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Swiss foreign minister wants to boost country’s overseas image

This content was published on Jul 21, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss has called for the setting up of a Swiss-American Institute too boost Switzerland’s image in the United States. The proposal will be on the agenda when the Swiss cabinet reconvenes after its summer recess next month. The idea of setting up such an institute in Washington goes back to 1996,…

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Swiss court rules on workers’ right to strike

This content was published on Jul 21, 1999

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Paléo festival in Nyon marks highlight of festival season

This content was published on Jul 21, 1999 The Swiss hard rock group Gotthard was among the music groups and artists who got the week-long music festival in the town of Nyon off to a flying start. Organisers expect that about 200,000 visitors will flock to the concerts. Gotthard, Canadian Brian Adams and Matmatah from France, to name only a few of the…

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Library of the Basel Mission under threat

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 The Library of the Basel mission in the Swiss city of Basel is doing its utmost to extend the survival of its 50,000 books and pamphlets, of which about two-thirds are in danger of falling apart because of the quality of paper. Putting the documents on microfilm and stepping up paper preservation efforts are among…

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Paléo Festival Nyon gets underway Tuesday

This content was published on Jul 18, 1999 Thousands of people are expected to attend the annual Paléo Festival Nyon – Switzerland’s largest open-air festival – between July 20-25. What started out as a folk festival in 1976 has expanded to embrace a wide variety of music ranging from reggae to jazz, rap and hip-hop to rock. This year’s line-up includes rock artists…

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Switzerland extends freeze of possible Milosevic regime accounts

This content was published on Jul 16, 1999 The Swiss authorities have extended the freeze of possible accounts and assets of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to include about 300 private persons and companies. Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss signed the order into force on Friday, effectively implementing a list of names and companies drawn up by the European Union in May. A spokesman in…

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Swiss court overturns Salinas funds seizure, maintains freeze

This content was published on Jul 16, 1999 Switzerland’s highest court, the Federal Tribunal in Lausanne, has overturned the confiscation by Swiss authorities of $114.4 million linked to Raul Salinas de Gortari, the brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. However, the court ruled that the money would remain blocked for the time being. In a ruling published Friday, the tribunal…

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The main news stories in Switzerland this week

This content was published on Jul 16, 1999

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Palestinians “satisfied” with Geneva resolution on Jewish settlements

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 “We’re satisfied,” said Palestinian Planning Minister Nabil Shaath (above)in Geneva on Thursday after a controversial Middle East conference approved a resolution on Jewish settlements. The conference, attended by representatives of about 100 countries, approved a declaration which stated that the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians in time of war applies to the…

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Swiss team ready for U.N. police mission in Kosovo

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 Ten Swiss policemen were fully trained and ready to take up their six-month mission as civilian policemen in Kosovo on Friday under a United Nations mandate. The Swiss team, which underwent two weeks of training in Sweden, will be part of an international force of eventually 3,000 policeman, who will in turn recruit, train and…

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