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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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Parties put integration at top of agenda

This content was published on Nov 16, 2006 The four main parties in government are due to meet in the capital, Bern, on Thursday for discussions to see if they can find common ground on the issue. In Switzerland a lack of integration among foreigners means more chance of being unemployed and in poverty, or of having problems with the law. Calls for…

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Funds for Europe hang in the balance

This content was published on Nov 15, 2006 But the gfs.bern polling institute that carried out the survey on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation says the result of the referendum remains open. “Two weeks before the vote, a decision is still not clear,” it commented. On a second issue, there is still a clear majority in favour of unified minimum child benefits,…

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Furrer withdraws ITU candidature

This content was published on Nov 9, 2006 Furrer, who is head of the Federal Communications Commission, finished last among the six candidates after the second round of voting on Thursday. The Swiss candidate was fourth with 14 votes after the first round, but obtained only nine in the second. “Marc Furrer was surprised by his poor result, since he was asked to…

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Furrer withdraws ITU candidature

This content was published on Nov 9, 2006 Furrer, who is head of the Federal Communications Commission, finished last among the six candidates after the second round of voting. The new secretary-general is now expected to be either Mali’s Hamadoun Touré who received 72 votes after the second round, or Germany’s Matthias Kurth with 51. A final vote will be held on Friday…

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Bush receives a “slap in the face”

This content was published on Nov 9, 2006 They say he is reaping his just reward for his administration’s conduct of the war in Iraq. And they are convinced that for the next two years Bush, termed “a cowboy” and even a “lame duck”, will now be on the defensive. The Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives, and appear poised…

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