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Switzerland hopeful about Kosovo refugee repatriation

This content was published on Jul 5, 1999 The Swiss authorities said Monday they were hopeful that an agreement with Macedonia could still be reached this week to allow the return of Kosovo refugees from Switzerland. Urs Hadorn, the Swiss government’s special representative for Kosovo, said hundreds of ethnic Albanian refugees were anxious to obtain travel papers from the Swiss authorities so that…

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Major row shakes Swiss political landscape

This content was published on Jul 5, 1999 With less than four months to go before Swiss general elections, several leading politicians have been sharpening their knives. A major row has now broken out between conservative populist Christoph Blocher and Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin. Blocher and his People’s Party have been gaining ground of late. The latest pre-election opinion poll forecast that the…

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Italy pledges to take back illegal Kosovo refugees

This content was published on Jul 5, 1999 President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (r) and the Italian government told Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss (l) on Monday that Rome would cooperate with the Swiss authorities on the controversial issue of illegal Kosovo refugees. Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini assured Deiss that Italy would now take back Kosovo refugees who had entered Switzerland illegally from Italy,…

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The main news stories in Switzerland this week

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999

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Government wants temporary work ban and tighter visa restrictions for asylum seekers

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 The Swiss government is continuing to maintain that there should be a temporary work ban for asylum seekers from Kosovo and a return to more stringent visa regulations. The cantons and refugee organisations oppose the measures. The government repeated its demands at a special session on Friday, a day after politicians, the police and refugee…

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Politicians and refugee groups discuss Swiss asylum policy

This content was published on Jul 1, 1999 Politicians, police and refugee groups met in Berne on Thursday to discuss Switzerland’s asylum policy. The talks came as figures show a record number of refugees seeking asylum in Switzerland in June. The aim of the conference was to try to find common ground between the federal and cantonal authorities on how to proceed with…

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Politicians and refugee groups meet to discuss asylum policy

This content was published on Jul 1, 1999 Politicians, police and refugee groups were meeting in Berne on Thursday to discuss Switzerland’s asylum policy. The talks come as figures show a record number of refugees seeking asylum in Switzerland in June. The aim of the conference is to try to find common ground between the federal and cantonal authorities on how to proceed…

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Swiss Foreign Minister holds talks with ICRC president

This content was published on Jun 30, 1999

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German Defence Minister welcomes Swiss involvement in Kosovo

This content was published on Jun 29, 1999 German Defence Minister Rudolf Scharping (left), who held talks with his Swiss counterpart Adolf Ogi in Berne on Tuesday, has welcomed Switzerland’s involvement in peacekeeping activities in Kosovo. Speaking at a news conference, Scharping said Switzerland’s expertise would be especially useful in providing reconstruction assistance for the Serbian province. Scharping added that he did not…

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German Defence Minister, on visit to Berne, calls on Kurds to remain calm

This content was published on Jun 29, 1999 German Defence Minister Rudolf Scharping (right), currently in Switzerland for talks with his Swiss counterpart Adolf Ogi, has called on Kurds throughout Europe to remain calm, despite the death sentence imposed by Turkey on the Kurdish rebel leader, Abdullah Ocalan. Speaking to reporters in the capital Berne, Scharping said the sentence had not surprised him.…

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