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Former cabinet minister bites back

This content was published on Jun 9, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, journalist Marc Comina talks about the power struggle which brought her down and the close-knit world of Swiss politics. Metzler’s book, which is due out on Thursday, is guaranteed to be a bestseller. It is a frank account of her time in the cabinet, lifting the lid on an inner…

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Deiss confident of winning support for bilaterals

This content was published on Jun 4, 2004 He told swissinfo he was not worried about the threat of a referendum against the treaties, which are expected to be put before parliament in the autumn. Last month Switzerland wrapped up more than two years of negotiations on a package of nine accords after Brussels agreed to guarantee Swiss banking secrecy in exchange for…

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Swiss reach out to victims of Sudanese conflict

This content was published on Jun 3, 2004 At a United Nations conference in Geneva on Thursday, Calmy-Rey called on the international community to do more to help the victims of the conflict. “Today, the situation in Darfur is considered one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world,” Calmy-Rey said in her opening speech before representatives of various aid agencies and…

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Growing up in Gaza

This content was published on Jun 3, 2004 She is one of more than four million Palestinian refugees who will be the subject of a Swiss-backed United Nations conference in Geneva next week. Ahead of the meeting, which starts on Monday, swissinfo’s Anna Nelson takes an in-depth look at the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Amina lives with her parents, grandmother…

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Life of a Swiss who engineered change in Ethiopia

This content was published on Jun 1, 2004 Alfred Ilg emigrated to Ethiopia in 1879 and stayed there for 27 eventful years. The exhibition documents the amazing story of how Ilg entered service with the Ethiopian emperor aged 25, and went on to become one of the most influential men in the country. Emperor Menelik was very keen to modernise his country and…

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Personalities dominate Swiss politics

This content was published on May 28, 2004 The study also reveals that first-time voters were attracted to the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, which emerged as the strongest political force. The independent report – coordinated by the Institute for Political Science at Zurich University – found that cabinet ministers are influencing the way people vote more than they did in the past. “People’s…

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Deiss thanks Dutch for supporting bilateral accords

This content was published on May 25, 2004 He was speaking at the end of a two-day trip to the Netherlands, which is due to take up the EU’s rotating presidency in July. Deiss’s visit comes less than a week after Switzerland concluded negotiations on a second set of bilateral accords with the EU. Speaking after a meeting with the Dutch prime minister,…

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Party leader promises Radical reform

This content was published on May 23, 2004 Its new president, Rolf Schweiger, told swissinfo the party has to rethink its social policy and make up lost ground. The Centre-right Radicals are Switzerland’s oldest political party and have been part of the government since 1848. For a long time, they were also the biggest parliamentary group, but have since lost ground to the…

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Swiss politics seeks new direction

This content was published on May 21, 2004 Some of them are warning that the country’s cherished direct democracy could constitute a roadblock for future reforms. May 16 was a dark day for Switzerland’s Centre-right parliamentary majority. More than two-thirds of voters turned down the proposals that had been approved by parliament. The result was not entirely unexpected, with opposition coming from the…

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Diplomats reveal tricks of the trade

This content was published on May 19, 2004 But these diplomats hardly ever appear on the photographs. They work behind the scenes. Unlike other countries, Switzerland doesn’t have special training schools for diplomats. However, this doesn’t prevent them from having top-notch negotiators – as the bilateral accords between Switzerland and the EU demonstrate. “It is totally accepted, indeed respected that a country like…

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