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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191129
DTSTAMP:20261020T173141Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the Novartis cell and gene therapy site
DESCRIPTION:In Stein (Aargau)\, Alain Berset inaugurates the Novartis production site devoted to cell and gene therapies. \nHe stresses the link between the company and Switzerland as a research location: Novartis accounts for a large share of the country’s research and development spending\, and finds specialists in Switzerland and a network with the Federal Institutes of Technology and the universities. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration du site Novartis de Stein (thérapies cellulaires et géniques) (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nNovartis\, press release
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-of-the-novartis-cell-and-gene-therapy-site/
LOCATION:Stein
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191120
DTSTAMP:20261020T173141Z
CREATED:20261016T000638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173141Z
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SUMMARY:UNESCO Forum of Ministers of Culture
DESCRIPTION:On the sidelines of the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference\, Alain Berset takes part in the Forum of Ministers of Culture\, opened by the Director-General\, Audrey Azoulay. \nIn his statement\, he defends cultural participation: promoting culture means enabling everyone to access it and take part in it\, and so strengthening social cohesion. He links building culture and the Davos process launched by Switzerland to this. He then visits the Centre culturel suisse in Paris. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nForum des ministres de la culture de l’UNESCO (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFDFA\, press release of 14.11.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/unesco-forum-of-ministers-of-culture/
LOCATION:Paris
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTSTAMP:20261020T173141Z
CREATED:20261016T000634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173141Z
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SUMMARY:30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
DESCRIPTION:For the thirtieth anniversary of the UN Convention\, Alain Berset speaks at a day devoted to the right of children and young people to participate. Switzerland acceded to it in 1997. \n“Gute Familien sind ein bisschen wie die Schweiz”: not dictatorships\, but democracies of negotiation. And the rule for adults: “We must talk less about them. We must talk with them.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n30e anniversaire de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 15.11.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/30-years-of-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191115
DTSTAMP:20261020T173141Z
CREATED:20261016T002332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173141Z
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SUMMARY:25 years of OSEO Fribourg
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the 25th anniversary of the Swiss Labour Assistance (OSEO) in Fribourg\, which works in professional integration. \nHe sets two figures against each other: Switzerland at the top of the rankings for average wealth\, and 7% of the population\, or 600\,000 people\, below the poverty line. Exclusion from the labour market remains a major risk of poverty.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/25-years-of-oseo-fribourg/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191108
DTSTAMP:20261020T173140Z
CREATED:20261016T002330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173140Z
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SUMMARY:Edi.19 awards ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Back from Strasbourg\, Alain Berset presents the Edi awards\, devoted to Swiss commissioned and advertising films\, at the Schiffbau in Zurich. \nJokingly\, he commissions an image film on the Swiss political system\, aimed at the rest of the world: Switzerland is too complex to be easy to explain. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix Edi.19 du film de commande et publicitaire (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/edi-19-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191108
DTSTAMP:20261020T173140Z
CREATED:20261016T002327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173140Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit to the Council of Europe
DESCRIPTION:During the World Forum for Democracy\, Alain Berset makes a working visit to the Council of Europe. He meets the President of the European Court of Human Rights\, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos\, with the Swiss judge Helen Keller present. \nHe meets young Forum delegates at the European Youth Centre\, and visits the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM)\, which manages the European Pharmacopoeia. He hands the Secretary General\, Marija Pejčinović Burić\, the instrument of ratification of the Faro Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society\, then meets her. He then sees the President of the Parliamentary Assembly\, Liliane Maury Pasquier. \nThursday 7 November 2019 — Strasbourg\n\nMeeting with Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos\, President of the European Court of Human Rights\nMeeting with young participants in the World Forum for Democracy\, European Youth Centre\nVisit to the EDQM and its laboratories\nHandover of the instrument of ratification of the Faro Convention to the Secretary General\, Marija Pejčinović Burić\, then meeting\nVisit to the Committee of Ministers\nMeeting and lunch with Liliane Maury Pasquier\, President of the Parliamentary Assembly\n\nSources \n\nCouncil of Europe\, signature of the Faro Convention by Switzerland\, 10.04.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-to-the-council-of-europe/
LOCATION:Strasbourg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191106
DTSTAMP:20261020T173140Z
CREATED:20261016T002325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173140Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the Winterthur Short Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the Kurzfilmtage in Winterthur. \nHe compares running times: the longest film in the world lasts 35 days; only “Brexit – the Movie” is longer\, showing for three and a half years already. “Und nicht zu vergessen: Die Filmfassung der AHV-Reform.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture des Journées internationales du court métrage (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-winterthur-short-film-festival/
LOCATION:Winterthour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191031
DTSTAMP:20261020T173139Z
CREATED:20261016T002323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173139Z
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SUMMARY:Day for family carers
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the intercantonal day for family carers\, a few months after the Federal Council sent Parliament the bill on reconciling work and caring for relatives. \n“Wir ALLE sind potentiell Pflegende – und wir alle sind potentiell Pflegebedürftige.” The work of relatives\, he says\, is of inestimable value for the sick and for the health system. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nJournée des proches aidants (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22.05.2019 (act on family carers)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/day-for-family-carers/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191030
DTSTAMP:20261020T173139Z
CREATED:20261016T000613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173139Z
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SUMMARY:First WMO High Mountain Summit
DESCRIPTION:In Geneva\, Alain Berset opens the first World Meteorological Organization summit on high mountain areas. These regions regulate the freshwater reserves of half the world’s population; in Switzerland\, melting glaciers are the most visible effect. \nHe calls for urgent measures against global warming and for cooperation between politics\, business and science. The summit is to set an action plan to improve hydrological\, meteorological and climatological data. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSommet sur les zones de haute montagne (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 29.10.2019\nFederal Council\, speech of 29.10.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/first-wmo-high-mountain-summit/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191026
DTSTAMP:20261020T173139Z
CREATED:20261016T000609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173139Z
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SUMMARY:Paris: the Sorbonne and UNESCO
DESCRIPTION:On 24 October\, at the Sorbonne\, Alain Berset speaks to students on “Democracy put to the test by fake news”. Disinformation is not new\, he says; what changes is how it spreads. And he rejects a state-defined truth: “It is difficult and dangerous to determine administratively what is true or false.” \nOn 25 October\, at UNESCO\, he speaks at the international conference of the Architects’ Council of Europe and the International Union of Architects on architectural competitions\, following on from the 2018 Davos Declaration. He quotes Le Corbusier and hopes that the quality of building culture will become “a real objective in our society”. \nHe hands the Director-General\, Audrey Azoulay\, the instrument of ratification of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. \nThursday 24 October 2019 — Paris\n\nLecture at the Sorbonne\, “Democracy put to the test by fake news”\, and discussion with students\nMeeting with the management of TV5 Monde and live interview\n\nFriday 25 October 2019 — Paris\n\nACE-UIA conference on architectural competitions\, UNESCO headquarters\, speech\nMeeting with Audrey Azoulay\, handover of the instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Underwater Cultural Heritage\nVisit to the Google Cultural Institute Lab\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nPour une culture du bâti de qualité (French-language page)\n« La démocratie à l’épreuve des fake news » : conférence à la Sorbonne (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.10.2019\nFederal Council\, speech of 25.10.2019\nLe Grand Continent\, announcement of the lecture
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/paris-the-sorbonne-and-unesco/
LOCATION:Paris
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191019
DTSTAMP:20261020T173139Z
CREATED:20261016T000604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173139Z
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SUMMARY:Round table with health insurers on premium approval
DESCRIPTION:In Berne\, Alain Berset brings together the heads of the main health insurers and their umbrella associations. This year\, some insurers published their premiums before approval by the FOPH\, and information reached intermediaries. \nHe firmly condemns this practice\, which distorts competition and confuses policyholders. The participants commit to clarifying procedures before the next premium approval. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 18.10.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/round-table-with-health-insurers-on-premium-approval/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191018
DTSTAMP:20261020T173138Z
CREATED:20261016T000602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173138Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Dance Awards ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset presents the Swiss Dance Awards at the Théâtre Equilibre. The Grand Award goes to the choreographer La Ribot; Dominique Martinoli receives the Special Award\, Marie-Caroline Hominal and Edouard Hue the awards for outstanding female and male dancer. \nHe opens with the Coriolis force\, which deflects every moving particle to the right in the northern hemisphere\, and which political scientists also measure\, three days before the federal elections. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix suisses de danse 2019 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Office of Culture\, press release of 12.09.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-dance-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191011
DTSTAMP:20261020T173138Z
CREATED:20261016T000558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173138Z
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SUMMARY:A thousand years of Basel Minster
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the celebration of the thousandth anniversary of Basel Minster\, richly endowed in the 11th century by Emperor Henry II. \nHe opens with the comparative height of the Basel and Zurich minsters\, then turns to what a building says when it has been changing for a thousand years while remaining a constant for the city. His title: “Wider die Vorurteile über unsere eigene Zeit”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nWider die Vorurteile über unsere eigene Zeit (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 10.10.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/a-thousand-years-of-basel-minster/
LOCATION:Bâle
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191011
DTSTAMP:20261020T173138Z
CREATED:20261016T000554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173138Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of OLMA
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens OLMA\, the Swiss agriculture and food fair. The health minister notes the organisers’ courage: beer\, Bratwurst without mustard and three and a half tonnes of chips. \nThen he speaks of OLMA as a place where Switzerland meets\, between town and country. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture de l’OLMA 2019 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\n1815.ch\, 10.10.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-olma/
LOCATION:Saint-Gall
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191008
DTSTAMP:20261020T173138Z
CREATED:20261016T002313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173138Z
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SUMMARY:25 years of the Fourchette verte label
DESCRIPTION:In Fribourg\, Alain Berset celebrates 25 years of Fourchette verte\, the label for balanced catering that was born in the canton. \nHe cites the national menuCH survey: in Switzerland\, 41% of adults and 19% of children are overweight\, and about 2.2 million people suffer from non-communicable diseases. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n25 ans de la Fédération Fourchette verte (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/25-years-of-the-fourchette-verte-label/
LOCATION:Fribourg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191006
DTSTAMP:20261020T173137Z
CREATED:20261016T002311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173137Z
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SUMMARY:50 years of EPFL
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the official day marking 50 years of EPFL as a federal institute. \nHe poses a riddle: a school that celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2003 and celebrates its 50th in 2019. The answer lies in two dates: the cantonal institution founded in 1853 became federal in 1969. To solve the equation\, he says\, you need interdisciplinarity. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n50 ans de l’EPFL (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/50-years-of-epfl/
LOCATION:Lausanne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191002
DTSTAMP:20261020T173137Z
CREATED:20261016T000542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173137Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary of the Swiss School in Milan
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset travels to Milan for the hundredth anniversary of the Swiss School. He is received at the Pirellone by the authorities of the Lombardy Region\, including the President of the Regional Government\, Attilio Fontana\, and recalls that Italy is the homeland of Swiss schools abroad: the first was founded in Naples in 1839. \nIn the school courtyard\, he quotes Orson Welles’s line in “The Third Man” on the Borgias and the cuckoo clock: “Gli italiani sono dei geni – gli svizzeri dei noiosi. Ci completiamo a meraviglia!” He gives the school a ginkgo tree. He also visits the Fondazione Prada. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nCentenaire de l’École suisse de Milan : réception au Palais de la Région Lombardie (in Italian\, French-language page)\nCentenaire de l’École suisse de Milan : discours dans la cour de l’école (in Italian\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nSwissinfo\, 01.10.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/centenary-of-the-swiss-school-in-milan/
LOCATION:Milan
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190924
DTSTAMP:20261020T173137Z
CREATED:20261016T002307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173137Z
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SUMMARY:Kulturgipfel: the Culture Dispatch 2021-2024
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the summit of the cultural sector devoted to the Culture Dispatch 2021-2024\, then under consultation. \nHe defends video games as a cultural form of the 21st century: “Spielen ist keine Spielerei\, sondern eine ernste Angelegenheit.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSommet de la culture : le Message culture 2021-2024 (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/kulturgipfel-the-culture-dispatch-2021-2024/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190923
DTSTAMP:20261020T173136Z
CREATED:20261016T000533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173136Z
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SUMMARY:13th Federal Folk Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:On the closing day\, Alain Berset gives the official speech of the Federal Folk Music Festival\, on the Ycoor festival grounds. \nHe jokes about the Federal Council’s yodelling on its annual outing. Then: “Die Volksmusik ist wichtig für den sozialen Zusammenhalt unseres Landes.” He recalls the Confederation’s support for young musicians through the Youth and Music programme. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nFête fédérale de la musique populaire (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\n1815.ch\, 22.09.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/13th-federal-folk-music-festival/
LOCATION:Crans-Montana
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190921
DTSTAMP:20261020T173136Z
CREATED:20261016T000529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173136Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Music Awards ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset presents the Swiss Music Awards at the Kunstmuseum Basel\, as part of the ZeitRäume festival. The Grand Award goes to the duo Cod.Act\, the brothers André and Michel Décosterd. \nA snake of 150 tyres that produces sounds\, suspended loudspeakers\, opera singers on stilts: “Ist das Musik?” Yes\, he answers\, and it draws its strength precisely from escaping categories. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGrand Prix suisse de musique 2019 à Cod.Act (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Office of Culture\, press release of 07.05.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-music-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Bâle
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190917
DTSTAMP:20261020T173136Z
CREATED:20261016T000526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173136Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting of health ministers of German-speaking countries
DESCRIPTION:In Zurich\, Alain Berset hosts the health ministers of Germany (Jens Spahn)\, Austria (Brigitte Zarfl)\, Liechtenstein (Mauro Pedrazzini) and Luxembourg (Etienne Schneider). This quintet has met every year since 2013. \nOn the agenda: the safe use of health data\, fair access to innovative medicines\, medical and non-medical use of cannabis. In a joint declaration\, the five countries commit to using data to improve care while guaranteeing patients control over their data. \nSunday 15 September 2019 — Zurich\n\nWelcome of the ministers at the Cabaret Voltaire\nWorking session\, presentation by Tanja Krones\nVisit to the Platzspitz\n\nMonday 16 September 2019 — Zurich\n\nVisit to the ieLab at ETH Zurich\nSession on health data\, presentation by Effy Vayena\nSession on access to medicines\, introduced by Etienne Schneider\nAdoption of the joint declaration\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 15.09.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/meeting-of-health-ministers-of-german-speaking-countries/
LOCATION:Zurich
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190913
DTSTAMP:20261020T173136Z
CREATED:20261016T002302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173136Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Banking Day
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the Swiss Banking Day of the Swiss Bankers Association. With humour\, he explains the trust the Federal Council enjoys by the small size of its lecterns: “too small to fail”. \nThen\, seriously: trust is earned through complicated and reliable political processes. And Swiss stability comes at the price of a certain deliberate slowness: “wir arbeiten hart an unserer Langweiligkeit!” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nJournée des banquiers 2019 (Bankiertag) (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-banking-day/
LOCATION:Zurich
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190907
DTSTAMP:20261020T173135Z
CREATED:20261016T000519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173135Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the Cinémathèque suisse research and archiving centre
DESCRIPTION:In Penthaz\, Alain Berset inaugurates the new research and archiving centre of the Cinémathèque suisse\, a project of about 50 million francs. The centre holds some 85\,000 film titles\, 2.5 million photographs and 500\,000 posters. \n“This is one of the most important collections of film treasures in the world\,” he says. \nSources \n\nSwissinfo\, 06.09.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-of-the-cinematheque-suisse-research-and-archiving-centre/
LOCATION:Penthaz
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190902
DTSTAMP:20261020T173135Z
CREATED:20261016T002258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173135Z
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SUMMARY:Alt. +1000 photography festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the mountain photography festival Alt. +1000\, at the Grand-Cachot-de-Vent farm in the La Brévine valley. \nHe points out the paradox: showing melting glaciers in a region that celebrates the cold every year with its Fête du froid. Photographers\, he says\, remind us of the traces humans leave on the mountains. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nVernissage du festival de photographie Alt. +1000 (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/alt-1000-photography-festival/
LOCATION:La Chaux-du-Milieu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190828
DTSTAMP:20261020T173135Z
CREATED:20261016T002256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173135Z
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SUMMARY:Ambassadors’ Conference: “Hopp Schwiiz”
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks to Switzerland’s ambassadors and external network\, gathered at the Stade de Suisse. Should one cheer on Switzerland\, “eine Insel der Stabilität”? Yes\, he answers: Switzerland has benefited from the liberal post-war order and must defend it; its stability is the fruit of political effort\, not a given. \nHe rereads the country’s history through its cohesion: “Die Geschichte der Schweiz ist die Geschichte ihrer immer wieder überwundenen Gräben – religiös\, politisch\, sprachlich oder sozial.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nConférence des ambassadeurs 2019 : « Hopp Schwiiz » (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFDFA\, press release of 26.08.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/ambassadors-conference-hopp-schwiiz/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190828
DTSTAMP:20261020T173134Z
CREATED:20261016T000509Z
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SUMMARY:Extension of the Milan Declaration on sugar
DESCRIPTION:Brought together in Berne by Alain Berset\, fourteen Swiss food companies extend the Milan Declaration until 2024. They commit to cutting sugar further: by 10% in yoghurts and by 15% in breakfast cereals. \nThe reduction is extended to other products\, and the declaration now also covers salt. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 27.08.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/extension-of-the-milan-declaration-on-sugar/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190821
DTSTAMP:20261020T173134Z
CREATED:20261016T000506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173134Z
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SUMMARY:Gamescom: opening of the SwissGames stand
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset travels to Gamescom in Cologne\, Europe’s major video game fair\, with eighteen Swiss developers presented by Pro Helvetia. On 20 August\, he opens the SwissGames stand. \n“Der Bundesrat ist überzeugt: Games gehören zu den prägenden Kulturformen des 21. Jahrhunderts.” He points out that the games industry turns over more than three times as much as cinema\, and that Pro Helvetia has supported video games for nine years. The day before\, he visits the Kolumba museum\, built by Peter Zumthor. \nMonday 19 August 2019 — Cologne\n\nVisit to the Kolumba museum (Peter Zumthor)\nInformal meeting with game developers\n\nTuesday 20 August 2019 — Cologne\n\nTrial of the Birdly flight simulator (ZHdK)\nOpening of the SwissGames stand\, speech\nExchanges with Swiss studios\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nGamescom 2019 : ouverture du stand suisse (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nNau.ch\, 20.08.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/gamescom-opening-of-the-swissgames-stand/
LOCATION:Cologne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190817
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190818
DTSTAMP:20261020T173134Z
CREATED:20261016T000501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173134Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of CITES CoP18
DESCRIPTION:The 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) was to be held in Colombo. After the April attacks in Sri Lanka\, it is moved to Geneva. Alain Berset opens it on 17 August on behalf of Switzerland\, host country and depositary of the convention. \nHe thanks Sri Lanka and offers his condolences to the victims. He lists the threats to biodiversity: climate change\, poaching\, illegal trade. They can be solved only through international cooperation; sustainable management is part of the answer. \nThe conference ends on 28 August. The Swiss proposal to subject trade in marine ornamental fish to a sustainability analysis is accepted. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture de la CoP18 de la CITES (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCITES\, summary record of the 1st plenary session\, 17.08.2019\nFSVO\, press release of 28.08.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-cites-cop18/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190811
DTSTAMP:20261020T173133Z
CREATED:20261016T000457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173133Z
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SUMMARY:72nd Locarno Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:On 7 August\, Alain Berset opens the 72nd Locarno Festival. Against Fitzgerald\, for whom Switzerland is a country “where very few things begin”\, he recalls what began in Locarno: the Czechoslovak New Wave with Miloš Forman in 1964\, the debuts of Kathryn Bigelow\, Spike Lee\, Jim Jarmusch. \nOn 8 August\, before the media\, he stresses the weight of international co-productions: 25 Swiss films co-produced in 2018. Future cultural policy will have to take better account of digitalisation and gender equality. On 9 August\, he presents the Leopard Club Award to Hilary Swank and speaks at the Monte Verità reception in Ascona. \nOn 10 August\, he meets film professionals\, then speaks at the Dîner républicain\, where the Slovak President\, Zuzana Čaputová\, receives the European Prize for Political Culture. \nWednesday 7 August 2019 — Locarno\n\nOpening speech of the festival\nPiazza Grande\, opening film\n\nThursday 8 August 2019 — Locarno\n\nMeeting with the media on film policy\n\nFriday 9 August 2019 — Locarno\, Ascona\n\nMeal hosted by the festival in honour of Alain Berset\nMonte Verità reception\, speech\nAperitif of the Federal Office of Culture\, speech\nLeopard Club Award to Hilary Swank\, speech\n\nSaturday 10 August 2019 — Locarno\, Ascona\n\nRound table with film professionals\nDîner républicain: European Prize for Political Culture to Zuzana Čaputová\, speech\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du 72e Locarno Film Festival (French-language page)\nLocarno Film Festival : réception du Monte Verità (French-language page)\nLeopard Club Award à Hilary Swank (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Office of Culture\, press release of 08.08.2019\nThe Slovak Spectator\, 12.08.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/72nd-locarno-film-festival/
LOCATION:Locarno
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190802
DTSTAMP:20261020T173133Z
CREATED:20261016T002249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173133Z
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SUMMARY:National Day in Yverdon-les-Bains
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset gives the official 1 August address in Yverdon-les-Bains. He opens with the town’s smoke without fire: the steam of the thermal baths\, then the cloud of Expo.02. \nThen he comes to the theme of the election year\, compromise: “Compromises are not only indispensable to our political system. They also show that we are not indifferent to others.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nFête nationale 2019 à Yverdon-les-Bains (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-day-in-yverdon-les-bains/
LOCATION:Yverdon-les-Bains
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