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Money and language set to fuel heated debates

This content was published on Dec 4, 2006 Other issues in the spotlight include debates on a new language law and ballots for next year’s Swiss president as well as the speakers of both parliamentary chambers. After an extraordinary session in the mountain resort of Flims in autumn parliament has returned to its home in Bern where renovation work is still underway in…

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American Vox Populi

This content was published on Dec 1, 2006 The main facts are by now well known: Democrats regained majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Power shifts also occurred at the state level. The suspense that had built up by Election Day, and the joy and sadness of winners and losers, were what made this contest so interesting. Now, a…

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Leuenberger concerned about cabinet consensus

This content was published on Nov 29, 2006 Leuenberger, who finishes his term as president at the end of the year, said he would stand again in cabinet elections scheduled for December 2007. He said the past 11 months had not always been easy but the current system had generally worked well. He noted that he invested a lot of effort into keeping…

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Voter pragmatism wins the day for Europe

This content was published on Nov 27, 2006 Editorialists said Sunday’s ballots, in which voters also approved minimum child benefits, confirmed that the country was behind the government’s bilateral approach. The French-language business paper L’Agefi provided the context, saying the vote was the third in favour of the bilateral route in 18 months. This suggested that the electorate was happy with non-member Switzerland’s…

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Government hails approval of EU funds in poll

This content was published on Nov 26, 2006 Final results from Sunday’s nationwide ballot show 53 per cent in favour of the EU funds. The unified child benefit proposal was supported by 68 per cent of voters. Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said the payments to eastern Europe were Switzerland’s contribution to stability and social equality on the continent. “Switzerland has shown that it…

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Swiss swayed by merits of EU funds

This content was published on Nov 26, 2006 While rightwing opponents were licking their wounds over another failure on an EU issue, those in favour of helping mainly eastern European countries over the next ten years said voters had recognised the advantages of the deal. Voters accepted the contribution in a referendum with a 53 per cent majority, with 14 cantons voting in…

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Eastern Europe funds pass ballot box test

This content was published on Nov 26, 2006 Final results from Sunday’s nationwide vote show 53 per cent in favour of the EU funds. The unified child benefit proposal was supported by 68 per cent of voters. The SFr1 billion is slated for a series of projects on the environment, infrastructure and education over the next ten years in a bid to close…

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Eastern Europe funds put to the test at polls

This content was published on Nov 25, 2006 In a separate ballot, the Swiss will decide on a parliamentary proposal for a unified minimum child allowance. The SFr1 billion is slated for a series of projects on the environment, infrastructure and education over the next ten years in a bid to close the gap between rich and poor regions in the new member…

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Kofi Annan bids farewell to Geneva

This content was published on Nov 20, 2006 “This city and Switzerland have become my second home,” he told 500 guests on Monday evening, among them Swiss President Moritz Leuenberger. Annan expressed a “deep attachment” to Geneva, where he studied at the Graduate Institute of International Studies from 1961-62 and where he began his UN career at the World Health Organization. He said…

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Annan warns of risks from biotechnology

This content was published on Nov 18, 2006 Receiving the Max Schmidheiny Freedom Prize in the eastern city of St Gallen he urged the creation of global safeguards. Annan warned of “catastrophic” results if recent advances in biotechnology, including gene manipulation and work with viruses, fell into the wrong hands. “As biological research expands, and technologies become increasingly accessible, this potential for accidental…

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