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Eighth session of youth parliament kicks off

This content was published on Nov 18, 1999 Switzerland’s youngest ever cabinet minister has opened a special youth session of parliament in Berne. The justice minister, Ruth Metzler, who is in her mid-thirties, addressed the 200 participating young people between the ages of 14 and 21, who have descended on Berne from across the country. For the first time, young Swiss who live…

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Swiss government sets scene for Seattle

This content was published on Nov 17, 1999

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Swiss government plans more support for Geneva as international centre

This content was published on Nov 17, 1999 The Swiss government wants to strengthen the rôle of Geneva as a centre for international organisations. It presented a project Wednesday which would extend their financial incentives for an unlimited period. The government says the move is aimed at maintaining the attractiveness of Geneva as a host city in the face of increasing competition. International…

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Albania, Switzerland sign financial aid agreement

This content was published on Nov 12, 1999 Switzerland and Albania pledged to step up cooperation in a number of sectors Friday, with the Swiss government pledging SFr5 million ($3.2 million) in aid for the Balkan nation. Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss and his visiting Albanian counterpart Paskal Milo signed the financial aid accord as well as a double taxation agreement after holding…

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Swiss cabinet cancels bunker meeting after cover blown

This content was published on Nov 10, 1999 (AP) — With the rest of Europe focussed on the tenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and end of the Cold War, the Swiss government has been quietly preparing itself against attack. The cabinet intended to inaugurate its newly built bunker deep in the Swiss Alps by holding its weekly meeting there…

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Anti-semitism: a problem in Switzerland?

This content was published on Nov 4, 1999

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Gorbachev meets Swiss officials in Berne

This content was published on Nov 3, 1999

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Swiss government wants armed military peace missions abroad

This content was published on Oct 27, 1999 The Swiss government on Wednesday proposed new legislation that would allow armed peace missions, but no combat role, for Swiss military units abroad. Under the proposals, which could take effect in 2001 at the earliest, parliament would have to approve missions that involve more than 100 troops and last longer than three weeks. The proposed…

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Swiss parliamentary delegation visits Iran

This content was published on Oct 27, 1999 For the first time in decades, a parliamentary delegation from Switzerland is paying a visit to Iran for talks aimed at revitalising political, economic and cultural relations. During their visit starting Wednesday, the six-member delegation — headed by the president of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Christine Beerli — will meet parliamentarians, government officials and…

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Switzerland, Macedonia sign five-year cooperation accord

This content was published on Oct 26, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss (right) and his Macedonian counterpart Alexander Dimitrov Tuesday signed a five-year cooperation accord and agreed on overland passage for refugees returning from Switzerland to Kosovo via Macedonia. Deiss and Dimitrov, who was on his third visit to Switzerland, also inaugurated a new Macedonian embassy building in the capital Berne. Deiss…

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