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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221216
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SUMMARY:Celebration for the President-elect of the Confederation in Murten and Fribourg
DESCRIPTION:The canton of Fribourg celebrates its President-elect of the Confederation. A special train from Berne brings some 250 guests\, including the President of the National Council\, Martin Candinas\, and the President of the Council of States\, Brigitte Häberli-Koller\, to Murten\, where Alain Berset speaks about the town’s history. In Fribourg\, the procession led by the Landwehr makes its way to the Théâtre Équilibre\, where\, before more than 600 guests\, he gives the speech at the official ceremony: “There is no stability except in movement.” The evening ends at Fri-Son. \nThierry Steiert\, Mayor of Fribourg\, and Olivier Curty\, President of the Fribourg cantonal government\, also speak. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRéception du président de la Confédération élu à Fribourg (in French\, French-language page)\nFête du président de la Confédération élu : discours de Morat (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCanton of Fribourg\nBlick\nswissinfo.ch / ATS
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/celebration-for-the-president-elect-of-the-confederation-in-murten-and-fribourg/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221208
DTSTAMP:20261020T173220Z
CREATED:20261015T175504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173220Z
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SUMMARY:Election as President of the Confederation for 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Assembly elects Alain Berset President of the Confederation for 2023\, with 140 votes (absolute majority: 91). Viola Amherd is elected Vice-President. On the same day\, Elisabeth Baume-Schneider and Albert Rösti join the Federal Council. \nIn his speech\, he recalls the 175th anniversary of the federal state\, to be celebrated in 2023\, speaks of the major tasks in the face of crises and the inequalities to be overcome\, and calls for debates “geprägt von Respekt”: “ensemble\, insieme\, ensemen\, zusammen”. \nSources \n\nAnnée politique suisse\nSRF
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/election-as-president-of-the-confederation-for-2023/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221201
DTSTAMP:20261020T173220Z
CREATED:20261015T175502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173220Z
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SUMMARY:Celebration for the President of the Council of States\, Brigitte Häberli-Koller
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset represents the Federal Council in Frauenfeld at the celebration for Brigitte Häberli-Koller\, the first woman from Thurgau to preside over the Council of States and the fifth woman to hold the office. He pays tribute to a politician who is “gradlinig\, aber nicht stur” and who does politics “mit einer selbstbewussten Bescheidenheit”. Other speakers: Anders Stokholm\, Mayor of Frauenfeld\, Cornelia Komposch\, President of the cantonal government\, Barbara Dätwyler Weber\, President of the Grand Council\, and Gerhard Pfister. \nSources \n\nCanton of Thurgau\nnau.ch
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/celebration-for-the-president-of-the-council-of-states-brigitte-haberli-koller/
LOCATION:Frauenfeld
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221130
DTSTAMP:20261020T173219Z
CREATED:20261015T175459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173219Z
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SUMMARY:Helvetia Latina annual evening
DESCRIPTION:At the Hotel Kreuz in Berne\, Alain Berset is the guest at the annual evening of Helvetia Latina\, the association that defends the place of French- and Italian-speaking Swiss in the federal administration. He speaks about multilingualism\, the representation of the language regions in the Federal Council\, the rise of English and ways of promoting the national languages. \nSources \n\nHelvetia Latina\, annual evenings
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/helvetia-latina-annual-evening/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221120
DTSTAMP:20261020T173220Z
CREATED:20261015T175457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173220Z
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SUMMARY:ETH Day
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset gives the keynote address at ETH Day\, marking the university’s 167th anniversary\, alongside President Joël Mesot and Rector Günther Dissertori. He thanks science for its role in the pandemic and reflects on the crisis of confidence in progress: “We have to convince the vast majority of society\, once again\, that it is possible to live well and safely in this society.” Theodor W. Hänsch and Thomas Zurbuchen receive honorary doctorates. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nJournée de l’EPFZ 2022 (ETH-Tag) (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nETH Zurich\, ETH Day 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/eth-day/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221119
DTSTAMP:20261020T173219Z
CREATED:20261015T175455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173219Z
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SUMMARY:German-speaking ministers of social affairs and health in Liechtenstein
DESCRIPTION:On 17 November\, in Mauren\, Alain Berset takes part in the meeting of German-speaking ministers of social affairs (Germany\, Austria\, Liechtenstein\, Luxembourg\, Switzerland)\, hosted by Government Councillor Manuel Frick. Outcome: the special arrangement for cross-border commuters working from home is extended until 30 June 2023; a joint declaration is signed. The delegations are received in Vaduz by the Head of Government\, Daniel Risch. \nOn 18 November\, in Schaan\, the meeting of the health ministers of the same countries follows. At the joint dinner\, Alain Berset gives the customary address\, as the longest-serving of the guest ministers. \nThursday 17 November 2022 — Mauren and Vaduz\n\nMeeting of the ministers of social affairs\, Mauren\nCourtesy visit to the Head of Government\, Daniel Risch\, Vaduz\nVisit to the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein\, Candida Höfer exhibition\nDinner of the ministers of social affairs and health\n\nFriday 18 November 2022 — Schaan\n\nMeeting of the health ministers\n\nSources \n\nLuxembourg Government\, press release\nLiechtensteiner Vaterland\, 19 November 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/german-speaking-ministers-of-social-affairs-and-health-in-liechtenstein/
LOCATION:Vaduz
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221116
DTSTAMP:20261020T173219Z
CREATED:20261015T175453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173219Z
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SUMMARY:Signing of the Switzerland–Türkiye agreement on cultural property
DESCRIPTION:On 15 November\, at the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations\, Alain Berset and Mehmet Nuri Ersoy\, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism\, sign the bilateral agreement on the import\, illicit transit and return of archaeological cultural property\, from prehistory to AD 1500. \n“The theft\, looting and illicit trafficking of cultural property […] strike the peoples concerned at the very heart of their identity\,” he says at the signing. Switzerland had already concluded similar agreements with Italy\, Greece\, Colombia\, China\, Egypt\, Cyprus\, Peru and Mexico. He lays a wreath at Atatürk’s mausoleum. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSignature de l’accord Suisse-Türkiye sur les biens culturels (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Office of Culture\, press release\nDaily Sabah
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/signing-of-the-switzerland-turkiye-agreement-on-cultural-property/
LOCATION:Ankara
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221113
DTSTAMP:20261020T173218Z
CREATED:20261015T175451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173218Z
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SUMMARY:G20: joint meeting of finance and health ministers
DESCRIPTION:Joint meeting of G20 finance and health ministers\, under the Indonesian Presidency\, devoted to the new Pandemic Fund. Switzerland takes part by videoconference and announces its contribution to the fund. \nSources \n\nswissinfo.ch
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/g20-joint-meeting-of-finance-and-health-ministers/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221028
DTSTAMP:20261020T173218Z
CREATED:20261015T175448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173218Z
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SUMMARY:20 years of Swissmedic
DESCRIPTION:Ceremony at Berne City Hall for the 20th anniversary of Swissmedic\, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products. Alain Berset recalls the agency’s role during the pandemic — the first authority in the world to authorise a Covid-19 vaccine under the ordinary procedure\, in December 2020 — and the importance of its independence for public trust. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n20 ans de Swissmedic (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSwissmedic\, Annual Report 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/20-years-of-swissmedic/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221022
DTSTAMP:20261020T173218Z
CREATED:20261015T175446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173218Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Performing Arts Awards 2022
DESCRIPTION:At the Théâtre de Carouge\, Alain Berset presents the Hans Reinhart Ring\, the highest Swiss distinction in the performing arts\, to the director Barbara Frey\, the first woman to have headed the Schauspielhaus Zürich. His speech traces her career\, from Sylvia Plath to Thomas Bernhard. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix suisses des arts de la scène 2022 : anneau Hans-Reinhart pour Barbara Frey (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 8 September 2022\nswissinfo.ch / ATS
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-performing-arts-awards-2022/
LOCATION:Carouge
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221014
DTSTAMP:20261020T173218Z
CREATED:20261015T175443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173218Z
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SUMMARY:Global Mental Health Summit
DESCRIPTION:In Rome\, Alain Berset takes part in the 4th Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit\, organised by the Italian Ministry of Health with the WHO\, on the theme “Skills\, rights and care”. He takes part in the panel on people in vulnerable situations\, holds talks with Carla Vizzotti\, Minister of Health of Argentina\, and Carolyn Bennett\, Canadian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions\, and dines with Roberto Speranza. \nSources \n\nWHO\, summit programme
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/global-mental-health-summit-2/
LOCATION:Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221002
DTSTAMP:20261020T173217Z
CREATED:20261015T175441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173217Z
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SUMMARY:Mondiacult 2022\, UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies
DESCRIPTION:Forty years after the first conference in Mexico City\, Alain Berset represents Switzerland at Mondiacult 2022. He speaks in the session “Renewed and strengthened cultural policies”: universal application of the cultural conventions\, cultural diversity\, freedom of expression\, fair remuneration for artists. He announces the second ministerial conference on building culture (Baukultur)\, in Davos in January 2023. \nOn 30 September\, 150 states adopt a declaration that makes culture a “global public good”. On the sidelines: meetings with several ministers of culture\, a lecture at the Matías Romero Institute and the inauguration of an exhibition by Ben Vautier. \nWednesday 28 September 2022 — Mexico City\n\nOpening ceremony and plenary session of Mondiacult\nThematic session “Renewed and strengthened cultural policies”\nMeeting with María Elena Machuca\, Minister of Culture of Ecuador\nMeeting with Julieta Brodsky\, Minister of Culture of Chile\n\nThursday 29 September 2022 — Mexico City\n\nMeeting with Alejandra Frausto\, Minister of Culture of Mexico\nMeeting with Valérie Kaboré\, Minister of Culture of Burkina Faso\nMeeting with Pablo Rodriguez\, Canadian Minister of Canadian Heritage\nLecture “Democracy in Times of Crisis” at the Matías Romero Institute\n\nFriday 30 September 2022 — Mexico City\n\nVisit to the UNAM campus\, a World Heritage site\nInauguration of the Ben Vautier exhibition at the MUAC\n\nSaturday 1 October 2022 — Mexico City\n\nVisit to the Casa Estudio Luis Barragán\nMeeting with Swiss filmmakers\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nMondiacult 2022 : des politiques culturelles renouvelées et renforcées (in French\, French-language page)\nInauguration de l’exposition de Ben Vautier au MUAC (in French\, French-language page)\nTable ronde des cinéastes au festival Black Canvas (in English\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22 September 2022\nUNESCO\, 30 September 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/mondiacult-2022-unesco-world-conference-on-cultural-policies/
LOCATION:Mexico
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220917
DTSTAMP:20261020T173217Z
CREATED:20261015T175439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173217Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Music Awards 2022
DESCRIPTION:At the Octogone in Pully\, Alain Berset attends the presentation of the Federal Office of Culture’s Swiss Music Awards. The Swiss Grand Award for Music goes to Yello\, Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. Awards also go to Marina Viotti\, Ripperton\, the Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp\, Arthur Hnatek\, Daniel Ott\, Simone Keller and Fritz Hauser. \nSources \n\nRadio Lac
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-music-awards-2022/
LOCATION:Pully
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220910
DTSTAMP:20261020T173217Z
CREATED:20261015T175437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173217Z
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SUMMARY:Assembly of the Cities’ Initiative for Social Policy
DESCRIPTION:In the Grenette hall\, Alain Berset opens the autumn assembly of the Cities’ Initiative for Social Policy\, devoted to neighbourhoods as the key to social cohesion: “Only a mixed city is an innovative city. And a living city”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSeules les villes où règne la mixité culturelle sont des villes vivantes (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCities’ Initiative\, invitation
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/assembly-of-the-cities-initiative-for-social-policy/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220905
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220906
DTSTAMP:20261020T173217Z
CREATED:20261015T175434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173217Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture and debate “OASI 21\, an essential reform”
DESCRIPTION:Three weeks before the vote of 25 September\, Alain Berset defends the OASI 21 reform at the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne\, at the invitation of the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry\, the Swiss Employers’ Association and FER Genève. Some 400 opponents\, mobilised by the left\, the trade unions and the feminist strike collective\, demonstrate at the entrance. The reform will be accepted on 25 September. \nSources \n\nFER Genève\n24 heures
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/lecture-and-debate-oasi-21-an-essential-reform/
LOCATION:Lausanne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220826
DTSTAMP:20261020T173216Z
CREATED:20261015T175432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173216Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the Numerik Games
DESCRIPTION:For the second year running\, Alain Berset inaugurates the Numerik Games festival\, devoted to digital cultures\, in the courtyard of Yverdon-les-Bains Castle. The theme of the 2022 edition is music. \nSources \n\nCanal Alpha\, 26 August 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-of-the-numerik-games/
LOCATION:Yverdon-les-Bains
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220826
DTSTAMP:20261020T173216Z
CREATED:20261015T175429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173216Z
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SUMMARY:Ambassadors’ Conference
DESCRIPTION:On 25 August in Berne\, Alain Berset addresses the Ambassadors’ Conference\, held from 22 to 26 August in Pontresina and Berne on the war in Ukraine and its consequences for foreign policy. Speaking freely\, in French\, he outlines a “politics of crisis” inspired by Gaston Bachelard: sudden uncertainty\, disruption\, retreat\, and only then the search for a new equilibrium. His answer: a return to fundamentals. Internationally\, Switzerland needs clear rules of the game; at home\, long-term thinking and a demanding public debate. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/ambassadors-conference/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220809
DTSTAMP:20261020T173216Z
CREATED:20261015T175427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173216Z
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SUMMARY:75th Locarno Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:On 3 August\, on the Piazza Grande\, Alain Berset opens the 75th Locarno Film Festival\, with Marco Solari\, President\, and Giona A. Nazzaro\, Artistic Director: “Locarno ist eine kulturelle Hauptstadt mit internationalem Renommee.” \nOn 4 August\, before the media\, he presents the main lines of the Confederation’s cultural policy for 2025–2028: more flexible funding\, the digital transition\, working conditions for artists\, heritage\, sustainability and coordination between funding bodies. The following days: lunch at Monte Verità\, an aperitif hosted by the Federal Office of Culture\, the Leopard Club\, a political dinner and a meeting with the film industry. \nWednesday 3 August 2022\n\nOfficial inauguration of the festival\nOpening film on the Piazza Grande\n\nThursday 4 August 2022\n\nPress meeting: cultural policy 2025–2028\n\nFriday 5 August 2022\n\nLunch at Monte Verità\, Ascona\, hosted by the festival\nAperitif hosted by the Federal Office of Culture\, Minusio\nLeopard Club\, Palacinema\nPolitical dinner\n\nSaturday 6 August 2022\n\nMeeting with the film industry\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du 75e Locarno Film Festival (in French\, French-language page)\nLocarno Film Festival : Leopard Club (in English\, French-language page)\nLocarno Film Festival : apéritif de l’Office fédéral de la culture (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nswissinfo.ch\, 3 August 2022\nBlick
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/75th-locarno-film-festival/
LOCATION:Locarno
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220802
DTSTAMP:20261020T173215Z
CREATED:20261015T175425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173215Z
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SUMMARY:National Day in Stein am Rhein and Vully-les-Lacs
DESCRIPTION:On 1 August\, Alain Berset gives the National Day speech in Stein am Rhein during the day\, then in the evening in Bellerive\, in the municipality of Vully-les-Lacs\, on the shore of Lake Murten. Same theme as in Lucerne the day before: the culture of debate\, respect for one’s opponent\, the capacity for compromise. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRede zum 1. August 2022 (in German\, French-language page)\nFête nationale 2022 à Vully-les-Lacs (in French\, French-language page)\nFête nationale 2022 à Stein am Rhein (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech excerpts\n20 minutes
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-day-in-stein-am-rhein-and-vully-les-lacs/
LOCATION:Stein am Rhein
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220801
DTSTAMP:20261020T173214Z
CREATED:20261015T175423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173214Z
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SUMMARY:National Day in Lucerne
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of 1 August\, Alain Berset gives the National Day speech on the Europaplatz\, in front of the KKL. He calls for constructive debate\, as opposed to the permanent outrage of social media: “Dass wir uns raufen – und dann wieder zusammenraufen\, hält die Schweiz zusammen.” The country’s strength\, he says\, lies as much in the diversity of its ideas as in that of its languages. He mentions the war\, shortages\, inflation\, the climate and old-age provision. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRede zum 1. August 2022 (in German\, French-language page)\nFête nationale 2022 à Lucerne (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\ncash.ch / SDA\nSRF
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-day-in-lucerne/
LOCATION:Lucerne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220716
DTSTAMP:20261020T173214Z
CREATED:20261015T175420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173214Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the Verbier Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset attends the opening of the Verbier Festival for the first time\, its 29th edition\, with a concert dedicated to peace in Ukraine\, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. On the programme: Valentin Silvestrov’s “Prayer for Ukraine” and Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony. \nFrom the stage\, he speaks about music in the face of arbitrary power\, from Hendrix at Woodstock to Shostakovich under Stalin\, at a time when Switzerland is preparing to take its seat on the UN Security Council. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du Verbier Festival 2022 (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nLe Nouvelliste\, 15 July 2022\nResMusica\, 18 July 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-verbier-festival/
LOCATION:Verbier
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220708
DTSTAMP:20261020T173214Z
CREATED:20261015T175418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173214Z
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SUMMARY:Official reception of the Montreux Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the official reception of the 56th Montreux Jazz Festival\, back after a two-year absence\, at the Montreux Palace\, before more than 350 guests. Other speakers: State Councillor Nuria Gorrite\, André Kudelski\, Chairman of the Foundation Board\, Mayor Olivier Gfeller and Director Mathieu Jaton. \nHis speech starts from a remark by the composer John Philip Sousa: do we listen to jazz with our ears or with our feet? \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRéception officielle du Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nMunicipality of Montreux\nMyMontreux
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/official-reception-of-the-montreux-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:Montreux
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220703
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220705
DTSTAMP:20261020T173214Z
CREATED:20261015T175415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173214Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit by the Italian Minister of Health\, Roberto Speranza
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset hosts the Italian Minister of Health\, Roberto Speranza\, in Graubünden for two days of talks. On the agenda: taking stock of the Covid-19 crisis and the way ahead\, the distribution of vaccines abroad through COVAX\, monkeypox\, strengthening the WHO\, cost containment and the digitalisation of medical data. \nThe two ministers visit the Rega base in Samedan\, which in 2020 had transferred Covid patients from northern Italy; the talks continue the next day on board the Bernina Express\, from Samedan to Chur. \nSources \n\nRega\nCorriere del Ticino\nlaRegione
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-by-the-italian-minister-of-health-roberto-speranza/
LOCATION:Pontresina
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SUMMARY:Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim and Swiss Art Awards
DESCRIPTION:During Art Basel\, Alain Berset attends the presentation of the Swiss Art Awards and the Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim 2022 in Basel. Winners of the Grand Award: the painters Caroline Bachmann and Klodin Erb\, and the engineers Jürg Conzett and Gianfranco Bronzini. \nIn his speech\, he sees art as an “Impulsgeber der Neuorientierung” after the pandemic and the war. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGrand Prix suisse d’art / Prix Meret Oppenheim 2022 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 13 June 2022\nswissinfo.ch
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-grand-award-for-art-prix-meret-oppenheim-and-swiss-art-awards/
LOCATION:Bâle
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220610
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SUMMARY:Exhibition “Anne Frank and Switzerland” at the Swiss National Museum
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the opening of the exhibition “Anne Frank und die Schweiz” at the Swiss National Museum\, produced with the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel. There he talks with Fishel Rabinowicz\, Holocaust survivor and artist. \nHis speech links two turning points: the war in Ukraine and the passing of the last witnesses of the Holocaust. He asks everyone to take up the task of remembrance\, with a critical view of Switzerland’s role during the Second World War\, notably its refugee policy. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nExposition « Anne Frank et la Suisse » au Musée national (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSwiss National Museum\, Annual Report 2022\nSwiss National Museum
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/exhibition-anne-frank-and-switzerland-at-the-swiss-national-museum/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220608
DTSTAMP:20261020T173213Z
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SUMMARY:Milan Design Week: opening of the House of Switzerland
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the Swiss presence at Milan Design Week. For the first time\, Swiss design is brought together under one roof\, at the House of Switzerland\, by Presence Switzerland\, Switzerland Global Enterprise\, Switzerland Tourism and Pro Helvetia. He visits the Design Switzerland exhibition\, the studios taking part and the Raawil showroom. \n“Il design svizzero è di grande valore non solo in Svizzera ma soprattutto all’estero”\, he tells RSI. The following day\, a visit to the Fondazione Prada. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nMilano Design Week : ouverture de la House of Switzerland (in English\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 3 June 2022\nRSI
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/milan-design-week-opening-of-the-house-of-switzerland/
LOCATION:Milan
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220601
DTSTAMP:20261020T173213Z
CREATED:20261015T175406Z
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SUMMARY:Thanks to the artists of the National Vaccination Week
DESCRIPTION:At the Lohn country residence in Kehrsatz\, Alain Berset receives the artists who took part in the “Back on Tour” concert tour of the National Vaccination Week\, from 8 to 14 November 2021\, which encouraged the population to find out about vaccination against Covid-19. He thanks them for putting themselves in the spotlight and pays tribute to the commitment of the promoter André Béchir.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/thanks-to-the-artists-of-the-national-vaccination-week/
LOCATION:Kehrsatz
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220526
DTSTAMP:20261020T173212Z
CREATED:20261015T175404Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Literature Awards 2022
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of the 44th Solothurn Literature Days\, Alain Berset presents the Swiss Literature Awards\, in their tenth edition\, in the presence of Carine Bachmann\, the new Director of the Federal Office of Culture. Reto Hänny receives the Swiss Grand Award for Literature; the award winners include Rebecca Gisler\, Fabienne Radi\, Isabelle Sbrissa\, Yari Bernasconi\, Ariane Koch\, Dana Grigorcea and Christian Kracht. \nHis speech contrasts the slowness of books with the speed of social media: “Vielleicht verbindet uns ja das einsame\, also un-soziale Lesen stärker mit der Welt als die sozialen Medien?” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix suisses de littérature 2022 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nswissinfo.ch\, 26 May 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-literature-awards-2022/
LOCATION:Soleure
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220525
DTSTAMP:20261020T173212Z
CREATED:20261015T175402Z
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SUMMARY:World Economic Forum in Davos
DESCRIPTION:At the World Economic Forum\, held exceptionally in May\, Alain Berset takes part in a meeting on global health with the health ministers of Indonesia and Malaysia\, and in the Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders (IGWEL). As Vice-President of the Federal Council\, he holds a series of bilateral meetings. \nTuesday 24 May 2022 — Davos\n\nGovernors meeting “Global Health and Healthcare”\nInformal Gathering of World Economic Leaders (IGWEL)\nMeeting with Najla Bouden\, Prime Minister of Tunisia\nMeeting with Albin Kurti\, Prime Minister of Kosovo\nMeeting with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah\, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations of Namibia\nMeeting with Emmerson Mnangagwa\, President of Zimbabwe\nMeeting with Iván Duque\, President of Colombia\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 20 May 2022\nKapitalis\, 24 May 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/world-economic-forum-in-davos-2/
LOCATION:Davos
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220524
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 75th World Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:On 22 May\, at the Palais des Nations\, Alain Berset opens the 75th World Health Assembly\, the first held in person since the start of the pandemic\, on the theme “Health for peace\, peace for health”. He stresses that health must never be a target\, argues for a strong WHO\, sustainably funded and at the centre of global health governance\, and supports a new international instrument on pandemics. The “Health for Peace” initiative\, led by Switzerland and Oman\, is submitted to the Assembly. \nOn the sidelines\, a series of bilateral meetings and a ministerial lunch on patient safety\, ahead of the 5th Ministerial Summit in Montreux in February 2023. \nSunday 22 May 2022 — Geneva\n\nMeeting with Mokgweetsi Masisi\, President of Botswana\nOpening session of the 75th World Health Assembly\, with the WHO Director-General\, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\nMeeting with Bahram Eynollahi\, Iranian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Peggy Vidot\, Minister of Health of Seychelles\nReception at the WHO and presentation of a work of art\n\nMonday 23 May 2022 — Geneva\n\nMeeting with Marcelo Queiroga\, Brazilian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Mansukh Mandaviya\, Indian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Lia Tadesse\, Ethiopian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saidi\, Omani Minister of Health\nMinisterial lunch on patient safety\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture de la 75e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (in French\, French-language page)\nRemise à l’OMS de l’œuvre « Früchte tragen » de Simone Holliger (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 23 May 2022\nSwiss Mission in Geneva
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-75th-world-health-assembly/
LOCATION:Genève
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