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Swiss News - Num. 2007, Avril 2007

Brussels sends its man to Bern ... finally: the European Commission has opened the doors of its delegation in the federal capital, Bern, and appointed its very first ambassador to Switzerland, Michael Reiterer. Swiss News went to meet him in his new offices located opposite the national corridors of power, the federal parliament building.

We're not even half way through 2007 and it is already proving to be a momentous period in relations between the European Union and Switzerland. The year was off to a ...... Former deputy head of the European Commission's Japan delegation, he has also ...

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Swiss News - Num. 2006, Janvier 2006

Smoke-free Switzerland: as other European countries act to protect the public against tobacco smoke in restaurants and bars, Swiss parliament is pondering its options. And a cantonal crackdown, as well as surveys of the public and politicians on federal health committees, suggest it could happen--as soon as this year.

It's an axiom of Swiss politics that change occurs here only when grass-roots pressure demands it. Members of the healthcare committees in both parliamentary houses tell Swiss News that a sense of public ...

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Swiss News - Num. 2003, Juin 2003

Flight ban challenge.

Swiss transport minister, Moritz Leuenberger, has appealed to the European Commission to lift German restrictions on ...

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Swiss News - Num. 2000, Mai 2000

PEACEFUL PROTEST.

Hundreds of demonstrators recently gathered in front of the Swiss Parliament building to protest against the official state ...... Since Austria has largely been ostracised by the European Union, the Berne government has gone out on a ...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 61 Num. 4, Décembre 2006

Global Europe: Competing in the World: A Contribution to the Eu's Growth and Jobs Strategy

Growth and jobs, and the opportunity they create, are at the heart of the European Commission's agenda for Europe. They are essential for economic prosperity, social justice and sustainable development and to equip Europeans for globalisation. They are a core criterion by which citizens will judge whether Europe is delivering results in their daily lives. In 2005, the renewed Lisbon strategy set out the steps we must take in Europe to deliver growth and jobs. This internal agenda must be com...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 61 Num. 2, Mars 2006

Free Trade Between Switzerland and the United States

Between July 2005 and January 2006. Swiss and US trade officials conducted exploratory talks to determine whether a free trade agreement (FTA) would be economically desirable and politically feasible. In January 2006, the talks were recessed when the Swiss Federal Council decided that - while an FTA would be economically desirable, free trade in agriculture was not politically feasible. The FTA talks may be resumed after the conclusion of the WTO Doha Development Round. Switzerland and the Un...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 3-4/2008, Juillet 2008

Building Bridges, Building Business

By fostering economic competitiveness, the Arab International Womens Forum (AIWF) supports sustainable human development and the empowerment of women. Founded in 2001 to serve as a voice for Arab women the organization showcases their development promotes cross-cultural diversity and creates greater public awareness of women's success and prospects. By building bridges of understanding and business opportunities between governments, corporations and civil society, the AIWF helps to enhance th...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 2, Avril 2009

Analysing the Global Crisis

The global financial crisis is not like a tsunami, giant wave sweeping everything in its path, but rather like a series of smaller waves with their impact accumulating over longer periods. Some developing countries will be impacted much more severely than others, but nobody will remain unaffected. The trade and investment impact will accumulate, with reduced remittances and fewer workers migrating. According to the IIF, the level of private capital likely to be invested in developing countrie...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 63 Num. 1, Mars 2008

Biofuels and Wto Disciplines

Given the sharp rise in crude oil prices and growing awareness of climate change, the potential of biofuels, particularly of bioethanol, has become an ubiquitous topic of public debate and has induced ambitious policy initiatives. The latter are mostly paired with protectionist measures as the examples of the European Union and the United States show, where domestic producers of energy crops are put at an advantage thanks to subsidisation, direct payments and/or favourable tax schemes. Moreov...