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Switzerland ready to join the world?

This content was published on Dec 28, 2001 The country will also move closer to the European Union, with the implementation of a series of bilateral accords governing issues such as the free movement of people and trade ties. But all the attention will be focused on the ballot of March 3, when voters whether the country should finally become a full member…

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A president with a difference

This content was published on Dec 26, 2001 Leuenberger’s year in the limelight was marked by an unprecedented succession of disasters, including the collapse of the national airline, Swissair, the killing of 14 people by a lone gunman in a regional parliament, a fire in Switzerland’s main transalpine road tunnel, the Gotthard, and the crash of a Crossair plane. Leuenberger said these unforeseeable…

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Equality still elusive for Swiss women

This content was published on Dec 24, 2001 That is the conclusion of a government report being prepared for the United Nations. The report, written by the Federal Office for Equality between Women and Men, shows that legislative and judicial reforms have helped reduce Switzerland’s long-standing sexual inequalities in recent years. However the report warns the improvements have done little to change the…

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North Koreans want to intensify relations with Swiss

This content was published on Dec 21, 2001 Choe Su Hon, on an official visit to Bern, said on Friday his government would like to see an increase in investments and humanitarian aid according to the Swiss foreign ministry. New investors are welcome to try their luck in North Korea, said a ministry spokeswoman. Both countries concluded an agreement on investments in 1998…

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Majority of Swiss in favour of UN membership

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 Nearly three out of five Swiss would say “yes” if a vote were held today. Citizens will go to the polls in two and a half months time to decide if Switzerland formally joins the UN. French-speakers are the most in favour of membership, with almost two-thirds of them saying yes when asked. German-speakers were…

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Bilateral treaties finally ratified

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 This final vote means that all 15 member states of the EU have accepted the bilateral accords. Though the procedure is now complete, Swiss officials do not expect them to be effective before sometime in the first six months of next year. The official documents confirming the ratification will still have to be deposited with…

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Indian office holders learn how to govern

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 The Kerala Institute of Local Administration (Kila) whose work is supported by the Swiss Development Agency, has risen to the challenge. “The biggest problem we are facing is that for more than two centuries, India has been used to a very centralised administrative set-up,” said Kila’s director, Michael Tharakan. “From there to shift over to…

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Indo-Swiss relations stand the test of time

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 After independence, India’s first friendship pact happened to be with Switzerland. Business ties have been steadily increasing since the beginning of the 1990s and trade between the two countries is now worth about SFr1.25 billion. Traditionally, the relationship has been characterised by development cooperation. The Swiss government contributes SFr30 million annually in aid. In partnership…

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Royal storm brews in Liechtenstein

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 Parliament in Liechtenstein is due to decide whether controversial constitutional reforms submitted by the monarch will be given a green light. In an interview with the daily newspaper “Liechtensteiner Vaterland” Hans-Adam said he would leave the country and probably move to Vienna if his reforms were not pushed through. “I love this country, however, this…

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Ease citizenship process, urges Swiss official

This content was published on Dec 18, 2001 Simmen, who will leave her commission post at the end of December after almost two years in the job, said she regarded the nationality question as central to the process of integration. “It’s in the interests of all of us,” Simmen told swissinfo. “You can’t have that separation of people who have the same conditions…

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