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Eberle: Where does he stand politically?

This content was published on Dec 6, 2000 Since Eberle decided to stand as a successor to Adolf Ogi, his political views have been examined in detail by politicians and the press alike. Eberle trained as an agronomist, and joined the city parliament in canton Thurgau in 1988. Six years later he became cantonal justice director, and in June this year he took…

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Schmid: A bridge-builder in Bern

This content was published on Dec 6, 2000 Schmid’s political career has been centred on Bern, where he served as a member of the cantonal parliament for 11 years until 1993. He was elected to the House of Representatives the following year, and moved to the Senate in 1999. As a member of the more liberal Bern-based wing of the party – the…

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Austria and Switzerland discuss Euro 2008 joint bid

This content was published on Dec 5, 2000 Tuesday’s meeting between the head of the Swiss Football Federation, Marcel Mathier, and his Austrian counterpart, Beppo Mauhart, marked a second attempt by Austria at bidding jointly for the finals. It made an unsuccessful stab at the 2004 European championship finals with another neighbour, Hungary. The event was eventually awarded to Portugal. During the talks,…

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Political knives are out ahead of Swiss cabinet election

This content was published on Dec 5, 2000 The election is one of the most closely watched in recent years. A joint session of the 246-member parliament will choose a successor on Wednesday. The race is expected to be very close, and go to several ballots. Traditionally, the post is reserved for the party of the outgoing minister, but there is no guarantee…

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Swiss create civilian rapid reaction force

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 The government approved the creation of the so-called “Swiss expert Pool for Civilian Peace Building” on Monday. It said the aim was make it possible to dispatch up to 100 civilian experts to an international peacekeeping mission at short notice. The foreign ministry said the move was in line with Switzerland’s increasing involvement on missions…

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 2, 2000 The right-wing parliamentary group put forward the canton Thurgau politician, Roland Eberle, as well as the Zurich parliamentarian, Rita Fuhrer, who is seen as representing the party’s hardline faction. But the party decided not to back the two other candidates on the short-list – Samuel Schmid from canton Bern and Christoffel Brändli from canton Graubünden.…

Switzerland to host international conference on relief for Afghanistan

This content was published on Dec 1, 2000 The meeting in Montreux is due to set next year’s priorities for the Afghanistan Support Group (ASG). The organisers said they expected about 90 people to attend the two-day conference. The ASG, set up in 1996, is made up of 16 donor countries, as well as United Nations organisations and non-governmental groups. It seeks to…

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Ambassador told to keep a lower profile

This content was published on Dec 1, 2000 Deiss summoned Borer to Bern on Friday, and told him he should not do anything which could damage the excellent bilateral relations between Switzerland and Germany. Borer and his wife, the former Texan beauty queen, Shawne Fielding, have featured on the front pages of the tabloid press in Switzerland for several months. Initially, the interest…

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Switzerland and Bosnia sign repatriation and transport agreements

This content was published on Dec 1, 2000 The justice minister, Ruth Metzler, signed the repatriation document earlier in the week, paving the way for the forcible return of citizens with no right of residence in either Switzerland or Bosnia. Switzerland has similar agreements with Bosnia’s neighbours, the Yugoslav Federation and Croatia. The justice ministry said it hoped the accord would put an…

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Vietnam opens first Bern embassy

This content was published on Nov 29, 2000 Vietnamese interests in Switzerland have up to now been represented by the country’s embassy in Germany. But the country’s new chargé d’affaires Nguyen Danh Sao said that the transfer to Bern showed Hanoi wanted to strengthen links with Switzerland. At the height of the Vietnam War in 1972, Switzerland opened an embassy in Hanoi. Most…

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