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Report blames lack of leadership for failure of Expo.01

This content was published on Mar 28, 2001 The embarrassing public debacle over the collapse of the initial project was the result of “irresponsibility at all levels,” according to Michel Béguelin, vice- president of the senate committee investigating Expo.01. “Nobody had any idea of the complexity of a project of this kind at the time it was conceived,” he added. Switzerland’s national exhibition…

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Annan urges Swiss business to help fight poverty

This content was published on Mar 28, 2001 Annan said that despite increasing globalisation, “a large proportion of the world’s population is still denied prosperity owing to hunger, illness, violence or a lack of education.” He said many leading Swiss companies had already responded to the Global Compact between the UN, the private sector and civil society, which he first proposed at the…

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Book provides profile of a spontaneous ex-cabinet minister

This content was published on Mar 28, 2001 Entitled “Dölf a dit…Dölf hat gesagt…” (Dölf has said…) the book was compiled by Claude Gerbex and Claude-Henri Schaller while they were working as official spokesmen for the then Swiss president, Adolf Ogi, last year. The Swiss presidency is a rotating post which each of the seven cabinet members holds for one year at a…

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Switzerland forced to climb down over Jerusalem office

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 Deiss held talks with the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, on Monday, and said “only one sentence” had been spoken about the office during the meeting. However, after the talks, Sharon’s office issued a statement describing the bureau’s presence in east Jerusalem as “contrary to the Oslo peace accords” and a “problem”. Deiss attempted to…

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Deiss urges Israel to respect human rights

This content was published on Mar 26, 2001 Deiss held talks with Sharon and Peres on the final day of a his trip to the region, during which he visited Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories. During his meeting with the Israeli prime minister, Deiss urged Sharon to ensure that Israel respected international treaties governing human rights. He also asked Sharon to allow aid…

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Deiss urges Israeli PM to respect human rights

This content was published on Mar 26, 2001 Deiss said he had also asked Sharon to make sure that aid organisations working in the Palestinian territories were allowed to carry on the work without interference. He was addressing journalists after an hour-long meeting with Sharon in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset. Sharon made no comment on the meeting, but Deiss said that the…

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Switzerland looks on as Norway and Iceland join Schengen states

This content was published on Mar 26, 2001 The Schengen agreement forms an integral part of the EU treaty and defines the union’s policies on such issues as cross-border cooperation between police forces, border control and asylum. Last month, Switzerland declared that it would seek accession to the agreement in future negotiations with the EU. As non-EU members, Norway and Iceland’s association with…

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Deiss to discuss humanitarian law with Israeli PM

This content was published on Mar 26, 2001 After two days in the Palestinian territories, Deiss is in Jerusalem for high-level talks with Sharon and the Israeli foreign minister, Shimon Peres. The Swiss foreign ministry is keeping tight-lipped about the agenda, but Deiss is expected to raise the situation in the Palestinian territories with the Israeli leader. On Sunday, Deiss expressed concern about…

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Deiss warns of instability in Palestinian territories

This content was published on Mar 25, 2001 “The situation in the Palestinian areas is extremely difficult and precarious,” Deiss said on Sunday. He said the lack of hope, coupled with the economic problems, meant there was a growing risk of instability. Deiss also expressed concern over restrictions on the freedom of movement of Palestinians because of the Israeli policy of sealing off…

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Thousands demonstrate in Geneva against Macedonian crackdown

This content was published on Mar 24, 2001 The demonstrators – mostly residents of Switzerland and Germany – also called for equal rights for Albanians in the mainly Slav former Yugoslav republic. “We are not terrorists. We just want equality,” the participants said. Many of those who took part in the two-hour rally outside the United Nations European headquarters carried placards calling for…

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