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India: The quiet role of Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 8, 2002 Through governmental and private agreements, Switzerland contributes more than SFr30 million (€20 million) to India, trying to help the poorest of its poor to become more self-sufficient. The two countries have strong business ties, with trade worth SFr1.25 billion per year. The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, is expected to visit India this spring, returning…

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UN opponents fear for Swiss neutrality

This content was published on Jan 7, 2002 The issue will come to a nationwide vote on March 3. A committee led by the right-wing politician, Christoph Blocher, said Switzerland would simply have to take orders if it became a full member of the UN. Therefore, the opponents called on voters to reject the proposal at the ballot box. At a news conference…

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Expo. 02 will go ahead “regardless”

This content was published on Jan 6, 2002 In an interview in the German-speaking “Sonntagsblick” newspaper, Nelly Wenger said the exhibition would open its doors on May 15 even if the Swiss government fails to give the financially troubled event SFr 120 million ($72.7 million). According to Wenger the money is needed to bridge the gap left by a lack of sponsorship. She…

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President counts Swiss blessings, urges global outlook

This content was published on Jan 1, 2002 In the traditional speech for the New Year, Villiger appealed to the Swiss to be confident about the future despite the challenges the country faces in the near future. Switzerland had many reasons to be grateful, he said, because unemployment was lower and the welfare system more secure than in other countries. Switzerland offers the…

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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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