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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240409
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SUMMARY:Zagreb\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Zagreb.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-zagreb/
LOCATION:Zagreb
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407
DTSTAMP:20261020T173247Z
CREATED:20261016T093403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173247Z
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SUMMARY:Tbilisi\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Tbilisi.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-tbilisi/
LOCATION:Tbilissi
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240405
DTSTAMP:20261020T173247Z
CREATED:20261016T093358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173247Z
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SUMMARY:Ankara\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Ankara.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-ankara/
LOCATION:Ankara
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240326
DTSTAMP:20261020T173247Z
CREATED:20261016T093353Z
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SUMMARY:Hearing by the Ministers’ Deputies and inclusion on the list
DESCRIPTION:On 20 March 2024\, the three candidates are heard in Strasbourg by the Ministers’ Deputies: Alain Berset\, the European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders (Belgium) and the former Estonian Minister of Culture Indrek Saar. \nOn 25 March\, the Committee of Ministers transmits the three candidacies to the Parliamentary Assembly. Its Resolution CM/Res(2024)1 ranks them in order of preference: Alain Berset is listed first. The Assembly can only elect a candidate from this list; the election is scheduled for the June part-session (24–28 June). \nSources \n\nCouncil of Europe\, press release of 25.03.2024\nPACE\, Doc. 15968 (compilation of candidacies and CM/Res(2024)1)\nBlick\, 25.03.2024\nSRF\, 26.03.2024
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/hearing-by-the-ministers-deputies-and-inclusion-on-the-list/
LOCATION:Strasbourg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316
DTSTAMP:20261020T173247Z
CREATED:20261016T093348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173247Z
UID:48858-1710288000-1710547199@alainberset.ch
SUMMARY:Berlin\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Berlin.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-berlin/
LOCATION:Berlin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240305
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240308
DTSTAMP:20261020T173246Z
CREATED:20261016T093343Z
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SUMMARY:Paris\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Paris.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-paris/
LOCATION:Paris
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240306
DTSTAMP:20261020T173245Z
CREATED:20261016T093338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173245Z
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SUMMARY:Strasbourg\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Strasbourg.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-strasbourg-2/
LOCATION:Strasbourg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240301
DTSTAMP:20261020T173245Z
CREATED:20261016T093334Z
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UID:48852-1709078400-1709251199@alainberset.ch
SUMMARY:Rome\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Rome.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-rome/
LOCATION:Rome
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240228
DTSTAMP:20261020T173245Z
CREATED:20261016T093329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173245Z
UID:48850-1708905600-1709078399@alainberset.ch
SUMMARY:Geneva\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Geneva.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-geneva/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTSTAMP:20261020T173245Z
CREATED:20261016T093325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173245Z
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SUMMARY:Vienna\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Vienna.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-vienna/
LOCATION:Vienne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240221
DTSTAMP:20261020T173244Z
CREATED:20261016T093320Z
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SUMMARY:Chișinău\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Chișinău\, in the Republic of Moldova.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-chisinau/
LOCATION:Chișinău
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240221
DTSTAMP:20261020T173244Z
CREATED:20261016T093315Z
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SUMMARY:Kyiv\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:On 20 February 2024\, four days before the second anniversary of the Russian invasion\, Alain Berset arrives in Kyiv by train. He presents his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe. It is his second trip to Ukraine in three months: at the end of November 2023\, while still President of the Confederation\, he had met Volodymyr Zelensky there. \nHe meets the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada\, Ruslan Stefanchuk\, and the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He visits the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine\, headed by Maciej Janczak. According to the Swiss Embassy\, the visit focuses on the role of the Council of Europe in supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression and in establishing accountability. He says he wants “Russia to be held accountable for the violations of international law committed in Ukraine”. \nSources \n\nBlick\, 20.02.2024\nBlick\, 20.02.2024 (de)\nswissinfo.ch\, 20.02.2024
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/kyiv-the-rada-and-the-council-of-europe-office/
LOCATION:Kiev
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240220
DTSTAMP:20261020T173244Z
CREATED:20261016T093311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173244Z
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SUMMARY:Warsaw\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Warsaw.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-warsaw/
LOCATION:Varsovie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240210
DTSTAMP:20261020T173243Z
CREATED:20261016T093306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173243Z
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SUMMARY:Strasbourg\, presentation of the candidacy for Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:As part of his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Alain Berset travels to Strasbourg.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-campaign-strasbourg/
LOCATION:Strasbourg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTSTAMP:20261020T173243Z
CREATED:20261016T093302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173243Z
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SUMMARY:Strasbourg\, winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly: the candidate’s first contacts
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset spends the first part-session 2024 of the Parliamentary Assembly at the Palais de l’Europe. For SRF\, this is the opening of his campaign: he can be seen in the delegates’ café\, in the corridors\, the meeting rooms and the offices. \nOn 22 January\, the Swiss delegation to the Assembly gives him its unanimous support. Its chair\, National Councillor Alfred Heer\, sums it up: “Berset hat die Unterstützung von uns allen\, auch über alle Parteien.” His rivals are Didier Reynders and Indrek Saar; the Committee of Ministers is to draw up the list in March. \nSources \n\nSRF\, 30.01.2024\nSwiss Parliament\, delegation to PACE\, 22.01.2024
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/winter-session-of-the-parliamentary-assembly-the-campaign-opens/
LOCATION:Strasbourg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240111
DTSTAMP:20261020T173243Z
CREATED:20261016T093257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173243Z
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SUMMARY:Candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:On 10 January 2024\, ten days after leaving the Federal Council\, Alain Berset declares his interest in the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs supports the candidacy and submits it the same day\, the last day of the deadline\, to the Chair of the Committee of Ministers. The covering letter is signed by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis; it highlights his experience “in the highest executive offices” and the implementation of the priorities of the Reykjavík Summit\, where he had signed the final declaration on behalf of Switzerland. \nThe stakes are unprecedented: no Swiss has ever led the Strasbourg organisation\, of which Switzerland has been a member since 1963. The election falls to the Parliamentary Assembly\, from a list drawn up by the Committee of Ministers\, in June; the start of the term of office is set for 18 September 2024. On 22 January\, in Strasbourg\, the Swiss delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly gives the candidacy its unanimous support. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 10.01.2024\nCommittee of Ministers\, CM(2024)25\, 10.01.2024\nBlick\, 10.01.2024\nSwiss Parliament\, delegation to PACE\, 22.01.2024
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/candidacy-for-the-post-of-secretary-general-of-the-council-of-europe/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231214
DTSTAMP:20261020T173243Z
CREATED:20261015T202229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173243Z
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SUMMARY:Election of the Federal Council and farewell to the Federal Assembly
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Assembly re-elects the Federal Council for the legislative term. Alain Berset\, who is not standing again\, takes his leave before the votes. Beat Jans\, from Basel\, is elected to succeed him; Viola Amherd is elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024. \nFor the 175th anniversary of the Constitution\, he offers “a eulogy of complexity and a eulogy of slowness”: be wary of simplistic solutions\, take the time for lasting ones. He thanks Parliament for twelve years and 29 votes: “Nein\, wir waren nicht immer einig. Gott sei Dank!” He also speaks in Italian and Romansh. \nHe concludes with the first presidents of the Confederation\, Furrer\, Druey\, Munzinger\, all of whom died in office: “Zu Lebzeiten abtreten zu können\, ist also eine ziemlich erfreuliche Sache…” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nAdieux à l’Assemblée fédérale (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSwiss Parliament\, general election of the Federal Council of 13.12.2023\nSRF\, 13.12.2023\nnau.ch\, 13.12.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/election-of-the-federal-council-and-farewell-to-the-federal-assembly/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231213
DTSTAMP:20261020T173242Z
CREATED:20261015T202226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173242Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights 75: opening of the high-level segment
DESCRIPTION:At the Palais des Nations\, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration. Alain Berset opens the high-level segment with High Commissioner Volker Türk. \nHis verdict: the answer is “at worst negative. At best mixed”: the war in Ukraine\, the Middle East\, Gaza where “70% of the victims are women and children”\, the pressure on democracies. He announces that Switzerland is raising its core contribution to the Office of the High Commissioner to 5.5 million francs a year for the following two years. Last sentence: “Future generations will judge us on the answer we give to this question.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du segment de haut niveau « Droits humains 75 » (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 12.12.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/human-rights-75-opening-of-the-high-level-segment/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231211
DTSTAMP:20261020T173242Z
CREATED:20261015T202223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173242Z
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SUMMARY:Fête de l’Escalade
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, the Geneva Council of State invites a member of the Federal Council to the Escalade. In 2023\, it is the President of the Swiss Confederation. \nOn the Treille\, the Compagnie de 1602 presents him with the Falco cannon\, a replica of a 17th-century piece; he fires the last shot of the year. Visit to the cathedral\, its towers and the Clémence bell\, reception in the salons of the Hôtel de Ville\, then a historical procession with the authorities and International Geneva. \nSources \n\nRepublic and Canton of Geneva\, 11.12.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/fete-de-lescalade-2/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTSTAMP:20261020T173242Z
CREATED:20261015T202221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173242Z
UID:45185-1701907200-1701993599@alainberset.ch
SUMMARY:Celebration of the inscription of the alpine pasture season on the UNESCO list
DESCRIPTION:A few days earlier\, in Kasane (Botswana)\, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee inscribed the alpine pasture season on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The canton of Fribourg celebrates the inscription in Bulle: a day of debates on alpine farming\, then an official and musical ceremony at the Hôtel-de-Ville. \nAlain Berset first speaks of Bernard Romanens\, armailli and soloist of the “Ranz des vaches” at the 1977 Fête des Vignerons\, who died in 1984. Then of the figure of the armailli\, cheesemaker\, singer\, “landscape gardener of our Prealps”. He ends with the cows\, which have reshaped hills and mountains: “We owe them respect.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInscription de la saison d’alpage au patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’UNESCO (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nState of Fribourg\, press release\nState of Fribourg\, press release on the official day
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/celebration-of-the-inscription-of-the-alpine-pasture-season-on-the-unesco-list/
LOCATION:Bulle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231207
DTSTAMP:20261020T173242Z
CREATED:20261015T202218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173242Z
UID:45183-1701820800-1701907199@alainberset.ch
SUMMARY:Celebration for Eric Nussbaumer and Eva Herzog\, presidents of the chambers
DESCRIPTION:The two Basels celebrate their Social Democrat representatives\, elected on 4 December: Eric Nussbaumer as President of the National Council\, Eva Herzog as President of the Council of States. A procession and ceremony in the church in Liestal\, boats on the Rhine to Basel\, crowds on the Marktplatz. \nAt the Casino in Basel\, Alain Berset gives a speech full of humour in praise of the two half-cantons. He cites Erasmus\, the Bernoullis\, Leonhard Euler: “So many geniuses in a single place. We don’t really have that problem in Berne.” \nSources \n\nswissinfo.ch\, 06.12.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/celebration-for-eric-nussbaumer-and-eva-herzog-presidents-of-the-chambers/
LOCATION:Liestal
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231203
DTSTAMP:20261020T173241Z
CREATED:20261015T202216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173241Z
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SUMMARY:COP28 in Dubai
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset represents Switzerland at the summit of heads of state that opens the 28th UN Climate Change Conference. In his national statement: “This year’s COP is a pivotal moment”; the first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement is “the last moment to act” to limit warming to 1.5 °C. Switzerland calls for a phase-out of oil and gas by 2050\, and of coal by 2040. \nOn the sidelines\, he meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\, among others. He attends the launch of the Climate Club and visits the cryosphere pavilion. The following day\, he takes part in the round tables on the global stocktake and on energy\, then exchanges views with Swiss civil society present at the conference. \nFriday 1 December 2023 — Dubai\n\nFamily photo and opening of the World Climate Action Summit\nSwitzerland’s national statement in plenary\nMeeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\nLaunch of the Climate Club\nVisit to the cryosphere pavilion\n\nSaturday 2 December 2023 — Dubai and Abu Dhabi\n\nRound table on the global stocktake: means of implementation\nRound table on energy\nExchange with representatives of Swiss civil society\nVisit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque\, the Abrahamic Family House and the Louvre Abu Dhabi\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nCOP28 (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 01.12.2023\nswissinfo.ch\, 01.12.2023\nNarendra Modi\, 01.12.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/cop28-in-dubai/
LOCATION:Dubaï
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231202
DTSTAMP:20261020T173241Z
CREATED:20261015T202213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173241Z
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SUMMARY:Official visit to Oman
DESCRIPTION:The first visit by a President of the Swiss Confederation to Oman\, for the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq welcomes Alain Berset at Al Alam Palace\, then the two delegations hold talks: renewable energy\, tourism\, mediation and peacebuilding. \nFive texts are signed: a memorandum on sustainable energy and green hydrogen\, a letter of intent between the Omani Diplomatic Academy and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy\, an agreement on gainful employment for persons accompanying official staff\, a memorandum on tourism and another\, with Roche\, on health. A joint stamp marks the anniversary. Alain Berset also addresses young Omani diplomats on the Global Health and Peace initiative\, launched by the two countries at the WHO. \nThe joint declaration reaffirms dialogue\, mediation and multilateralism. Alain Berset invites the Sultan to Switzerland. \nThursday 30 November 2023 — Muscat\n\nOfficial welcome ceremony by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq\, Al Alam Palace\nOfficial talks with the Sultan\nMeeting with young Omani diplomats on the Global Health and Peace initiative\, speech\nSigning of agreements\nVisit to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque\nState banquet\n\nFriday 1 December 2023 — Muscat\n\nVisit to the National Museum of Oman\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 30.11.2023\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Oman\, 30.11.2023\nSwitzerland–Oman joint declaration\, 01.12.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/official-visit-to-oman/
LOCATION:Mascate
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231126
DTSTAMP:20261020T173241Z
CREATED:20261015T202210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173241Z
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SUMMARY:Kyiv: “Grain from Ukraine” summit and meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky
DESCRIPTION:A surprise visit to Ukraine\, a few hours after the heaviest Russian drone attack on Kyiv since the start of the invasion. In Bucha\, Alain Berset pays his respects at the site of the largest mass grave with Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin. Then\, with Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife\, he takes part in the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor. \nAt the Mariinsky Palace\, he holds talks with Volodymyr Zelensky: global food security\, the Ukrainian peace formula\, frozen Russian assets\, the reconstruction of infrastructure. Zelensky speaks of “a powerful message for Ukrainians all over the world”. He then speaks at the second international food security summit “Grain from Ukraine”. \nSwitzerland announces 3 million francs for the World Food Programme\, ten ambulances\, seven fire engines and firefighting equipment\, as well as a conference on humanitarian demining in 2024. \nSaturday 25 November 2023 — Bucha and Kyiv\n\nBucha: tribute at the site of the mass grave\, meeting with Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin\nCommemoration of the victims of the Holodomor at the national museum\nMeeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky\, Mariinsky Palace\nInternational food security summit “Grain from Ukraine”\, speech\nJoint press conference\nWorking lunch hosted by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal\, talks\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 25.11.2023\nThe Kyiv Independent\, 25.11.2023\nswissinfo.ch\, 25.11.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/kyiv-grain-from-ukraine-summit-and-meeting-with-volodymyr-zelensky/
LOCATION:Kyiv
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231122
DTSTAMP:20261020T173240Z
CREATED:20261015T202208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173240Z
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SUMMARY:Courtesy visit by Viktor Orbán
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset and the head of the FDFA\, Ignazio Cassis\, receive Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Berne for a courtesy visit. The initiative came from Budapest. \nOn the agenda: bilateral relations\, Hungary as a beneficiary of the Swiss cohesion contribution (vocational training\, research\, innovation)\, the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024\, the Middle East and Ukraine. Switzerland restates its aim to “stabilise and develop the bilateral path” with the European Union. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 21.11.2023\nswissinfo.ch\, 22.11.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/courtesy-visit-by-viktor-orban/
LOCATION:Berne
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SUMMARY:State visit by Emmanuel Macron
DESCRIPTION:The full Federal Council welcomes Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron on the Bundesplatz\, with military honours. Alain Berset gives the welcome speech in the Hall of the Federal Palace. He starts from Jean-Luc Godard\, “Solitude is not isolation”\, traces Switzerland’s political debt to France\, from 1798 to 1848\, and concludes: “Our world is bleeding.” \nThe talks cover bilateral relations\, the bilateral path with the European Union\, the Security Council and International Geneva. Two texts are signed: a joint declaration on research into the cryosphere and the Alps\, and a declaration of intent on student mobility. At the press conference: “Switzerland is profoundly European\, by its geographical position\, but also by its values and its culture.” \nOn 16 November\, the two presidents visit the Jean Monnet Foundation in Lausanne and debate Europe with students of the University of Lausanne. Emmanuel Macron ends his visit at CERN. \nWednesday 15 November 2023 — Berne\n\nOfficial welcome and military honours on the Bundesplatz\nSpeech in the Hall of the Federal Palace\nOfficial talks\, signing of two declarations\nJoint press conference\n\nThursday 16 November 2023 — Lausanne\n\nVisit to the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe\nDebate “Parlons Europe” with students of the University of Lausanne\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nVisite d’État d’Emmanuel Macron (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 15.11.2023\nÉlysée\, 15.11.2023\nswissinfo.ch\, 15.11.2023\nallnews.ch\, 15.11.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/state-visit-by-emmanuel-macron/
LOCATION:Berne
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SUMMARY:3rd Life Sciences Cluster Forum of the Basel Chamber of Commerce
DESCRIPTION:At the 3rd Life Sciences Cluster Forum of the Handelskammer beider Basel\, “Zusammenarbeit als Schlüssel für ein nachhaltiges digitales Gesundheitswesen”\, in the Gehry auditorium on the Novartis campus\, Alain Berset speaks after the welcome by the Chamber’s President\, National Councillor Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter\, and a presentation by Ann Aerts of the Novartis Foundation. He talks about the Basel pharmaceutical hub and digital health. A cluster\, he says\, is a very Swiss paradox: competitors who grow stronger by strengthening the others. He compares it to the Federal Council. \nThe health system does not suffer from a lack of digital technology but from a lack of coordination; he cites nine different codes for the female sex. Hence the DigiSanté programme and the health data space\, to which the pharmaceutical industry must contribute. He concludes on the longevity of the Basel location\, at the world’s top for 150 years: its success factors are “weder analog noch digital. Sondern real”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nChambre de commerce des deux Bâle (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nHandelskammer beider Basel\, programme of the 3rd Life Sciences Cluster Forum
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/3rd-life-sciences-cluster-forum-of-the-basel-chamber-of-commerce/
LOCATION:Bâle
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231109
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DTSTAMP:20261020T173239Z
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SUMMARY:Paris: UNESCO\, Polar Summit and Paris Peace Forum
DESCRIPTION:Arriving from the Vatican\, Alain Berset attends the 42nd UNESCO General Conference on 9 November. He holds talks with the Director-General\, Audrey Azoulay\, and takes part in a panel on climate and biodiversity. In the evening\, Emmanuel Macron receives the heads of state and government attending the Paris Peace Forum at the Élysée. \nOn 10 November\, he attends the opening of the Forum at the Palais Brongniart\, then goes to the One Planet – Polar Summit\, the first international summit devoted to glaciers and the poles\, at the National Museum of Natural History\, where he speaks on behalf of the Alpine countries. He returns to the Forum for a panel entitled “From multi-crises to multi-conflicts: how to stop the vicious circle?”. The day ends at the International Organisation of La Francophonie\, with its Secretary General\, Louise Mushikiwabo. \nThursday 9 November 2023 — Paris\n\nMeeting with Audrey Azoulay\, Director-General of UNESCO\nUNESCO General Conference: panel on climate and biodiversity\nDinner hosted by President Emmanuel Macron for the heads of state and government\, Élysée Palace\n\nFriday 10 November 2023 — Paris\n\nOpening of the Paris Peace Forum\, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron\nOne Planet – Polar Summit\, round table of the heads of state\, National Museum of Natural History\nParis Peace Forum: panel “From multi-crises to multi-conflicts”\nPress briefing with the Swiss media\nMeeting with Louise Mushikiwabo\, Secretary General of La Francophonie\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nOne Planet – Polar Summit (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 07.11.2023\nParis Peace Forum\, speaker page
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/paris-unesco-polar-summit-and-paris-peace-forum/
LOCATION:Paris
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DTSTAMP:20261020T173239Z
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SUMMARY:Audience with Pope Francis
DESCRIPTION:On the morning of 9 November\, Pope Francis receives Alain Berset in private audience at the Apostolic Palace. According to the Federal Council\, the talks cover the commitment of Switzerland and the Holy See to peace\, the Middle East and Ukraine\, and the study of abuse in the Catholic Church in Switzerland. \nHe then meets Cardinal Pietro Parolin\, Secretary of State\, accompanied by Mgr Mirosław Wachowski\, Under-Secretary for Relations with States. The Holy See mentions the situation in several African countries\, the wars in Ukraine and between Israel and Palestine\, multilateralism\, and praises the “faithful and professional” service of the Pontifical Swiss Guard. The previous evening\, Alain Berset visited the Guard and its Commander\, Christoph Graf. \nWednesday 8 November 2023 — Vatican City\n\nMeeting with the Pontifical Swiss Guard and its Commander\, Colonel Christoph Graf\n\nThursday 9 November 2023 — Vatican City\n\nPrivate audience with Pope Francis\nMeeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin\, Secretary of State\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 09.11.2023\nHoly See Press Office\, 09.11.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/audience-with-pope-francis/
LOCATION:Vatican
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231105
DTSTAMP:20261020T173239Z
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SUMMARY:Montreal and Ottawa: Cinemania\, Justin Trudeau\, co-production agreement
DESCRIPTION:Switzerland is guest of honour at the 29th Cinemania\, Montreal’s French-language film festival. Alain Berset opens it on 1 November at the Cinéma Impérial\, before Cédric Kahn’s “Le Procès Goldman”. He greets the Canadian-Swiss director Léa Pool\, a “witness” to the agreement he has come to sign: it will be initialled “with a clear and frank ‘Yes’. And not with a ‘Yes. But’”. \nOn 2 November in Ottawa\, he is received by Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall\, then by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill: bilateral relations\, La Francophonie\, international affairs\, the UN Security Council. The Minister of Canadian Heritage\, Pascale St-Onge\, then hosts a lunch for him. \nOn 3 November\, at the Cinémathèque québécoise\, he holds talks with Mélanie Joly\, Minister of Foreign Affairs\, and Pascale St-Onge\, then signs the new audiovisual co-production agreement with them. It replaces the 1987 agreement\, facilitates financing and distribution and opens up to series. In ten years\, the two countries had co-produced six films\, with a total budget of more than 19.3 million francs. \nWednesday 1 November 2023 — Montreal\n\nOpening of the 29th Cinemania festival at the Cinéma Impérial\, speech\nSwiss opening night of the festival\n\nThursday 2 November 2023 — Ottawa and Montreal\n\nMeeting with the Governor General of Canada\, Mary Simon\, at Rideau Hall\nMeeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\, Parliament Hill\nLunch hosted by Pascale St-Onge\, Minister of Canadian Heritage\nInterview with La Presse\n\nFriday 3 November 2023 — Montreal\n\nMeeting with Swiss and Quebec producers and directors at the Consulate General of Switzerland\nMeeting with Mélanie Joly and Pascale St-Onge at the Cinémathèque québécoise\nSigning of the audiovisual co-production agreement between Switzerland and Canada\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du festival du film Cinemania (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 31.10.2023\nCanadian Heritage\, media advisory of 02.11.2023\nGovernor General of Canada\, advisory\nCinemania\, press release 2023\nlaRegione\, 31.10.2023
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/montreal-and-ottawa-cinemania-justin-trudeau-co-production-agreement/
LOCATION:Montréal
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