GenevaLunch » Swiss cabinet http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:57:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg GenevaLunch http://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Swiss Federal Councillor Leuenberger to leave his post earlier than announced http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/08/10/swiss-federal-councillor-leuenberger-to-leave-his-post-earlier-than-announced/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/08/10/swiss-federal-councillor-leuenberger-to-leave-his-post-earlier-than-announced/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:42:49 +0000 Laila Rodriguez http://genevalunch.com/?p=45699 GenevaLunch.com Moritz Leuenberger sooner-than-anticipated departure will allow parliament to vote at once for two new cabinet ministers Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Swiss Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger (above right), current Minister of Transport, Communications, Energy and Environment, is bringing forward his departure date from the Federal Council, from December to October, to allow parliament to vote for [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/08/10/swiss-federal-councillor-leuenberger-to-leave-his-post-earlier-than-announced/feed/ 0 Swiss justice minister calls anti-minaret proposal unconstitutional http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/10/16/swiss-justice-minister-calls-anti-minaret-proposal-unconstitutional/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/10/16/swiss-justice-minister-calls-anti-minaret-proposal-unconstitutional/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:04:35 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=29905 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland’s Justice and Police minister Thursday called on voters to reject the anti-minaret proposal which will be put to them in a referendum 29 November, saying that it is unconstitutional and runs counter to Swiss values. Eveline Widmer Schlumpf told a press conference that the proposal, from the right-wing UDC of [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/10/16/swiss-justice-minister-calls-anti-minaret-proposal-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 Didier Burkhalter elected to Federal Council http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/09/16/didier-burkhalter-elected-to-federal-council/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/09/16/didier-burkhalter-elected-to-federal-council/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:59:28 +0000 Sean Ecker http://genevalunch.com/?p=27853 GenevaLunch.com Centre-right keeps Swiss cabinet seat: power balance unchanged in Swiss election

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/09/16/didier-burkhalter-elected-to-federal-council/feed/ 0 Blocher’s UDC party to discuss his election with other parties http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/18/blochers-udc-party-to-discuss-his-election-with-other-parties/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/18/blochers-udc-party-to-discuss-his-election-with-other-parties/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:32:15 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=8010 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Christoph Blocher, former federal councilor, could be elected to the cabinet again if his right-wing UDC party’s discussions with parties of the centre go well, UDC leader Toni Brunner says. Brunner will be sounding out other parties in the next few days to test the strength of Blocher’s chances. The [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/18/blochers-udc-party-to-discuss-his-election-with-other-parties/feed/ 1 Swiss councilor Schmid resigns: health, family, good of country http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/12/swiss-councilor-schmid-resigns-health-family-good-of-country/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/12/swiss-councilor-schmid-resigns-health-family-good-of-country/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:17:17 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=7696 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Samuel Schmid, one of Switzerland’s seven federal councilors, resigned Wednesday afternoon, citing health concerns and political pressure. Schmid, minister for Defense, Civil Protection and Sport, also noted that at age 62, after eight years as a cabinet member and a long political service to the country, the time had come to [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/12/swiss-councilor-schmid-resigns-health-family-good-of-country/feed/ 0 Swiss counselor Schmid operation successful http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/07/swiss-counselor-schmid-operation-successful/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/07/swiss-counselor-schmid-operation-successful/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:09:34 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=7337 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Swiss federal councilor Samuel Schmid successfully underwent surgery Friday in what doctors called a “routine” emergency operation; he will be released from hospital Sunday.

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/11/07/swiss-counselor-schmid-operation-successful/feed/ 0 Swiss finance minister has quintuple bypass surgery http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/09/22/swiss-finance-minister-has-quintuple-bypass-surgery/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/09/22/swiss-finance-minister-has-quintuple-bypass-surgery/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:45:16 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=5090 GenevaLunch.com St Gallen, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Hans Rudolf Merz, Switzerland’s finance minister and federal councillor, underwent coronary bypass surgery Sunday following failure of his circulatory system Saturday. Doctors report that he is doing well. Federal staff in Bern who saw him last week said they noticed no signs of illness, but they pointed out to ATS [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2008/09/22/swiss-finance-minister-has-quintuple-bypass-surgery/feed/ 0 Swiss Federal Council election: Blocher defeated (updates) http://genevalunch.com/blog/2007/12/12/swiss-federal-council-election-blocher-defeated-updates/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2007/12/12/swiss-federal-council-election-blocher-defeated-updates/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://b-spirit.ch/2007/12/12/swiss-federal-council-election-blocher-defeated-updates/ GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Switzerland now must wait until Thursday morning for Eveline Widmer Schlumpf to announce whether or not she will accept her election to the post of federal councillor. According to TSR she has asked for time until then to reflect on her decision. The government now has six of its seven [...]

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