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Government contributes $266 million to IDA

This content was published on Dec 20, 1999 The Swiss government on Monday said it was contributing SFr420 million ($266 million) to help replenish the funds of the International Development Association, which belongs to the World Bank Group. The contribution is part of the 12th replenishment round for the IDA’s Partnership for Poverty Reduction programme. The IDA says the programme is aimed at…

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The main Swiss news stories of the week

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999

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Poll: Swiss in favour of European integration

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999 A majority of Swiss support the bilateral accords between Switzerland and the European Union, approve of armed Swiss peace missions abroad and generally feel safe in Switzerland, according to a new poll. Researchers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich found that 67 percent are in favour of the bilateral accords, which the Swiss…

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Pro-animal amendments rejected

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999

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Deiss joins NATO ministers to discuss European security

This content was published on Dec 16, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss will on Thursday attend talks in Brussels to discuss international military cooperation in Kosovo, particularly the KFOR operations to stabilise and re-build the war-ravaged region. Deiss will join ministers of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, which groups 19 NATO members and 26 states — including Switzerland – that participate in NATO’s…

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Cabinet election signals change is in the air

This content was published on Dec 15, 1999 Wednesday‘s vote for a new Swiss government brought no real surprises: Despite the challenge from Swiss People’s Party figurehead Christoph Blocher (picture), all seven members of the government were re-elected. But although Switzerland’s traditional government by consensus has been confirmed for the time being, change is in the air. On the surface, nothing has changed…

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Switzerland votes for stability and continuity

This content was published on Dec 15, 1999 Parliamentarians on Wednesday re-elected all incumbent cabinet ministers (picture), reaffirming their commitment to a power-sharing arrangement that has helped guarantee Switzerland’s political stability for the past 40 years. The seven cabinet ministers were confirmed in a series of secret ballots that defeated the challenge from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party for a second cabinet seat…

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Switzerland re-elects all seven cabinet ministers

This content was published on Dec 15, 1999

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Finance Minister Villiger

This content was published on Dec 15, 1999 Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger was re-elected to the cabinet by a joint session of parliament on Wednesday. He was confirmed with 187 votes in the 245-seat parliament. The vote is part of a traditional re-election procedure, which follows parliamentary elections. Those were held in October and showed the right-wing Swiss People’s Party gaining the most…

Interior Minister Dreifuss

This content was published on Dec 15, 1999 Swiss Interior Minister Ruth Dreifuss was re-elected to the cabinet by a joint session of parliament on Wednesday. She was confirmed with 148 votes in the 245-seat parliament. Her main challenger, Christoph Blocher of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, got 58 votes. The vote is part of a traditional re-election procedure, which follows parliamentary elections.…

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