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Swiss appear to favour proposal for two-tier federal executive

This content was published on Aug 19, 1999 Switzerland moved one step nearer to a reform of its executive structure on Thursday as the results of a consultation process showed broad acceptance for a two-tier model with ministers having deputies. The consultation process was undertaken by the seven-member executive cabinet, a body in which each cabinet member heads a ministry. At this point,…

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Swiss government holds talks with ILO director-general

This content was published on Aug 17, 1999 Swiss cabinet members on Tuesday presented the International Labour Organisation’s Director-General Juan Somavia with the ratification documents on two key ILO conventions. The formal handover of the documents came during talks in the Swiss capital Berne, where Somavia was welcomed by President Ruth Dreifuss, Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin and Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger. The government…

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Group wants Switzerland to sign ILO convention on indigenous peoples

This content was published on Aug 16, 1999 A group lobbying for the rights of indigenous peoples called on the Swiss government on Monday to ratify the International Labour Organization’s Indigenous and Tribal People’s Convention. The Swiss working group for the protection of indigenous peoples, backed by a Social Democrat member of the House of Representatives, said the government should follow the 13…

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Government, business leaders discuss 2001 national exhibition

This content was published on Aug 16, 1999 The Swiss government, business leaders and organisers of the controversial 2001 national exhibition were meeting Monday in an attempt to restore public trust in the Expo.01 project and secure its financial future. The meeting — which includes President Ruth Dreifuss, Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin and Transport and Energy Minister Moritz Leuenberger – is focusing on…

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Dalai Lama meets Swiss members of parliament

This content was published on Aug 9, 1999 The Dalai Lama met a cross-party group of Swiss parliamentarians and a foreign ministry official in Geneva on Monday after the Swiss cabinet decided not to meet the visiting Tibetan spiritual leader in order to avoid another diplomatic row with Beijing. During a state visit in March, Chinese President Jiang Zemin strongly criticised the Swiss…

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Foreign minister wants Switzerland to step up international role

This content was published on Aug 7, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss said Saturday that Switzerland should take a more active political role in Europe and step up its commitment at the United Nations. Addressing a congress of the Organisation for the Swiss Abroad in Lausanne, Deiss said Switzerland should be a member of those political bodies which were now shaping the…

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European integration tops agenda of Swiss Abroad conference

This content was published on Aug 6, 1999 Switzerland’s integration in Europe and the country’s bilateral accords with the European Union are the key issues dominating the Swiss abroad conference in Lausanne this weekend. About eight hundred Swiss abroad signed up for this year’s conference, which lasts until Sunday and includes an address by Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss. About 60 percent of…

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How many Swiss abroad are there?

This content was published on Aug 6, 1999 These are some key facts about the Swiss abroad: — 562,813 Swiss citizens were registered at Swiss diplomatic missions abroad in 1998. This marked an increase of 10,500 compared to the previous year. — 62 percent of Swiss abroad live in Europe — 95 percent of them within European Union member states. — The vast…

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Poll: Swiss are pessimistic about old age pension plan

This content was published on Aug 6, 1999 A majority of Swiss take a pessimistic view of the federal old age pension plan and believe that they will not get enough money to make ends meet when they retire, says a government-commissioned poll. The finance ministry’s newly-released representative poll of 1,000 people finds that a mere 35 percent of those questioned believe the…

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Swiss authorities cancel repatriation flight to Kosovo

This content was published on Aug 3, 1999 Another Kosovar refugee repatriation flight scheduled to leave Switzerland on Tuesday was cancelled because the airport in the Balkans was used by NATO flights, said the Swiss authorities. A spokeswoman for the Federal Refugee Office said Switzerland cancelled the sixth repatriation flight to the Macedonian capital Skopje after NATO informed the government that the airspace…

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