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Justice and security on agenda of Deiss Ukraine visit

This content was published on Oct 29, 2000 Deiss opened his tour with a visit to a legal studies centre funded by Switzerland. He also met Ukraine’s justice minister, Suzanna Stanik, and discussed improving judicial cooperation between the two countries. Swiss assistance to Ukraine, with a budget of SFr4 million, also covers economic development, social development, and conflict prevention. On Monday, Deiss is…

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Ambrosetti elected to head metalworkers’ union

This content was published on Oct 28, 2000 Ambrosetti was elected on Saturday at the union’s congress, held in canton Fribourg. A lawyer by training, he joined the union in 1978, rising to the post of regional secretary in Ticino, before becoming a member of the national directorate in 1994. He is reported not to favour a plan to merge his own union…

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Switzerland sets up new centre to keep armies in line

This content was published on Oct 27, 2000 “Switzerland wants to make a concrete gesture towards promoting stability and peace in countries in transition and countries in development,” Ogi said at the inauguration. The centre is part of Switzerland’s contribution to NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme, the strengthening of democratic controls over armies being one of the country’s stated objectives within the PfP.…

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Switzerland to support reconstruction in Yugoslavia

This content was published on Oct 27, 2000 It has pledged SFr50 million ($27 million) over the next three years to aid reconstruction and the reform process. A government delegation led by ambassador Oscar Knapp headed to Belgrade on Friday for talks with the country’s newly elected president, Vojislav Kostunica. The two sides are expected to discuss Yugoslavia’s immediate humanitarian needs, as well…

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Nato chief stresses need for greater international cooperation

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 The two men were speaking at a symposium in Berne, during an official visit by the Nato chief. Ogi said the world was “becoming progressively smaller”, and that countries had to work together to preserve their common security. He added that, with the end of the Cold War, the goal of a free and democratic…

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Nato chief stresses need for greater international cooperation

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 The two men were speaking at a symposium in Berne, during an official visit by the Nato chief. They later gave a press conference in Switzerland’s capital, where Ogi stressed that Nato was Switzerland’s partner, and that his talks with Robertson did not touch on the issue of Swiss membership of the alliance. At the…

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Cabinet extends Swiss mission in Kosovo

This content was published on Oct 25, 2000 The cabinet’s decision, announced on Wednesday, comes a day after the Swiss president, Adolf Ogi, called for Switzerland to prolong its mission in Kosovo. A spokesman for the defence ministry, Philippe Welti, said the KFor peacekeeping force had brought stability to the region, and that preserving that stability remained the top priority. Swisscoy was first…

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Cabinet imposes conditions on sale of tank guns to Ukraine

This content was published on Oct 25, 2000 The decision on Wednesday was in response to a request by the state-run weapons company – the Swiss Ordnance Enterprise Corporation – to supply a Ukraine firm with the guns. Cabinet spokesman, Achille Casanova, said that before the sale could go ahead guarantees must be obtained from Ukraine that the tanks on which the weapons…

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EU 40 tonne trucks may be on the way earlier than planned

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 This solution could go a long way to resolving a potential transport dispute between Switzerland and the EU. The head of the Switzerland’s federal transport department, Max Friedli, has been holding discussions in Brussels over the heavy goods vehicle tax on EU trucks which Switzerland plans to introduce at the start of January. The tax…

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Swiss pro-European group stands by EU membership referendum

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 The New European Movement in Switzerland said it would pursue its “Yes to Europe” initiative. Marc Suter, the president of the movement, reportedly said that they had drafted a fast-track proposal on membership of the 15-member EU. He also told reporters that the group was inclined towards calling a referendum in June next year but…

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