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Americans in Geneva await election outcome

This content was published on Nov 3, 2004 swissinfo’s Anna Nelson was with both Democrats and Republicans at a bipartisan event. An estimated 600 people turned out for the party, which featured live music, dancing, speeches and plenty of heated debate. “The atmosphere was very exciting,” said Janet Voute, head of the Geneva-based American International Club (AIC), which hosted the event. “The irony…

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Americans in Geneva play waiting game

This content was published on Nov 3, 2004 With results already in from most states, President Bush has established a lead, but the outcome could hinge on the state of Ohio where vote counting is continuing. swissinfo’s Anna Nelson spent Tuesday night in the company of both Democrats and Republicans at a bipartisan election event in Geneva. An estimated 600 people turned out…

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Returnees face tough times in Bosnia

This content was published on Nov 1, 2004 Their comments come as at least 150 people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who are currently living in canton Vaud, wait to hear if they are to be sent home. The asylum seekers form part of a group of more than 500 people in the canton – including around 200 from Serbia and Montenegro – whose…

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Time running out for Vaud’s asylum seekers

This content was published on Oct 30, 2004 The Mehmedovic family, who have been living in Lausanne for the past six years, fear they may be forced to return to Bosnia-Herzegovina this winter. “We just don’t know what’s going to happen,” says 29-year-old Sabina Mehmedovic, a mother of three. “It is agonising for all of us not to know what the future holds.”…

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Swiss stand behind Schengen/Dublin accords

This content was published on Oct 30, 2004 The survey, commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, says 69 per cent of potential voters are in favour of the Schengen/Dublin accords. Around 46 per cent of respondents said they fully agreed with the accords, while a further 23 per cent stated they were largely in favour. Only eight per cent were definitely against closer…

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Voters favour stem-cell research

This content was published on Oct 29, 2004 The latest opinion poll shows voters believe it would offer hope for incurable diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. The survey, the first ahead of a nationwide vote on November 28, was conducted by the GfS Bern polling and research institute, on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. The poll results show that 60 per…

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Game over for bilateral approach to EU relations

This content was published on Oct 29, 2004 European parliamentarian Diana Wallis told swissinfo the second set of accords signed this week would almost certainly be the last. More than two years of often tortuous negotiations between Bern and Brussels formally came to an end on Tuesday after both sides signed a package of nine agreements. The treaties, which still need to be…

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Swiss parties look for lessons from America

This content was published on Oct 28, 2004 They say greater emotion could be injected into Swiss politics as well as more professional campaign planning. But the four main Swiss parties are quick to point out major differences between the political cultures in the US and Switzerland. “We are amazed at the sheer dimensions of the campaign, its professionalism and the amount of…

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Swiss have negative view of the US

This content was published on Oct 27, 2004 They oppose the foreign policy of the Bush administration and the role played by Washington in the war on terror. The survey released in Switzerland on Tuesday questioned 50,000 people in 60 countries. Data was collected by the Isopublic research institute, in cooperation with Gallup International. Among Swiss the US had an approval rating of…

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Swiss in the US hope for Democrat victory

This content was published on Oct 26, 2004 In the run-up to the presidential vote on November 2, swissinfo contacted some of them to get their views on the past four years in America. Around 40,000 of the estimated 71,000 Swiss in the US are dual Swiss-American citizens, many of whom say they are fed up with the Bush administration’s actions abroad. “I’m…

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