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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210907
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SUMMARY:Swiss Statistics Days
DESCRIPTION:The Swiss Statistics Days are held in Lugano under the title “Data: from all\, for all?”. Alain Berset: “Die Corona-Krise hat uns eines gelehrt: Bescheidenheit. Gerade auch in Bezug auf Prognosen.” \nThe world will be even more volatile\, from climate to migration\, from inequality to the culture wars flaring up around identity or vaccination. Hence the need for reliable data\, to grasp the real state of the world rather than the imagined one\, and to bring emotional debates back to the ground of facts. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSchweizer Statistiktage (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 07.09.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-statistics-days/
LOCATION:Lugano
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210905
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210907
DTSTAMP:20261020T173159Z
CREATED:20261016T001011Z
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SUMMARY:G20 health ministers’ meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Italian presidency invites Switzerland\, as in the previous year. The ministers address management of the pandemic\, access for all countries to vaccines\, tests and treatments\, a lasting commitment to pandemic prevention and the effect of the crisis on the 2030 Agenda. Alain Berset defends a strong WHO at the centre of preparedness and response. \nOn the sidelines\, he meets the Italian Minister of Health\, Roberto Speranza\, host of the meeting\, and his counterparts from Indonesia\, Budi Gunadi Sadikin\, and India\, Mansukh Mandaviya. He holds a press briefing at the embassy and meets Swiss artists at the Istituto Svizzero. \nSunday 5 September 2021 — Rome\n\nOpening of the meeting\, address by the WHO Director-General\nPlenary session\nMeeting with Budi Gunadi Sadikin\, Minister of Health of Indonesia\nMeeting with Mansukh Mandaviya\, Minister of Health of India\n\nMonday 6 September 2021 — Rome\n\nMeeting with Roberto Speranza\, Minister of Health of Italy\nWorking sessions and final session\nPress briefing at the Swiss Embassy\nMeeting with Swiss artists at the Istituto Svizzero\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 02.09.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/g20-health-ministers-meeting/
LOCATION:Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210829
DTSTAMP:20261020T173158Z
CREATED:20261016T002717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173158Z
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SUMMARY:Funeral of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein
DESCRIPTION:Princess Marie of Liechtenstein\, wife of Prince Hans-Adam II\, died in August. Alain Berset represents the Federal Council at the funeral service in Vaduz\, attended by several European royal families. \nHe offers his condolences to the princely family. In the evening\, he is in Geneva for the inauguration of the Comédie. \nSources \n\nPresseportal (Government of Liechtenstein)\, August 2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/funeral-of-princess-marie-of-liechtenstein/
LOCATION:Vaduz
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210829
DTSTAMP:20261020T173158Z
CREATED:20261016T001004Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the Nouvelle Comédie in Geneva
DESCRIPTION:The new building of the Comédie\, in Eaux-Vives\, is inaugurated after months of closed theatres. Cost: 94 million francs\, 45 million of it borne by the canton. Speakers include Councillor of State Thierry Apothéloz\, Administrative Councillor Sami Kanaan and the directors\, Natacha Koutchoumov and Denis Maillefer. \nAlain Berset opens with the last line of Caligula: “I am still alive!” “That could be the cry of the theatre”\, battered by the pandemic. Camus’s play premiered at the Comédie on 27 June 1945\, directed by Giorgio Strehler\, three months before Paris. The next day\, the house opens to the public. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration de la Nouvelle Comédie de Genève (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nRadio Lac\, 28.08.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-of-the-nouvelle-comedie-in-geneva/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210828
DTSTAMP:20261020T173158Z
CREATED:20261016T002713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173158Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of Numerik Games
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the digital cultures festival in Yverdon-les-Bains. He addresses the “friends of algorithms and pixels” and claims\, with scientific method in support\, to trace the link between the spa town and video games back to the menhirs of Clendy bay. \nThe point: digital technology\, first a matter of science\, has become a culture in its own right\, which cultural policy must recognise. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nNumerik Games 2021 (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-numerik-games/
LOCATION:Yverdon-les-Bains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210807
DTSTAMP:20261020T173158Z
CREATED:20261016T000957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173158Z
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SUMMARY:74th Locarno Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:On 4 August\, on the Piazza Grande\, Alain Berset opens the first festival since the 2020 cancellation. He quotes D. W. Griffith\, who predicted in 1924 that cinema would eliminate all conflict: the prophecy is running late\, but summer 2021 will at least have driven the pandemic from people’s minds. The edition celebrates films shot in Ticino. \nOn 5 August\, before the media\, he presents the industry’s challenges: about 360 million francs paid by the Confederation and the cantons under the COVID measures for culture\, specific aid for film\, the “Back to the Cinema” campaign. After the institutional framework agreement was abandoned\, participation in the MEDIA programme remains a goal; until then\, compensatory measures and co-production agreements. He defends the investment obligation for online platforms and presents a study on unequal opportunities between women and men in film. \nOn 6 August\, he speaks at the lunch hosted by the festival at Monte Verità in Ascona\, then at the Federal Office of Culture aperitif. \nWednesday 4 August 2021 — Locarno\n\nOpening ceremony on the Piazza Grande\, speech by Alain Berset\n\nThursday 5 August 2021 — Locarno\n\nMeeting with the media\n\nFriday 6 August 2021 — Ascona and Locarno\n\nLunch hosted by the festival at Monte Verità\, addresses by Marco Solari and Alain Berset\nFederal Office of Culture aperitif\, address by Alain Berset\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du 74e Locarno Film Festival (French-language page)\nLocarno : réception du Monte Verità (French-language page)\nLocarno : apéritif de l’Office fédéral de la culture (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 05.08.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/74th-locarno-film-festival/
LOCATION:Locarno
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210802
DTSTAMP:20261020T173157Z
CREATED:20261016T000951Z
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SUMMARY:National Day
DESCRIPTION:1 August speech\, whose French version is given in the evening in Gruyères. Alain Berset draws a first assessment of eighteen months of pandemic: “Unsere vielbeschworene Solidarität wurde in den letzten 18 Monaten wirklich getestet. Und wir haben diesen Test bestanden.” \nThe crisis is not over\, but society emerges stronger “trotz hitziger Debatten und viel Leid”. For the world after\, he names three qualities: flexibility\, modesty and self-confidence. “Wir haben als Gesellschaft Erfolg – oder wir scheitern als Einzelne.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nFlexibilität\, Bescheidenheit und Selbstbewusstsein (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 31.07.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-day-2/
LOCATION:Gruyères
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210717
DTSTAMP:20261020T173157Z
CREATED:20261016T000947Z
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SUMMARY:Fribourg International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The FIFF\, postponed from March to July\, opens its 35th edition. Alain Berset greets the “Friends of the nights\, friends of the notes”: after a Felliniesque 34½th edition in 2020\, the festival offers one “à la Demy”\, under the sign of music. \nHe extends the musical metaphor to speak of audiences returning to cinemas after months of closure. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nFestival International de Films de Fribourg (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 16.07.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/fribourg-international-film-festival/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210703
DTSTAMP:20261020T173157Z
CREATED:20261016T000943Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 20th NIFFF
DESCRIPTION:The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival celebrates its twentieth edition and its audience returns. Alain Berset opens it with praise for “Gagamboy”\, Erik Matti’s Filipino Spider-Man\, an ice-cream seller bitten by a contaminated spider\, once screened at the festival. \nBehind the humour\, the title the administration gave the address: “Resist and adapt to survive”. Genre cinema\, like culture as a whole\, is emerging from a year of closed cinemas. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du NIFFF 2021 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 02.07.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-20th-nifff/
LOCATION:Neuchâtel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210626
DTSTAMP:20261020T173156Z
CREATED:20261016T000939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173156Z
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SUMMARY:Round tables with the parties\, the cantons and the social partners
DESCRIPTION:At the Bernerhof\, the President of the Confederation\, Guy Parmelin\, brings together the presidents of the parties and parliamentary groups and the leadership of the Conference of Cantonal Governments\, then the social partners. With him are Alain Berset\, Ueli Maurer and the Federal Chancellor\, Walter Thurnherr. \nUeli Maurer presents the financial consequences of the crisis; Alain Berset the epidemiological situation and the next steps. Vaccination and the easing of measures make a return to normal conceivable\, but autumn and winter remain uncertain. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 25.06.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/round-tables-with-the-parties-the-cantons-and-the-social-partners/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210624
DTSTAMP:20261020T173156Z
CREATED:20261016T002706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173156Z
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SUMMARY:Coronavirus: the major easing of 26 June
DESCRIPTION:The easing steps of April and May have not revived the epidemic; half of all adults will be vaccinated by the end of June. The Federal Council goes further than what it had put out for consultation. From 26 June\, the obligation to work from home and to wear masks outdoors is lifted; restaurants no longer have a limit per table; large events accessible with the COVID certificate may use their full capacity. \nEntry into Switzerland is simplified: health checks at the border focus on people arriving from countries where a variant of concern is circulating. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 23.06.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/coronavirus-the-major-easing-of-26-june/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210622
DTSTAMP:20261020T173156Z
CREATED:20261016T000933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173156Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit to Berlin: meeting with Jens Spahn
DESCRIPTION:On 21 June\, Alain Berset meets the German Federal Minister of Health\, Jens Spahn\, for a working meeting\, the first since their 2020 meeting in Geneva. On the agenda: the two countries’ vaccination campaigns and the distribution of vaccines worldwide\, the COVID certificate\, new variants\, international cooperation and strengthening the WHO in preparing for and managing health crises. \nThe stay includes a cultural and political part: an in-depth discussion on the German federal elections with Thomas Krüger\, President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education\, a visit to the Schinkel Pavillon and a meeting with artists. \nSunday 20 June 2021 — Berlin\n\nDiscussion on the federal elections with Thomas Krüger\, President of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung\n\nMonday 21 June 2021 — Berlin\n\nVisit to the Schinkel Pavillon and meeting with artists\nWorking meeting with Jens Spahn\, Federal Minister of Health\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 17.06.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-to-berlin-meeting-with-jens-spahn/
LOCATION:Berlin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210614
DTSTAMP:20261020T173156Z
CREATED:20261016T002702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173156Z
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SUMMARY:Vote: first yes to the COVID-19 Act
DESCRIPTION:The people approve the COVID-19 Act\, challenged by referendum. It provides the basis for aid to companies\, the self-employed and culture\, and for the Federal Council’s power to take measures. Alain Berset comments on the result before the press. \nThe same day\, the CO2 Act is rejected.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/vote-first-yes-to-the-covid-19-act/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210609
DTSTAMP:20261020T173155Z
CREATED:20261016T000926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173155Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Canton of Solothurn: vaccination\, testing and culture
DESCRIPTION:In Grenchen\, with the Landammann and health director Susanne Schaffner\, Alain Berset visits Switzerland’s first drive-in vaccination centre. In Solothurn\, he sees the test centre set up at the Kulturfabrik Kofmehl\, run by the concert venue’s staff. \nTalks follow with the cantonal government delegation\, including the director of education and culture\, Remo Ankli\, and with the managers of the Kofmehl: next steps in reopening events\, introduction of the COVID certificate\, revival of cultural life and support for organisers. \nSources \n\nCanton of Solothurn\, press release of June 2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/visit-to-the-canton-of-solothurn-vaccination-testing-and-culture/
LOCATION:Granges et Soleure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210528
DTSTAMP:20261020T173155Z
CREATED:20261016T000923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173155Z
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SUMMARY:National Conference on Federalism
DESCRIPTION:The 6th National Conference on Federalism meets in Basel\, amid controversy over the respective roles of the Confederation and the cantons in the pandemic. Alain Berset draws a first institutional assessment. \nHe answers the headlines announcing a crisis of federalism with history\, and with Napoleon: “Ich wäre ausserstande\, die Schweiz zu regieren.” The system was put under strain\, and it held; lessons must be learned without calling it into question. His formula: “Die Schweiz ist föderalistisch – oder sie ist nicht.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n« Le fédéralisme et la dynamique de la crise du COVID-19 » (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 27.05.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-conference-on-federalism/
LOCATION:Bâle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210527
DTSTAMP:20261020T173155Z
CREATED:20261016T000918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173155Z
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SUMMARY:Dürrenmatt\, “Stoffe”: launch of the edition
DESCRIPTION:For the centenary of Friedrich Dürrenmatt\, the Swiss Literary Archives of the National Library publish his great autobiographical project\, “Stoffe”\, in five volumes with Diogenes\, and put online some 30\,000 digitised manuscript pages. \nAt the launch\, Alain Berset rereads Dürrenmatt through the lens of a Switzerland spared and of its identity: “Wie schweizerisch ist die Schweiz?” A Switzerland the writer viewed with an irony that did not exclude attachment. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nWie schweizerisch ist die Schweiz? (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 25.05.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/durrenmatt-stoffe-launch-of-the-edition/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210525
DTSTAMP:20261020T173155Z
CREATED:20261016T000914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173155Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 74th World Health Assembly and BioHub agreement with the WHO
DESCRIPTION:The Assembly is held online for the second year. Alain Berset opens it from WHO headquarters\, as representative of the host country. He thanks the organisation and calls on member states to invest in a universal and lasting architecture of health protection: no country can overcome a pandemic alone. Switzerland supports COVAX and the ACT Accelerator for fair access to vaccines\, tests and medicines. \nBefore the session\, he meets the Director-General\, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\, and signs with him an agreement under the BioHub initiative. Switzerland makes the Spiez Laboratory available to store strains of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens with epidemic potential\, and so contributes to an international system for the voluntary exchange of these materials. A press briefing follows at the Swiss Mission. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRenforcer le multilatéralisme\, la solidarité et la coopération internationale (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.05.2021\nGeneva Solutions\, 25.05.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-74th-world-health-assembly-and-biohub-agreement-with-the-who/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210513
DTSTAMP:20261020T173154Z
CREATED:20261016T000911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173154Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Literature Awards 2021
DESCRIPTION:Presentation of the Swiss Literature Awards\, under health restrictions. Alain Berset opens with the virus: “Wir alle haben genug von diesem Virus. Leider hat das Virus noch nicht genug von uns.” \nLiterature\, he says\, lives from readings\, debates and open bookshops; authors have lost a source of income. He recalls the measures taken for culture since the start of the pandemic\, from which authors and literary translators can benefit. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSchweizer Literaturpreise 2021 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 12.05.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-literature-awards-2021/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210415
DTSTAMP:20261020T173153Z
CREATED:20261016T002814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173153Z
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SUMMARY:Coronavirus: terraces and venues reopen on 19 April
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Council continues the step-by-step reopening\, although four of the five indicators exceed their thresholds. From 19 April\, events with an audience resume in stadiums\, cinemas\, concert halls and theatres\, with capacity limits; indoor sport and culture are allowed again; restaurants reopen their terraces. \nThe government judges the risk acceptable: the reopened activities take place with masks and distancing\, vaccination of vulnerable people is progressing and testing is expanding. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 14.04.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/coronavirus-terraces-and-venues-reopen-on-19-april/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210327
DTSTAMP:20261020T173153Z
CREATED:20261016T000904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173153Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Film Awards 2021
DESCRIPTION:A ceremony without an audience\, broadcast live from the RTS studios in Geneva. “Schwesterlein” by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond wins the Quartz for best fiction film and four other awards; “Das neue Evangelium” by Milo Rau wins best documentary. The Honorary Award goes to Liselotte Pulver. \nAlain Berset speaks of a Swiss cinema “to which we have perhaps never felt so close”\, deprived of cinemas and festivals. He mentions a fourteenth award\, “as heavy as lead”\, that the industry has been paying since the start of the pandemic\, and recalls that an artist’s essential reward remains the recognition of the public. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix du cinéma suisse 2021 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 26.03.2021\nFederal Council\, press release of 16.02.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-film-awards-2021/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210326
DTSTAMP:20261020T173153Z
CREATED:20261016T000900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173153Z
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SUMMARY:Vaccination campaign: meeting with the cantons\, science and manufacturers
DESCRIPTION:Switzerland expects at least eight million doses between April and the end of July. The President of the Confederation\, Guy Parmelin\, and Alain Berset bring together by videoconference the Conference of Cantonal Health Directors\, the President of the Conference of Cantonal Governments\, the scientific task force\, the Federal Commission for Vaccination and the manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna. \nInterim results: 1.25 million doses administered since early January\, to vulnerable people first; the situation in nursing homes has eased considerably. The challenge now is speed: the cantons must be ready to vaccinate on a mass scale as soon as deliveries arrive. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 25.03.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/vaccination-campaign-meeting-with-the-cantons-science-and-manufacturers/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210327
DTSTAMP:20261020T173153Z
CREATED:20261016T000857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173153Z
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SUMMARY:65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65)
DESCRIPTION:The session opens on 15 March\, largely virtual. Alain Berset leads the Swiss delegation and speaks in the general debate with a pre-recorded statement. Themes of the year: women’s full and effective participation in public decision-making and the elimination of violence. \nHe starts from the pandemic\, which hits women harder: they hold the jobs where working from home is impossible\, particularly in care\, and have taken on more of the home schooling. According to the UN\, about 47 million women risk falling into extreme poverty. “The progress made in recent decades on gender equality and women’s rights is threatened by the current crisis.” \nSwitzerland organises two side events\, on equal pay with the EPIC coalition and on statistics on violence with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The session closes on 26 March with joint agreed conclusions\, reached after difficult negotiations on sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n65e session de la Commission de la condition de la femme : débat général (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 15.03.2021\nFederal Council\, press release of 27.03.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/65th-session-of-the-commission-on-the-status-of-women-csw65/
LOCATION:New York (à distance)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210225
DTSTAMP:20261020T173152Z
CREATED:20261016T002808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173152Z
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SUMMARY:Coronavirus: first easing on 1 March
DESCRIPTION:After consulting the cantons\, the Federal Council decides on a cautious first step. From 1 March\, shops\, museums and library reading rooms reopen\, as do outdoor sports and leisure facilities and the outdoor areas of zoos and botanical gardens. Outdoors\, people may again meet in groups of fifteen. Young people up to the age of 20 regain most of their cultural and sports activities. \nThe logic is one of step-by-step reopening\, reserved at first for activities compatible with masks and distancing. The next step is announced for 22 March\, if the epidemic allows. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.02.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/coronavirus-first-easing-on-1-march/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210219
DTSTAMP:20261020T173152Z
CREATED:20261016T002806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173152Z
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SUMMARY:Video message for the launch of the “Guide to Global Health Diplomacy”
DESCRIPTION:The Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies publishes a guide to global health diplomacy. Alain Berset opens the online launch with a video message\, alongside Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\, former WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and EU High Representative Josep Borrell. \nHe cites COVAX and the ACT Accelerator as milestones in global health\, recalls that Switzerland supports them financially and co-chairs a group of friends\, and argues for a strong WHO at the centre of health cooperation. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nLancement du « Guide to Global Health Diplomacy » (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/video-message-for-the-launch-of-the-guide-to-global-health-diplomacy/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210126
DTSTAMP:20261020T173152Z
CREATED:20261016T000847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173152Z
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SUMMARY:Tribute to Markus Imhoof at the Solothurn Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Solothurn Film Festival is held online. During the Swiss Film Awards Nominations Night\, streamed live\, Alain Berset pays tribute to Markus Imhoof\, winner of the 2020 Honorary Award: the March 2020 ceremony had been cancelled because of the pandemic. \nHe starts from life in lockdown: a small screen in the morning\, a medium one during the day\, a big one in the evening. “Aber der ganz grosse Bildschirm – er fehlt uns.” A living culture\, he says\, is one of the foundations of any society. Then he salutes the director of “Das Boot ist voll” and “More than Honey”\, who had once been wary of a lifetime achievement award: “Gesamtwerk\,” he had said\, “das klingt ja\, als sei es das jetzt gewesen.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nEhrenpreis des Schweizer Filmpreises 2020 für Markus Imhoof (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 25.01.2021\nSwiss Films\, 2020 Honorary Award to Markus Imhoof
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/tribute-to-markus-imhoof-at-the-solothurn-film-festival/
LOCATION:Soleure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210114
DTSTAMP:20261020T173152Z
CREATED:20261016T000843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173152Z
UID:46791-1610496000-1610582399@alainberset.ch
SUMMARY:Coronavirus: shops closed and working from home compulsory
DESCRIPTION:Second wave\, new variants. The Federal Council tightens the measures without resorting to emergency law. From 18 January\, shops not selling essential goods close; working from home becomes compulsory wherever possible without disproportionate cost; private and public gatherings are limited to five people\, children included. The closure of restaurants and of cultural\, sports and leisure venues is extended by five weeks\, to the end of February. \nBefore the press\, with the President of the Confederation\, Guy Parmelin\, Alain Berset defends speed: “The faster we act\, the better the chances of protecting the health system and avoiding an explosion in cases.” Schools and ski resorts remain the responsibility of the cantons: “We trust the cantons.” \nSources \n\nLe Temps\, 13.01.2021
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/coronavirus-shops-closed-and-working-from-home-compulsory/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201219
DTSTAMP:20261020T173151Z
CREATED:20261016T002523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173151Z
UID:46788-1608249600-1608335999@alainberset.ch
SUMMARY:Coronavirus: closure of restaurants and cultural venues
DESCRIPTION:Infections very high and rising again\, hospitals overloaded for weeks\, the holidays approaching. After consulting the cantons\, the Federal Council closes restaurants and cultural\, sports and leisure facilities from 22 December. \nThe measures run until 22 January 2021. The aim is to reduce contacts sharply. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 18.12.2020
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/coronavirus-closure-of-restaurants-and-cultural-venues/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201216
DTSTAMP:20261020T173151Z
CREATED:20261016T000837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173151Z
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SUMMARY:Vaccines: meeting of European health ministers
DESCRIPTION:At the invitation of Olivier Véran\, Alain Berset takes part in a virtual meeting on COVID-19 vaccination strategies\, with Salvador Illa (Spain)\, Roberto Speranza (Italy) and representatives of Belgium\, Germany\, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. \nHe presents the Swiss vaccination strategy and the state of preparations. The joint declaration stresses cooperation and mutual information\, particularly on cross-border issues. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 15.12.2020
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/vaccines-meeting-of-european-health-ministers/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201121
DTSTAMP:20261020T173151Z
CREATED:20261016T000834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173151Z
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SUMMARY:European equality ministers: domestic violence and the pandemic
DESCRIPTION:At the invitation of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU\, Alain Berset takes part in the videoconference of European equality ministers\, devoted to domestic violence and violence against women during the pandemic. \nHe presents the Swiss measures\, including the task force against domestic violence set up in March by the Confederation and the cantons: regular exchanges between counselling services\, police and authorities\, monitoring of reported cases and of shelter places. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 20.11.2020
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/european-equality-ministers-domestic-violence-and-the-pandemic/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201029
DTSTAMP:20261020T173151Z
CREATED:20261016T002518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173151Z
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SUMMARY:Coronavirus: national measures against the second wave
DESCRIPTION:The second wave is accelerating. The Federal Council adopts measures valid throughout the country: closure of nightclubs\, bars and restaurants closing at 11 p.m.\, a ban on events of more than 50 people and on amateur sports and cultural activities of more than 15 people\, wider mandatory mask-wearing. \nIt introduces rapid tests and revises quarantine for travellers. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 28.10.2020
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/coronavirus-national-measures-against-the-second-wave/
LOCATION:Berne
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