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Swiss ambassador to Berlin recalled

This content was published on Apr 10, 2002 The cabinet decision is effective at the end of April. Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss said Borer was no longer able to carry out his mission in a “credible manner”. Allegations of an affair with a beautician surfaced in the SonntagsBlick newspaper ten days ago and have been carried by much of the Swiss press since.…

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New mandates for Bilaterals II

This content was published on Apr 9, 2002 On Tuesday, the Commission presented the four new negotiating mandates, which include the Schengen and Dublin accords, the liberalisation of services and the media. The four mandates still need the approval of the Council of Ministers, but EU foreign ministers have already said they would discuss the issue during their meeting in Luxembourg next Monday.…

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Israel denies UN mission entry into Middle East

This content was published on Apr 9, 2002 The Israeli government advised Robinson, who had planned to leave for the Middle East on Tuesday, to postpone her trip to the region until next week. A UN spokesperson said the human rights mission would have to wait until the United States secretary of state, Colin Powell, has finished his Middle East tour, which is…

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Zurich votes against giving funds to swiss

This content was published on Apr 7, 2002 Although ballot turnout was disappointing at only 24 per cent, more than half – 51.8 per cent – voted against the credit. The “no” vote means that swiss, which was launched last Sunday, has lost its third biggest public shareholder. Peter Gutknecht, a spokesman for swiss, said the company was disappointed with the outcome but…

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Zurich votes on funds for new national carrier

This content was published on Apr 7, 2002 Switzerland’s biggest city is to contribute SFr50 million ($30 million) towards the new airline, which was officially launched last Sunday. If the credit package passes at the ballot box, Zurich would become the third biggest public shareholder in swiss. Federal authorities and the canton of Zurich contribute SFr600 million and SFr300 million respectively. The new…

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Thousands of Palestinian supporters demonstrate in Bern

This content was published on Apr 6, 2002 The demonstration, which was organised at short notice by peace groups and members of Switzerland’s Palestinian community, attracted far greater numbers than expected. Organisers originally anticipated that around 1,000 people would attend, but Bern police said the figure was closer to 10,000. The demonstration started at the city’s Kornhausplatz, where groups carrying shocking pictures of…

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Deiss meets Kyrgyzstan’s President

This content was published on Apr 6, 2002 After meeting Akajev on Saturday in the capital, Bishkek, Deiss said Switzerland would double its aid to Kyrgyzstan amid mounting tensions in impoverished rural regions. Bloody protests last month in the southern part of the country “are another incentive for increasing aid to the poorest layers of society,” Deiss told a news conference. The protests,…

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Violence hinders West Bank hospital workers

This content was published on Apr 6, 2002 The organisation runs a baby hospital for Palestinian infants from newborns to six-year-olds. It is a non-profit organisation co-funded by the Germany charity and Switzerland’s Caritas International. For 50 years it has provided medical care through hospital wards, a nursing school, an outpatient department and a day nursery. But its ability to care for children…

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Switzerland to triple aid to Tajikistan

This content was published on Apr 5, 2002 Deiss announced the pledge after his meeting with the Tajik president, Emomali Rakhmonov, on the third lap of his sweep of Central Asian countries. The two men also discussed human rights violations in Tajikistan, illegal drug trafficking and the situation in Afghanistan, with which it shares a 1,206-kilometre border. Switzerland has also promised to help…

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Deiss arrives in Tajikistan

This content was published on Apr 4, 2002 Deiss is scheduled to meet his counterpart, Talbak Nazarov, and the Tajik president, Emomali Rachmonov, to discuss boosting Swiss development aid and bilateral treaties between the two countries, before finally heading to Kyrgyzstan on Friday. On Thursday, Deiss visited various Swiss-funded projects around the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan, including one of several water-pumping stations. The…

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