on Dec 14, 2002 Switzerland, like the US and other European countries, has begun drawing up plans to deal with such an eventuality. The Swiss authorities have set up a special commission to ensure there are enough vaccines available to protect the entire civilian population. “We have to establish which vaccines are available in the country, because in the…

Demographics

Italy plans to expand tax amnesty to companies

This content was published on Dec 13, 2002 The Italian government is eager to encourage the repatriation of funds kept hidden in Swiss accounts to avoid tax. Italy introduced a tax amnesty for individuals in November 2001 in an effort to repatriate some SFr100 billion ($69 billion) in private funds deposited in Switzerland. According to the Zurich-based “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”, since then around…

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