référendum en france

Swiss News - Num. 2008, Avril 2008

Geneva bans public smoking.

Geneva will ban smoking in public places following a referendum in late February. The move makes Geneva the ...... Switzerland has lagged behind other European countries such as Ireland, Britain and neighbouring France and Italy in barring smoking in restaurants, ...

Swiss News - Num. 2002, Juin 2002

Rocking the cradle; on June 2, a people's initiative and a referendum will both force Swiss voters to face a historically divisive issue: Swiss abortion laws.

Referendum: "Do you approve of the bill regarding Swiss ...... Pro-life activists immediately took to the streets following the government's decision and collected the number of signatures necessary to force a popular referendum (over 50,000). Current Swiss laws allow ...

Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Swiss welcome mat? Swiss citizens will stand at a crossroads when the referendum question on September 25 asks them to strengthen ties with the EU by extending the agreement on the free movement of people to ten new EU member states. The path they choose could provide a shortcut to a more fruitful union.

... Opponents of the proposal gathered enough signatures to command a popular vote on the matter, the second federal referendum of 2005, slated for September 25. A long road ...... Implications of a detour The somewhat narrow margin of victory in June's Schengen/Dublin referendum, by 54.6 per cent (or 1,474,704 in favor and 1,...

Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Schengen/Dublin: opening the door to the EU? Swiss citizens will be facing some important issues--the Schengen/Dublin agreement and so-called Partnership Law--when they step up to the ballot box on June 5 to cast their vote in the first national referendum of 2005.

In an unprecedented show of solidarity in the run-up to the June 5 referendum, no fewer than four Federal Councillors, ...... This process proceeded slowly at first, with Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany and France signing an agreement in the wine-growing village ...

Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Double thumbs up.

... Just as voter opposition in France and the Netherlands had dealt a resounding blow ...... Hard-fought Voter turnout in the June 5 referendum was an above-average 55.9 per cent, following a ...

Swiss News - Num. 2007, Avril 2007

Business, science and art--a liaison Baloise: the Basel area, situated in the tri-country region where Switzerland, Germany and France come together, is not only international but also surprisingly innovative and chock-full of cultural attractions.

... Where else would a referendum on the purchase of modern art pass? It happened ...... The referendum was necessary because the aforementioned fund ...

Swiss News - Num. 2000, Mai 2000

THE GREAT DEBATE: BODY FUEL OR FRANKENFOOD.

... (Greenpeace in fact have been able to prevent the sale of a number of Novartis' genetically altered seeds in France where the strident environmental group is suing ...... Other supermarket chains in Ireland, Italy, France and Belgium have banned GM food from their ...

Swiss News - Num. 2004, Mai 2004

Switzerland's big deal with the EU: Switzerland is now as close to Europe as it can get without a full EU membership. Swiss president Joseph Deiss shares his views on the latest developments on the international and the domestic front.

... explain the acceleration and decision in the Swiss-EU talks in the past few weeks? Countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands and France were particularly adamant on not granting us ...... What good is it if our diplomats, after negotiations in Brussels, come home with the message that they have given away Swiss banking secrecy? The EU knows, just as we do, that a referendum would be the immediate result. A referendum ...

Swiss News - Num. 2006, Janvier 2006

A world for all mankind.

... Before embarking on a career in nongovernmental organisations, he worked in a commercial environment for over 15 years in France, the country where he was raised. Before joining ...... "Imagine how the laws of the World Trade Organization could be challenged by a referendum! I find it fascinating that 50,000 signatures of ...