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President of Social Democrats holds crucial news conference

This content was published on Feb 24, 2000 The crisis within Switzerland’s largest political party, the Social Democrats, appears to be coming to a head. The party president, Ursula Koch, is holding a news conference today, amid mounting pressure on her to resign. Koch has called the news conference to give her version of a crisis which has been wreaking havoc with party…

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Parliamentary committee in Strasbourg wants swift ratification of bilaterals

This content was published on Feb 24, 2000 A key committee of the European Parliament in Strasbourg has called for swift ratification of the bilateral accords between Switzerland and the European Union. The committee said on Wednesday it wanted a debate and vote in parliament before a referendum in Switzerland on the accords on May 21. However, the committee for industry, trade, research…

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Switzerland to receive new Austrian government soon

This content was published on Feb 23, 2000 The Swiss government has confirmed that Austria’s chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel, and the foreign minister, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, will come to Switzerland on an official visit. The announcement follows weeks of uncertainty as to how to deal with Austria’s new coalition which includes the far-right Freedom Party. A government spokesman said no date had yet been set…

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Social Democrat president under pressure

This content was published on Feb 22, 2000 A crisis in Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party has deepened, with calls for the party president, Ursula Koch, to step down. Both the party vice-president, Pierre Aeby, and another member of the executive, Jacqueline Fehr, called for Koch’s resignation. In a separate development, Aeby confirmed he intends to step down as vice-president after his failure to…

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Rwandan exiles protest against repatriations

This content was published on Feb 22, 2000 Some 50 Rwandan demonstrators gathered in front of the federal parliament building in Berne on Monday to protest against the Swiss government’s repatriation policies. The federal office for refugees decided in February that asylum-seekers who had been given the right to stay in Switzerland on a provisional basis could now return home. The decision concerned…

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Social Democrats begin search for way out of crisis

This content was published on Feb 21, 2000 A crisis in Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party has erupted into the open, following a closed meeting of the party management at the weekend. The dispute is being presented as a clash of personalities, but analysts say the divisions go much deeper. At the weekend, the management issued an ultimatum to the party president, Ursula Koch,…

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Rwandan exiles protest against repatriations

This content was published on Feb 21, 2000 Some 50 Rwandan demonstrators gathered in front of the federal parliament building in Berne on Monday to protest against the Swiss government’s repatriation policies. The federal office for refugees decided in February that asylum-seekers who had been given the right to stay in Switzerland on a provisional basis could now return home. The decision concerned…

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Deiss holds talks with Cem

This content was published on Feb 20, 2000 Switzerland’s foreign minister, Joseph Deiss (pictured), is in Ankara holding talks with his Turkish counterpart, Ismail Cem. Deiss is in Turkey for a three-day visit. The trip is intended to improve relations between the two countries, which have been strained since a Kurdish demonstrator was shot and killed outside the Turkish embassy in Berne in…

Social Democrats announce plans for change

This content was published on Feb 20, 2000 Switzerland’s Social Democrats want to reform the party’s ageing structure but there are no plans for a change of personnel at the top. At a closed conference on Saturday in Muri, canton Berne, the party’s president, Ursula Koch (pictured), played down internal conflicts and set down the main political themes for the next four years.…

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Swiss not against possible Schüssel visit

This content was published on Feb 20, 2000 Just over half of the Swiss do not see any problem in Austria’s chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel (pictured), visiting Switzerland. In a survey carried out by the opinion poll institute, Isopublic, for the French language Sunday newspaper, dimanche.ch, 50.2 per cent of people questioned said they had nothing against Schüssel coming to Switzerland. Only 18 per…

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