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Germany takes steps to ease border chaos

This content was published on Mar 11, 2004 But Berlin said it had no intention of lifting the stringent controls it imposed last week, which caused long tailbacks on the Swiss side of the frontier. “Traffic jams along the motorway have eased but there’s a lot of congestion at the smaller border crossings,” said Patrick Gantenbein, a spokesman for Basel’s border authorities. Gantenbein…

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Germany eases controls at Swiss border

This content was published on Mar 10, 2004 The decision came hours after the economics minister, Joseph Deiss, warned of deteriorating relations between Switzerland and its EU neighbours. Strict checks on people and vehicles entering Germany from Switzerland – introduced without warning on Friday – led to traffic jams several kilometres long on the Swiss side of the border. “Border controls are back…

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Swiss women fired up on Women’s Day

This content was published on Mar 8, 2004 This year’s International Women’s Day was marked with more fervour than usual, after last year’s cabinet elections left only one woman in government. Justice Minister Ruth Metzler was ousted from the cabinet in December, to be replaced by the rightwing politician, Christoph Blocher. The foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, is now the only woman in the…

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Swiss aim to promote peace in Sri Lanka

This content was published on Mar 1, 2004 A parliamentary delegation said it was crucial to promote human rights and political reform in a country which is trying to leave behind nearly two decades of civil war. Members of the cross-party group toured a number of Swiss-run aid projects while on a recent fact-finding mission in Sri Lanka. “Everyone we met wanted peace…

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Women to keep vigil outside parliament

This content was published on Feb 29, 2004 “Women’s Vigil” aims to have at least one woman permanently on site until December 10 – the one-year anniversary of the cabinet elections. The protest is the brainchild of Yvette Barbier, a doctor from Lausanne, who was spurred into action by the election result which saw Ruth Metzler of the centre-right Christian Democrats ousted from…

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Briton demystifies Swiss politics

This content was published on Feb 28, 2004 “The Politics and Government of Switzerland” seeks to destroy the illusion of a sleepy alpine nation where very little happens. Church – a retired professor of politics and international relations at the University of Kent in England – has written extensively on Switzerland’s history, democracy and relations with the European Union since the 1970s. Church…

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Swiss work towards Cyprus reunification

This content was published on Feb 24, 2004 They will be advising both sides during negotiations on a United Nations-backed reunification plan, based on the Swiss model of federalism. The Swiss foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the team had been sent to Cyprus to support the reunification talks, and expected to complete its mission by the end of March.…

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European Greens present united front

This content was published on Feb 23, 2004 The European Green Party was founded in the Italian capital, Rome, and groups together parties from 29 countries, including the Swiss Green Party. The alliance was formed ahead of European Union expansion in May, when ten new countries, mostly from eastern Europe, will join the bloc. Members hope that a common manifesto will give them…

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Saudi minister highlights Swiss peace efforts

This content was published on Feb 19, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, Prince Saud al-Faisal explained why the initiative was a significant step towards finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His comments came during an official visit to Bern this week – the first ever by a Saudi foreign minister. While in Switzerland, he held talks with his Swiss counterpart Micheline…

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More Swiss move abroad

This content was published on Feb 17, 2004 According to figures provided by the Swiss foreign ministry, this is an increase of 2.3 per cent compared with last year. The latest figures show that around 60 per cent of the 612,562 registered Swiss expatriates have made their home in the European Union. The most popular country for expatriates is France, which is home…

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