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Swiss government to come clean on troubled Expo.01

This content was published on Oct 4, 1999 After months of negative media headlines, resignations and dwindling public confidence, the Swiss government is expected to pass its verdict on the troubled national exhibition, known as Expo.01, later Monday. Politicians, Swiss industry and many ordinary people are wondering whether the government will call for Expo.01 to go ahead as planned and open in 2001,…

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New asylum legislation comes into force

This content was published on Oct 1, 1999 Switzerland’s new asylum laws have now come into force: Refugees fleeing wars and armed conflicts can enter the country without having to go through the whole asylum seeker process but must leave if the situation back home has normalised. Parallel to the new laws, several regulations also took effect Friday. Among them are a slight…

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Schröder visit cancelled

This content was published on Oct 1, 1999 German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s planned visit to Switzerland was cancelled Friday, only a few hours before he was due to arrive for talks that would have been dominated by the issue of European integration. A Swiss government spokeswoman confirmed the cancellation and said there had been technical problems with Schröder’s aircraft. The chancellor was due…

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EU integration tops Swiss president’s talks in Finland

This content was published on Sep 30, 1999 Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss Thursday met Finland’s head of state Martti Ahtisaari in Helsinki for talks dominated by the key issues of European integration and regional security policy. The talks on European integration take on added significance for Switzerland as Finland holds the rotating presidency of the EU and because the Swiss parliament is scheduled…

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Defence ministry presents civil protection reforms

This content was published on Sep 27, 1999 The Swiss Defence Ministry has presented draft reform proposals under which all emergency management aspects of civil protection would be put under the umbrella control of the individual cantons, rather than the federal government. The ministry submitted the proposals to the cantons and all interested parties on Monday. Comments on the reforms can be presented…

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Parliament chambers narrow differences over wage dumping

This content was published on Sep 23, 1999 The Swiss House of Representatives and the Senate are fast approaching agreement on some key accompanying measures to the bilateral accords signed by Switzerland and the European Union earlier this year. The sensitive political and economic accords were signed in June but still have to be ratified by the Swiss parliament as well as those…

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Cash for shelter programme speeds up in Kosovo

This content was published on Sep 23, 1999 Switzerland’s “cash for shelter” aid programme, which is designed to give shelter to people left homeless in the recent Balkan war, is getting off the ground in Kosovo and will be stepped up in the coming months. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation said Thursday that 50,000 ethnic Albanians who had fled the armed…

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Switzerland and Mongolia sign accord to boost relations

This content was published on Sep 21, 1999 Switzerland and Mongolia have signed a double taxation accord in a ceremony that marks another key step on the way toward building closer trade relations. The accord was signed Monday after talks between Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss and Mongolian Foreign Minister Nyam-Osor Tuya, who was on an official visit to Switzerland. The Mongolian minister…

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No longer a dog’s life

This content was published on Sep 20, 1999

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Parliament boosts cross-border cooperation

This content was published on Sep 20, 1999 The Swiss parliament on Monday approved SFr 39 million ($26 million) to boost regional development across the Swiss border for the next seven years. The money represents Switzerland’s contribution to the European Union’s Interreg development programme, which was introduced in 1990 to accelerate the integration of EU border areas. The programme has been so successful…

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