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Switzerland cuts deal with Germany over air traffic

This content was published on Sep 4, 2001 The two ministers managed to reach a deal after tense negotiations. Germany had threatened to cut the number of flights allowed to use airspace over southern Germany before landing at Kloten, if no accord were reached. Details of the new agreement, which is due to be signed in Bern on October 18, came after the…

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Swiss increasingly sceptical over EU membership

This content was published on Sep 3, 2001 Swiss support for EU membership has dropped 10 per cent from 34 per cent in October 2000, said Gfs, the institute which published the study. Of the 1,027 French- and German-speaking Swiss polled in June, only 24 per cent were in favour of fast-track negotiations for Swiss membership of the EU. According to the survey,…

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Foot-dragging over king’s pavilion stretches Thai patience

This content was published on Aug 31, 2001 “The Thai government is astonished. It simply cannot understand all these bureaucratic complications,” says the outgoing Swiss Ambassador to Bangkok, Bernard Freymond. “This could tarnish Switzerland’s reputation in Thailand,” he told swissinfo. The pavilion is intended as a gift from the government and people of Thailand and will be dedicated to King Bhumibol, who lived…

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Swiss ambassador to Macedonia “confident” conflict will end

This content was published on Aug 31, 2001 Nellen was interviewed by swissinfo in Bern, where he attended a week-long meeting of Swiss ambassadors from around the world. “We have to believe that there is a solution to the situation in Macedonia,” Nellen said. “We must be optimistic and we have to work on that basis, because there is no other way.” The…

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Anti-globalisation protesters holed up in Mobutu villa

This content was published on Aug 31, 2001 Around 15 members of the Lausanne-based La Smala movement have been holed up in the villa since Thursday. They want the house turned into a “Museum of Dictatorships”. The police have not intervened, although they were holding talks with a local official on Friday. “We hope to be able to stay here for four days…

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Committee backs Swiss gold reserves plan

This content was published on Aug 28, 2001 The House of Representatives’ Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxes joined the Senate in supporting the plan, and voted against the centre-right Swiss People’s Party’s initiative to invest the money solely in the state pension scheme, which is expected to face a shortfall in the future. In June, the Senate overwhelmingly approved using some of…

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Champion of refugees dies

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 A non-governmental refugee group, CEDRI, said Koch died on Tuesday after suffering from a short illness. The group said Koch was a vocal advocate of improving the lot of immigrants, who face expulsion from Switzerland. Koch was born in Romania, grew up in Switzerland and following studies in Switzerland, France and Italy, became a Catholic…

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Lausanne snubbed as home of anti-doping crusade

This content was published on Aug 21, 2001 The choice of Montreal was made by WADA’s 33-member Foundation Board, the agency’s highest decision-making body, during a meeting in the Estonian capital, Tallinn. The Canadian city received 17 votes in the fourth round of voting, compared with Lausanne’s 15. “We are slightly surprised,” said Bernard Métraux, Lausanne’s director of sports and a member of…

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Church occupiers reject calls to leave

This content was published on Aug 21, 2001 Representatives of the local parish said they would allow five of the protesters to remain inside the church as a symbolic gesture, but called on the rest to vacate the building. The protesters rejected the offer, saying they were only prepared to reduce the number of people taking refuge inside the church to 30. The…

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Swiss expatriates conference draws to a close

This content was published on Aug 19, 2001 The three-day convention in Davos focused on relations between Switzerland and the United Nations. In a series of speeches and panel discussions, Swiss experts explained the different aspects of the UN and its agencies, as well as the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The debates focused on how Switzerland could improve…

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