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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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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220601
DTSTAMP:20261020T173213Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220525
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220524
DTSTAMP:20261020T173212Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220522
DTSTAMP:20261020T173212Z
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SUMMARY:30 years of the School of Management Fribourg
DESCRIPTION:The School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR) celebrates its 30th anniversary\, postponed by a year because of the pandemic\, on the Pérolles plateau: lectures\, workshops and a debate with Council of States member Johanna Gapany\, Olivier L. de Weck (MIT) and Director Rico Baldegger. Alain Berset takes part in the festivities. \nSources \n\nHEG Fribourg\, timeline
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/30-years-of-the-school-of-management-fribourg/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220515
DTSTAMP:20261020T173211Z
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SUMMARY:75 years of the Swiss School of Rome
DESCRIPTION:The Swiss School of Rome celebrates its 75th anniversary. Alain Berset delivers the speech at the official ceremony in Italian\, devoted to multilingualism\, “il tassello più importante della nostra pluralità”. He announces that the Confederation intends to transfer ownership of the Villa Malpighi to the association that runs the school. \nThose present include St Gallen State Councillor Stefan Kölliker\, Ambassador Monika Schmutz Kirgöz\, Filippo Leutenegger\, President of the school’s foundation\, and Christoph Graf\, Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n75 ans de l’École suisse de Rome (in Italian\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSwiss School of Rome
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/75-years-of-the-swiss-school-of-rome/
LOCATION:Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220512
DTSTAMP:20261020T173211Z
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SUMMARY:Visit by the Chair of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan
DESCRIPTION:During her official visit to Switzerland from 9 to 11 May\, Sahiba Gafarova\, Chair of the National Assembly (Milli Majlis) of Azerbaijan\, is received in Berne by Alain Berset\, Vice-President of the Federal Council. The previous day she had met Irène Kälin\, President of the National Council\, and Thomas Hefti\, President of the Council of States. \nSources \n\nAPA\, 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/visit-by-the-chair-of-the-milli-majlis-of-azerbaijan/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220507
DTSTAMP:20261020T173211Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the EUMETSAT ground station in Leuk
DESCRIPTION:In Leuk\, Alain Berset inaugurates the new ground station of EUMETSAT\, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites\, operated together with MeteoSwiss. Its three 6.5-metre antennas will receive data from the third-generation satellites\, whose volume will be more than ten times greater. \nIn his speech\, he stresses the value of European cooperation for more reliable forecasts and for anticipating extreme events; participation in EUMETSAT\, he points out\, keeps Swiss research connected at a time when Switzerland is excluded from Horizon Europe. Switzerland bears around 3.5% of the costs of the organisation\, which has 30 member states. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration de la station terrestre d’EUMETSAT à Loèche (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 6 May 2022\nEUMETSAT\nSRF
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-of-the-eumetsat-ground-station-in-leuk/
LOCATION:Loèche
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220506
DTSTAMP:20261020T173211Z
CREATED:20261015T175348Z
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SUMMARY:General Assembly of vips
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset addresses the 72nd General Assembly of vips\, the Association of Pharmaceutical Companies in Switzerland\, in Lucerne\, before some 80 guests. It is the first in-person edition in two years. \nHe defends a culture of debate grounded in facts — “Fakten sind keine Knetmasse” — and acknowledges the industry’s weight in research. Then the points of friction: the price of medicines\, which is rising twice as fast as other health costs\, the second package of cost-containment measures\, security of supply\, the 2022–2026 biomedicine masterplan and the use of health data for research. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n72e assemblée générale de vips (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nvips\, press release of 6 May 2022\nvips\, 9 May 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/general-assembly-of-vips/
LOCATION:Lucerne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220430
DTSTAMP:20261020T173210Z
CREATED:20261015T175345Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the BEA
DESCRIPTION:As guest of honour\, Alain Berset opens the 69th BEA at Bernexpo\, the first after a two-year break\, before some 750 guests\, including Adolf Ogi and State Councillors Beatrice Simon and Astrid Bärtschi. \nA speech full of humour on the fair’s motto\, “Finde 1’000 Gründe\, länger zu bleiben”\, a dangerous one for a politician. Then the assessment: the Federal Council sought a balance between protecting health and social and economic life; the pandemic is not over; he thanks the trade fair and events sector\, which was hard hit. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture de la BEA 2022 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nBEA\, press release of 4 May 2022\nKeystone-SDA via plattformj.ch
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-bea/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220424
DTSTAMP:20261020T173210Z
CREATED:20261015T175342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173210Z
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SUMMARY:Venice Art Biennale: inauguration of the Swiss Pavilion
DESCRIPTION:On 21 April\, Alain Berset inaugurates the Swiss Pavilion at the 59th Venice Art Biennale\, “Le Concert” by Latifa Echakhch\, conceived with the composer Alexandre Babel and the curator Francesco Stocchi. In his speech\, he links the work\, which explores the ephemeral and the permanent\, to the upheaval caused by the war in Ukraine. \nThe stay includes a meeting with the Pro Helvetia Board of Trustees\, a visit to the Austrian Pavilion with State Secretary Andrea Mayer and\, on 22 April\, a visit to the Ukrainian Pavilion at the invitation of the Italian Minister of Culture\, Dario Franceschini\, together with other ministers of culture. \nWednesday 20 April 2022 — Venice\n\nEvening with the Pro Helvetia Board of Trustees\n\nThursday 21 April 2022 — Venice\n\nVisit to Ocean Space\nOfficial inauguration of the Swiss Pavilion\, Giardini\nVisit to the Austrian Pavilion with Andrea Mayer\, Austrian State Secretary for Art and Culture\n\nFriday 22 April 2022 — Venice\n\nVisit to the Giardini and the Arsenale\nVisit to the Ukrainian Pavilion at the invitation of Dario Franceschini\, Italian Minister of Culture\, with ministers of culture\n\nSaturday 23 April 2022 — Venice\n\nVisit to the Fondazione Giorgio Cini\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nBiennale de Venise 2022 : pavillon suisse de Latifa Echakhch (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nRTS\, 21 April 2022\nswissinfo.ch\, 19 April 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/venice-art-biennale-inauguration-of-the-swiss-pavilion/
LOCATION:Venise
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220413
DTSTAMP:20261020T173210Z
CREATED:20261015T175340Z
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SUMMARY:Switzerland Tourism’s Swiss Holiday Day
DESCRIPTION:In Arosa\, Alain Berset gives the welcome address at the Swiss Holiday Day\, which brings together more than a thousand tourism professionals in the ice rink. He is welcomed by Martin Nydegger\, CEO of Switzerland Tourism\, and Brigitta M. Gadient\, its President. \nHe paints the picture of a difficult year: after two years of pandemic\, the war in Ukraine\, inflation and the strong franc are weighing on international demand. He is counting on domestic tourism: during the pandemic\, “die Menschen in der Schweiz haben die Schweiz entdeckt”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nJournée suisse des vacances 2022 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSwitzerland Tourism\, 2022\nTravelnews
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/switzerland-tourisms-swiss-holiday-day/
LOCATION:Arosa
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220413
DTSTAMP:20261020T173209Z
CREATED:20261015T175338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173209Z
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SUMMARY:Chur: votes of 15 May and meeting with the Graubünden government
DESCRIPTION:On 11 April\, in Chur\, Alain Berset presents two proposals put to the vote on 15 May 2022: the amendment to the Transplantation Act\, which introduces presumed consent in the broad sense\, and the revision of the Film Act\, which requires streaming platforms to invest 4% of their Swiss turnover in local film-making. \nOn 12 April\, he is received by the Graubünden cantonal government during its weekly meeting at the Graues Haus: management of Covid-19 and preparations for the autumn\, challenges facing the health system\, and Graubünden matters\, including the renovation of the listed pump room in Tarasp. He then visits the Bündner Kunstmuseum with State Councillor Jon Domenic Parolini. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nVotations du 15 mai 2022 : loi sur la transplantation et loi sur le cinéma (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCanton of Graubünden\, press release of 12 April 2022\nPopular vote of 15 May 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/chur-votes-of-15-may-and-meeting-with-the-graubunden-government/
LOCATION:Coire
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220407
DTSTAMP:20261020T173209Z
CREATED:20261015T175336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173209Z
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SUMMARY:Aarau Democracy Days
DESCRIPTION:At the 14th Aarauer Demokratietage\, devoted to democracy during the pandemic\, Alain Berset gives the lecture at the public evening event in the Kultur- und Kongresshaus\, then answers questions from Aarau school classes. He is welcomed by Alex Hürzeler\, Landammann of Aargau; the exchange with the pupils is moderated by Hanspeter Hilfiker\, Mayor of Aarau. \nHis message: the war in Europe marks a “Zeitenwende”; Swiss democracy has withstood the test of the pandemic\, without a curfew and with public debate remaining lively; emergency law\, provided for by the Constitution and the Epidemics Act\, must remain limited in time. He calls for tackling inequality\, the climate crisis and the withdrawal of part of the population from political life. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nJournées de la démocratie d’Aarau 2022 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nZentrum für Demokratie Aarau\, 2022 programme\nZDA\, Annual Report 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/aarau-democracy-days/
LOCATION:Aarau
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220402
DTSTAMP:20261020T173209Z
CREATED:20261015T175334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173209Z
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SUMMARY:Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Culture
DESCRIPTION:Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Culture\, the first ministerial meeting since Russia’s expulsion. Theme: culture\, creativity and heritage as resources for the future of Europe\, notably in the face of digital transformation. \nThe final declaration condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine; it provides for guidelines on artificial intelligence in the cultural sector and an instrument for the co-production of series. Alain Berset presents Swiss aid for Ukrainian heritage: 750\,000 francs for projects\, 100\,000 francs for the UNESCO emergency fund\, and books in Ukrainian through Bibliomedia. He announces a second conference of European ministers of culture in Davos in 2023\, devoted to building culture (Baukultur). \nThursday 31 March 2022 — Strasbourg\n\nArtistic performance by Quayola\, reception hosted by the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers\n\nFriday 1 April 2022 — Strasbourg\n\nOpening session: culture and cultural heritage\, strategic resources for a sustainable Europe\nSession 1: culture\, creativity\, heritage and digital transformation\nMinisters’ lunch\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nConférence des ministres de la culture du Conseil de l’Europe (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCouncil of Europe\, declaration of 1 April 2022\nCouncil of Europe\, conference background\nRadio Lac
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-conference-of-ministers-of-culture/
LOCATION:Strasbourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220326
DTSTAMP:20261020T173208Z
CREATED:20261015T175332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173208Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Film Award 2022
DESCRIPTION:At Halle 622 in Zurich\, the first in-person ceremony in two years. Alain Berset delivers the laudatio for the honorary award presented to Fredi M. Murer\, director of “Höhenfeuer” and “Vitus”. \nHe opens his speech with the war in Ukraine\, which had begun four weeks earlier. The Quartz for Best Fiction Film goes to “Olga” by Elie Grappe\, and that for Best Documentary to “Ostrov – Die verlorene Insel”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix du cinéma suisse 2022 : laudatio pour Fredi M. Murer (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nMoneycab\, 26 March 2022\nswissinfo.ch
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-film-award-2022/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220319
DTSTAMP:20261020T173208Z
CREATED:20261015T175329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173208Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 36th Fribourg International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the 36th FIFF\, alongside Thierry Jobin\, Artistic Director\, Mathieu Fleury\, President of the association\, and State Councillor Sylvie Bonvin-Sansonnens. The festival is presented there as a remedy against general dumbing-down\, its screens being “so many windows wide open onto the world”. \nOpening film: “Escape from Mogadishu” by Ryoo Seung-wan\, a Swiss premiere. Nearly 11\,000 pupils take part in the Planète Cinéma school programme. \nSources \n\nFIFF\, press release of 18 March 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-36th-fribourg-international-film-festival/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220220
DTSTAMP:20261020T173208Z
CREATED:20261015T175327Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to Albania and signing of the social security agreement
DESCRIPTION:Working visit to Albania. On 18 February\, Alain Berset and Delina Ibrahimaj\, Minister of Finance and Economy\, sign the social security agreement between Switzerland and Albania. It coordinates the two countries’ old-age\, survivors’ and invalidity insurance schemes; it will enter into force on 1 October 2023. \nWith the Minister of Health and Social Protection\, Ogerta Manastirliu\, he discusses the pandemic response and the vaccination campaign. The following day\, the two visit the health centres in Vora and Patos\, supported by the Swiss “Health for All” programme. \nFriday 18 February 2022 — Tirana\n\nMeeting with Ogerta Manastirliu\, Minister of Health and Social Protection\nCourtesy visit to Deputy Prime Minister Arben Ahmetaj\nMeeting with Delina Ibrahimaj\, Minister of Finance and Economy\nSigning of the social security agreement between Switzerland and Albania\, press briefing\nVisit to the “House of Leaves” museum\n\nSaturday 19 February 2022 — Tirana\, Vora and Patos\n\nVisit to the Tulla cultural centre (“Qytet pa identitet” project)\nVisit to the health centres in Vora and Patos with the Minister of Health (“Health for All” programme)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 18 February 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/visit-to-albania-and-signing-of-the-social-security-agreement/
LOCATION:Tirana
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220216
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SUMMARY:Return to service of the steamship “Rhône”
DESCRIPTION:At Lausanne-Ouchy\, Alain Berset attends the return to service of the “Rhône”\, a Belle Époque CGN steamer first commissioned in 1927. The renovation took three years and cost 15.8 million francs\, shared between the cantons of Vaud\, Geneva and Valais\, the Confederation and the Association of Friends of the Lake Geneva Steamboats. The Federal Office of Culture contributed. \nAlongside him: Nuria Gorrite\, President of the Vaud cantonal government\, Serge Dal Busco (Geneva)\, Franz Ruppen (Valais) and Benoît Gaillard\, Chairman of CGN. In his speech\, he retraces the eventful history of the Lake Geneva fleet. “When we board these marvellous floating machines\, we cultivate our relationship with the passing of time.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration du bateau à vapeur « Rhône » de la CGN (in French\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCanton of Vaud\, press release of 15 February 2022\nRadio Lac\, 15 February 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/return-to-service-of-the-steamship-rhone/
LOCATION:Lausanne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220211
DTSTAMP:20261020T173207Z
CREATED:20261015T175323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173207Z
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SUMMARY:Informal meeting of EU health ministers in Grenoble
DESCRIPTION:In Grenoble\, Alain Berset takes part in the informal meeting of European Union health ministers organised by the French Presidency. Main theme: the future of public health policy in Europe. \nDiscussions also cover the pandemic and the “One Health” approach\, which links human health\, animal health and the environment. Switzerland\, not a member\, is invited by virtue of its health cooperation with the EU. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 7 February 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/informal-meeting-of-eu-health-ministers-in-grenoble/
LOCATION:Grenoble
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220122
DTSTAMP:20261020T173207Z
CREATED:20261015T175321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173207Z
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SUMMARY:Videoconference of European Union health ministers
DESCRIPTION:Extraordinary informal meeting of the European Union health ministers\, by videoconference\, under the French Presidency of the Council of the EU and chaired by Olivier Véran. Switzerland is associated with it; Alain Berset takes part from Berne. \nOn the agenda: the Omicron wave\, booster shots and the fourth dose\, medium-term crisis management\, and vaccine solidarity with countries with low vaccination rates. \nSources \n\nFrench Presidency of the Council of the EU\, press release of 21 January 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/videoconference-of-european-union-health-ministers/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220120
DTSTAMP:20261020T173207Z
CREATED:20261015T175318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173207Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 57th Solothurn Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the 57th Solothurn Film Festival at the Reithalle. The festival takes place with an audience\, under the health rules of the Omicron winter. That same afternoon\, as health minister\, he had announced the partial extension of the measures against Covid-19. \nHis speech starts from a question: “Sollten wir überhaupt hier sein?” He answers it with the Swiss “Mittelweg”\, between protecting health and meeting the needs of social\, economic and cultural life. The opening film\, “Loving Highsmith” by Eva Vitija\, serves as his common thread: Patricia Highsmith’s ambivalence set against the polarisation of public debate. He also argues for the revision of the Film Act\, to be put to the vote on 15 May. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture des 57es Journées de Soleure (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSolothurner Zeitung\, 19 January 2022\nBlick\, 19 January 2022
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-57th-solothurn-film-festival/
LOCATION:Soleure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211208
DTSTAMP:20261020T173206Z
CREATED:20261016T001146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173206Z
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SUMMARY:Stapferhaus\, European Museum of the Year
DESCRIPTION:The Stapferhaus in Lenzburg celebrates the European Museum of the Year Award. Alain Berset\, as culture minister\, salutes a museum that puts visitors at the centre. \nHis starting point: “Meinungen wachsen uns allen wie Haare.” The danger is to stop asking questions\, like Kissinger opening his press conferences with: “Hat jemand Fragen zu meinen Antworten?” After the vote on the COVID-19 Act\, he argues for democracy as the art of the question: “Wenn eine Staatsform die immerwährende Debatte braucht\, dann ist es unsere direkte Demokratie.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nStapferhaus : European Museum of the Year Award (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nStapferhaus\, 07.12.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/stapferhaus-european-museum-of-the-year/
LOCATION:Lenzburg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211130
DTSTAMP:20261020T173206Z
CREATED:20261016T002800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173206Z
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SUMMARY:Special session of the World Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:The World Health Assembly meets in special session\, from 29 November to 1 December\, to decide on an international instrument on pandemic prevention\, preparedness and response. Alain Berset opens it as representative of the host country. \nOn the sidelines\, he meets the delegations of Thailand\, Singapore and Botswana\, then holds a press briefing at the Swiss Mission. The session decides to open negotiations on a pandemic agreement. \nSources \n\nWHO\, Special session of the World Health Assembly
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/special-session-of-the-world-health-assembly/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211129
DTSTAMP:20261020T173206Z
CREATED:20261016T001139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173206Z
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SUMMARY:Vote: second yes to the COVID-19 Act and yes to nursing care
DESCRIPTION:The people approve the COVID-19 Act a second time\, this time on the certificate\, with 62%. The initiative “For strong nursing care” is accepted by a large majority of the cantons. The campaign was marked by tension and threats. \nAlain Berset: “Il popolo ha detto sì alla legge per la seconda volta in pochi mesi”\, a clear sign “che la nostra democrazia funziona”. And: “Rabbia\, odio e minacce non appartengono alla Svizzera.” \nSources \n\nRSI\, 28.11.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/vote-second-yes-to-the-covid-19-act-and-yes-to-nursing-care/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211126
DTSTAMP:20261020T173205Z
CREATED:20261016T001136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173205Z
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SUMMARY:Meetings of German-speaking health and social affairs ministers
DESCRIPTION:At the invitation of Luxembourg\, the German-speaking health and social affairs ministers meet by videoconference. Alain Berset takes part with Romain Schneider and Paulette Lenert (Luxembourg)\, State Secretaries Thomas Gebhart and Rolf Schmachtenberg (Germany)\, Manuel Frick (Liechtenstein) and Wolfgang Mückstein (Austria). \nOn the social side: remote work\, the resilience of social insurance\, social security in the digital age\, social partnership. On the health side: long COVID\, vaccination campaigns\, data management. Each meeting adopts a final declaration. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 25.11.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/meetings-of-german-speaking-health-and-social-affairs-ministers/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211118
DTSTAMP:20261020T173205Z
CREATED:20261016T001133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173205Z
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SUMMARY:Milestone\, Swiss tourism award
DESCRIPTION:In Berne\, the tourism industry presents its Milestone awards: innovation (Parkn’Sleep\, steam locomotive No. 7 of the Rigi Bahnen\, Berg & Bett Toggenburg)\, young talent\, a special Corona award\, and a lifetime achievement award to Eva Brechtbühl. \nAlain Berset addresses a hard-hit industry and\, eleven days before the vote\, argues for the COVID-19 Act\, put to the vote on 28 November. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nHotellerieSuisse : Milestone – Tourism Award 2021 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nMoneycab\, November 2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/milestone-swiss-tourism-award/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211111
DTSTAMP:20261020T173205Z
CREATED:20261016T002755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173205Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Baukultur Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Before the Swiss Baukultur Foundation\, Alain Berset recalls that everything around us expresses our Baukultur: the new and the old\, houses and infrastructure\, the spaces between buildings. “Bauen ist Kultur. Bauen ist Identität.” \nHe quotes Churchill in 1943\, arguing for rebuilding the House of Commons as a rectangle: “We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nFondation Culture du bâti suisse (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-baukultur-foundation/
LOCATION:Zurich
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