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UNHCR chief awarded Liberty Prize

This content was published on May 25, 2002 The prize worth SFr100,000 was handed to the former Dutch prime minister at a ceremony at the University of St Gallen for “relaunching the Dutch economy” and for stimulating employment. Responsible modernisation The Max Schmidheiny Foundation seeks to promote “outstanding scientific, political and entrepreneurial initiatives and achievements that safeguard individual freedom and responsibility.” In a…

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Swiss to take UN hot seat in Georgia

This content was published on May 24, 2002 Tagliavini, currently Switzerland’s ambassador to Bosnia-Herzogovina, will also head the UN Observer Mission in the country (UNOMIG) and is expected to take up the job in July. Tagliavini told swissinfo that she felt very proud at being appointed head of UNOMIG. “I feel very honoured, and I think Switzerland feels very much honoured that we…

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Swiss politicians forge links with US Congress

This content was published on May 24, 2002 One direct result of his visit was a decision for a Swiss delegation to travel to the US next year to meet a group of its American counterparts. Briner, president of the Swiss-US parliamentary association, spent three days in Washington meeting US Congressmen. “We want to get in touch with members of Congress who have…

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Blatter confident of re-election

This content was published on May 24, 2002 “At the start of the year Mr Blatter received more than 100 letters of support from football associations around the world,” Blatter’s personal advisor Markus Ziegler told swissinfo on Friday, “and since arriving in Asia he has continued to receive many positive signs.” Although not wishing to be drawn on the number of votes Blatter…

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Poll shows strong support for legalising abortion

This content was published on May 23, 2002 The poll, commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation – which owns swissinfo – found that 63 percent of voters were in favour of a government-backed initiative to legalise abortion within 12 weeks of conception. A similar poll last month recorded 64 percent in favour. Twenty-four percent of the 1,255 people polled said they would vote…

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Switzerland gears up for UN membership

This content was published on May 23, 2002 The government has been holding private talks in canton Thurgau to discuss areas of priority in the run-up to September 10, when Switzerland will submit its application to gain entry into the organisation. It will then be up to the Security Council to grant final approval to Swiss membership. Preparations by the Swiss Foreign Ministry…

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Bush faces a hostile Europe

This content was published on May 22, 2002 Behind the diplomats’ smiles and red carpet treatment, Bush is likely to have a tough time persuading his European Union counterparts to support, or at least water down their opposition to, key aspects of United States’ policy. The visit has already drawn protests in Berlin, where some 20,000, mostly peaceful anti-war demonstrators took to the…

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Bush visit to Europe draws protests

This content was published on May 22, 2002 The visit has drawn headlines in Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe, as observers monitor the American president’s effort to gain support, despite differences on topics ranging from policy in the Middle East to the environmental issues outlined in the Kyoto Protocol. A top priority for Bush is broadening the international effort to stem terrorism. The…

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Saudi King Fahd arrives in Switzerland

This content was published on May 21, 2002 The 80-year-old monarch landed at Geneva’s Cointrin airport on Monday night with a train of at least six “large” jets transporting several hundred staff and courtiers, and the royal luggage. Two of the aircraft, including a Boeing 747, will remain at the airport for the duration of his stay, which remains unspecified. King Fahd, who…

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Swiss-organised conference sends message to Kabul

This content was published on May 20, 2002 The conference, which was set up to formulate recommendations for the upcoming traditional assembly, the Loya Jirga, ended in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday. The main points addressed in the meeting were the improvement of the security situation, the Loya Jirga election process, the reform of the constitution, national reconciliation and the promotion of…

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