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OECD wants greater contributions in Swiss development aid

This content was published on Oct 17, 2000 Swiss aid experts were told to increase their contributions by members of the OECD’s development aid committee. On Tuesday, the Development Aid Committee (DAC) presented their four-year report to representatives from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. It calls on Switzerland to boost the proportion of…

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Switzerland ratifies bilateral accords with EU

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 The Swiss European Integration Bureau said on Monday that the papers were handed over in Brussels. The parliaments of all 15 EU member states have to ratify the accords before they can come into effect. But only Austria has so far approved them. Switzerland had hoped the accords would be approved this year so the…

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Brunner elected president of Social Democrats

This content was published on Oct 15, 2000 Brunner, a 53-year-old member of the Senate from canton Geneva and head of the influential Swiss industry, trades and services union, was elected by acclaim at the party congress in Lugano. She was the sole candidate. Two deputy presidents were also elected: Christine Goll from Zurich and Hans-Jürg Fehr of Schaffhausen – both members of…

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Swiss government expresses sympathy with flood victims

This content was published on Oct 15, 2000 Ogi was paying a visit to the devastated village of Gondo on Sunday before returning to Berne later in the day. Speaking on behalf if his cabinet colleagues, Ogi expressed consternation and sorrow at the disaster which has hit canton Valais. “The canton of Valais, the village of Gondo and its population have been badly…

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New Yugoslav president pays brief visit to Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 Kostunica, who took power a week ago after the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic, stopped off in Geneva briefly on his way back to Belgrade from the European Union summit in Biarritz, France. Ogi said they had “a very open dialogue”. He said discussions had centred on Kostunica’s plans to restore democracy in Yugoslavia, and expressed…

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Mideast upheaval pushes back Geneva emblem summit

This content was published on Oct 13, 2000 The foreign ministry said on Thursday that because of the increasing tensions in the Middle East, the summit was being pushed back to the beginning of next year. The conference was to have taken place on October 25 and 26 in Geneva, with delegates from 189 member states taking part in the emblem discussions. The…

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Switzerland and Philippines seek to boost trade ties

This content was published on Oct 12, 2000 Deiss told his Philippines counterpart, Domingo Siazo, at a news conference in Manila on Wednesday that the two nations should work towards intensifying their relationship. He said much needed to be done. Deiss said believed the “chapter will soon be closed” on the issue of funds deposited by the late Philippines dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, in…

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Swiss fund new Harvard humanitarian research programme

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The announcement was made to coincide with the official launch of the Swiss House, the new Swiss science and research consulate in Cambridge, Massachussets. The donation was announced at the inauguration ceremony by the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Jeno Stählin. He said the three-year grant would fund the Programme on…

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Switzerland and Italy pledge closer cooperation over cigarette smuggling

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The agreement comes after the Italian finance minister, Ottaviano Del Turco, accused Switzerland of failing to support Italy’s efforts to crack down on smugglers. His comments, in August, soured diplomatic relations between the two countries. However, Ogi’s deputy spokesman was quick to play down suggestions about the state of bilateral relations by saying: “It was…

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Deiss gets taste of domestic politics during Thai visit

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Deiss and the Thai prime minister used their meeting to familiarise each other with politics in their two countries: Leekpai told Deiss he intended to dissolve parliament and call new elections. For his part, the leader of Thailand’s opposition, Thaksin Shinawatra, complained to Deiss that the Thai government was too concerned about politics and not…

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