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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220413
DTSTAMP:20261020T173210Z
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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
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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
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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
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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
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173208Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220216
DTSTAMP:20261020T173208Z
CREATED:20261015T175325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173208Z
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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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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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211106
DTSTAMP:20261020T173204Z
CREATED:20261016T002752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173204Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the Geneva International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the GIFF\, addressing the “friends of margins and fine sets”. He pretends to know Italian cinema only through forgotten titles\, from Visconti’s “Sandra” to “James Tont Operazione Due”\, the better to speak of what makes a festival: rediscovering cinema together. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGeneva International Film Festival 2021 (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-geneva-international-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211105
DTSTAMP:20261020T173204Z
CREATED:20261016T002750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173204Z
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SUMMARY:Watchmaking Heritage Biennale: watchmaking craftsmanship at UNESCO
DESCRIPTION:The craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics of the Jura Arc\, put forward by Switzerland and France\, has just been inscribed as intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The 10th Watchmaking Heritage Biennale takes place from 2 to 7 November. \nAlain Berset welcomes the inscription and speaks about passing on skills\, quoting Woody Allen: “I am very attached to my watch… My grandfather sold it to me on his deathbed.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nBiennale du patrimoine horloger : inscription à l’UNESCO (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederation of the Swiss Watch Industry\, 07.10.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/watchmaking-heritage-biennale-watchmaking-craftsmanship-at-unesco/
LOCATION:La Chaux-de-Fonds
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211030
DTSTAMP:20261020T173204Z
CREATED:20261016T002747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173204Z
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SUMMARY:Conference of Cities for Culture
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the authorities’ conference of the Conference of Cities for Culture. He recalls that half of public funding for culture comes from cities and municipalities\, which carry all the more weight when they speak with one voice. \nHe reviews COVID aid for culture and the economic damage of the pandemic for artists and institutions. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nConférence des villes pour la culture : conférence des autorités (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/conference-of-cities-for-culture/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211030
DTSTAMP:20261020T173204Z
CREATED:20261016T001112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173204Z
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SUMMARY:G20: joint meeting of finance and health ministers
DESCRIPTION:Under the Italian presidency\, G20 finance and health ministers meet in Rome. Ueli Maurer attends in person; Alain Berset takes part online from Berne. \nAt the centre: the creation of a G20 task force on pandemic preparedness and response\, focused on coordination and financing\, with a secretariat at the WHO in Geneva. Switzerland argues for thinking about sustainable financing now. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 28.10.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/g20-joint-meeting-of-finance-and-health-ministers-3/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211028
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SUMMARY:Women’s Session 2021
DESCRIPTION:Fifty years after women’s suffrage\, 246 women sit in the Federal Palace for the Women’s Session. Alain Berset recalls that until 1971\, “die älteste Demokratie der Welt” was not a real democracy but a men’s power. \nThe pandemic threatens to set equality back: “Die Coronakrise ist vor allem eine Krise der Frauen.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSession des femmes 2021 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSRF\, 2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/womens-session-2021/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211029
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SUMMARY:Swiss Performing Arts Awards
DESCRIPTION:First joint presentation of the theatre and dance awards\, at the new Théâtre du Jura. The Swiss Grand Award for the Performing Arts / Hans Reinhart Ring goes to the choreographer Martin Zimmermann. \nAlain Berset quotes the postman Cheval\, “This palace is art\, it is dream\, it is energy”\, and notes that the Jura lacked two things: a theatre and an ice hockey team in the national league. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix suisses des arts de la scène 2021 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 02.09.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-performing-arts-awards/
LOCATION:Delémont
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211021
DTSTAMP:20261020T173202Z
CREATED:20261016T001101Z
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SUMMARY:“Die falsche Macht der Monster”: lecture at the Swiss Institute for International Studies
DESCRIPTION:At the University of Zurich\, before the Schweizerisches Institut für Auslandforschung\, Alain Berset starts from Gramsci: “Die alte Welt liegt im Sterben\, die neue ist noch nicht geboren. Es ist die Zeit der Monster.” \nWe are living\, he says\, through an interregnum: the liberal post-war order is crumbling\, its promise of progress for each generation no longer holds. Against paralysis\, he argues for ambivalence and compromise: “Die apodiktischen Gross-Erzählungen vom unaufhaltsamen Niedergang: Sie sind die eigentlichen Monster unserer Übergangszeit.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nDie falsche Macht der Monster (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech published on 28.10.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/die-falsche-macht-der-monster-lecture-at-the-swiss-institute-for-international-studies/
LOCATION:Zurich
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211012
DTSTAMP:20261020T173202Z
CREATED:20261016T001057Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the Extraordinary Congress of the World Meteorological Organization
DESCRIPTION:In Geneva\, Alain Berset opens the extraordinary session of the WMO Congress\, alongside the President\, Gerhard Adrian\, the Secretary-General\, Petteri Taalas\, and Mami Mizutori\, UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction. Beforehand\, he visits the MeteoSwiss forecasting room. \nAfter the summer of floods\, he stresses reducing the impact of natural disasters and climate change\, and cooperation without borders\, since the climate has none. Switzerland supports the Weather4UN pilot project. On the International Day of the Girl\, he quotes Churchill: “You must look at the facts because they look at you.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nCongrès extraordinaire de l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 11.10.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-extraordinary-congress-of-the-world-meteorological-organization/
LOCATION:Genève
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211007
DTSTAMP:20261020T173202Z
CREATED:20261016T001054Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the United Nations World Data Forum
DESCRIPTION:Switzerland hosts the third UN World Data Forum\, for the first time in hybrid format: 7\,626 registered participants\, 668 of them present in Berne. On 3 October\, Alain Berset opens it as host; António Guterres and Brad Smith\, President of Microsoft\, speak by video. \nHe starts from a quotation attributed to Churchill\, about the statistics one has falsified oneself\, in order to correct it: in an age of fake news\, false figures circulate\, distort perception and make rational debate difficult\, especially in a pandemic. \nThe forum closes on 6 October with a compact on data for the Sustainable Development Goals. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du Forum mondial de l’ONU sur les données (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Statistical Office\, press release of 06.10.2021\nFederal Statistical Office\, press release of 28.09.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-united-nations-world-data-forum/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211002
DTSTAMP:20261020T173202Z
CREATED:20261016T002735Z
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SUMMARY:150 years of La Liberté
DESCRIPTION:The Fribourg daily celebrates its 150th anniversary. Alain Berset addresses the “friends of editorials and columns” by way of a detour: another “Liberté”\, French-speaking and Catholic\, born in 1913 in Winnipeg\, whose first issue proclaimed: “La Liberté n’est pas et ne sera jamais une feuille politique”. \nHe speaks about the role of the regional press and its independence\, at a time of crisis for the media. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n150 ans de La Liberté (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/150-years-of-la-liberte/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210924
DTSTAMP:20261020T173201Z
CREATED:20261016T001046Z
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SUMMARY:Architecture Biennale and ministerial debate on Baukultur
DESCRIPTION:On 22 September\, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation\, the Federal Office of Culture and Europa Nostra organise a high-level debate on Baukultur\, as part of the European Cultural Heritage Summit. Keynote by the architect David Chipperfield. Alain Berset debates with the German State Secretary Anne Katrin Bohle and Francisco de Paula Coelho\, Dean of the European Investment Bank Institute. \nHe explains what quality means in the Davos process: a balance between function and technique that integrates culture and respects the character of a place. The debate builds on the 2018 Davos Declaration and the Davos Baukultur Quality System\, published in May 2021. \nOn 23 September\, he visits the Swiss Pavilion\, “Orae – Experiences on the Border”\, then the Giardini and the Arsenale. “Sind Grenzen Linien oder Lebensräume?” \nWednesday 22 September 2021 — Venice\n\nVisit to the Fondazione Prada\nMinisterial debate on Baukultur at the Giorgio Cini Foundation\, with David Chipperfield\, Anne Katrin Bohle and Francisco de Paula Coelho\n\nThursday 23 September 2021 — Venice\n\nVisit to the Swiss Pavilion “Orae – Experiences on the Border”\, address by Alain Berset\nVisit to the Giardini and the Arsenale\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nBiennale d’architecture de Venise : pavillon suisse (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nEuropa Nostra\, September 2021\nDavid Chipperfield Architects\, 2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/architecture-biennale-and-ministerial-debate-on-baukultur/
LOCATION:Venise
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210922
DTSTAMP:20261020T173201Z
CREATED:20261016T001042Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Grand Award for Design 2021
DESCRIPTION:In Basel\, presentation of the Swiss Design Awards and of the Swiss Grand Award for Design to the graphic designer Julia Born\, the photographer and art director Peter Knapp and the researcher Sarah Owens. \nAlain Berset asks what the pandemic will make of society: more innovative or more conservative\, open or tempted by a new Biedermeier? Uncertainty\, he answers\, pushes us to think of alternatives\, to experiment\, to create. Design has its place in this. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGrand Prix suisse de design 2021 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 20.09.2021\nFederal Council\, press release of 14.06.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-grand-award-for-design-2021/
LOCATION:Bâle
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