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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190828
DTSTAMP:20261020T173134Z
CREATED:20261016T000509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173134Z
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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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190624
DTSTAMP:20261020T173133Z
CREATED:20261016T000448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173133Z
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SUMMARY:40th anniversary of the Canton of Jura
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset represents the Federal Council at the 40th anniversary of the Canton of Jura. His speech is a historical account of the Jura Question\, later reprinted by Le Temps. \nHe sees in it a Swiss solution\, slow and patient: “If the answer to the Jura Question was ‘so very Swiss’\, it is because it unfolded over the long time of compromise.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n40e anniversaire du canton du Jura (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 23.06.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/40th-anniversary-of-the-canton-of-jura/
LOCATION:Saignelégier
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190611
DTSTAMP:20261020T173133Z
CREATED:20261016T000444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173133Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Art Awards and Prix Meret Oppenheim
DESCRIPTION:Alongside Art Basel\, Alain Berset presents the Swiss Art Awards and pays tribute to the winners of the Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim 2019: the architects Marcel Meili and Markus Peter\, the critic Samuel Schellenberg and the artist Shirana Shahbazi. \nHis speech targets the “Rechthaberei” of the digital age: when everyone is always right\, Socratic not-knowing is under threat\, and algorithms claim to know the future before it arrives. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix suisses d’art 2019 (Swiss Art Awards) (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Office of Culture\, press release of 10.06.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-art-awards-and-prix-meret-oppenheim/
LOCATION:Bâle
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190611
DTSTAMP:20261020T173132Z
CREATED:20261016T000440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173132Z
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SUMMARY:ILO centenary: speech by Switzerland as host country
DESCRIPTION:The 108th International Labour Conference celebrates the ILO’s centenary. Switzerland chairs it. Alain Berset speaks at a special sitting on behalf of Switzerland\, host country and founding member. He recalls the preamble to the ILO Constitution: “Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice.” \nHe meets the Director-General\, Guy Ryder\, the Swiss tripartite delegation and the Prime Minister of Nepal\, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli. He attends the official lunch for the heads of state and government invited to the centenary. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n100e anniversaire de l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 10.06.2019\nSECO\, press release of 21.06.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/ilo-centenary-speech-by-switzerland-as-host-country/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190604
DTSTAMP:20261020T173132Z
CREATED:20261016T000436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173132Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 18th World Meteorological Congress
DESCRIPTION:At the CICG\, Alain Berset opens the 18th Congress of the World Meteorological Organization\, the WMO’s supreme body\, which brings together its 192 member states every four years. He meets the Secretary-General\, Petteri Taalas. \nGeneva\, he says\, is the ideal place for this congress\, at a time when obscurantism is gaining ground\, notably with climate scepticism. “For sustainable development\, the international community depends on reliable information on the state of the climate and how it is changing.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n18e Congrès météorologique mondial (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 03.06.2019\nFederal Council\, speech of 03.06.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-18th-world-meteorological-congress/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190525
DTSTAMP:20261020T173132Z
CREATED:20261016T000433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173132Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Theatre Awards ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset presents the Swiss Theatre Awards at the Théâtre du Crochetan\, as part of the 6th Swiss Theatre Meeting. The Swiss Grand Award for Theatre / Hans Reinhart Ring goes to the Geneva performer Yan Duyvendak. \nHe opens with the election of an actor\, Volodymyr Zelensky\, to the presidency of Ukraine\, and with the links between theatre and power. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix suisses de théâtre 2019 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 25.04.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-theatre-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Monthey
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190524
DTSTAMP:20261020T173131Z
CREATED:20261016T002241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173131Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary of the Conference of Cantonal Health Directors (GDK)
DESCRIPTION:The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors celebrates its hundredth anniversary in Basel. Alain Berset speaks about federalism in health: abroad\, he says\, he never mentions that he is not the country’s only health minister\, and that there are twenty-six others. \nHe pays tribute to the outgoing president\, Zurich Councillor of State Thomas Heiniger. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n100 ans de la Conférence des directeurs cantonaux de la santé (CDS) (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/centenary-of-the-conference-of-cantonal-health-directors-gdk/
LOCATION:Bâle
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190522
DTSTAMP:20261020T173131Z
CREATED:20261016T000425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173131Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 72nd World Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the 72nd World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations. On the agenda: the WHO’s 2020-2021 budget\, its reform and universal health coverage. More than half of the world’s population still lacks access to basic care. \nHe holds a series of bilateral meetings with health ministers. In the evening\, he receives the delegations at the Campus Biotech\, with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\, to present the “Swiss Health Valley”. On 21 May\, with the Afghan and Central African ministers\, he takes part in an event launched by Switzerland on strengthening health systems in emergencies. \nMonday 20 May 2019 — Geneva\n\nOpening session of the World Health Assembly\, speech\nMeeting with Juan Pablo Uribe\, Colombian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Saeed Namaki\, Iranian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Alfred Madigele\, Minister of Health of Botswana\nMeeting with Veronika Skvortsova\, Russian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Bruno Bruins\, Dutch minister\nSwiss reception at the Campus Biotech\, speech\n\nTuesday 21 May 2019 — Geneva\n\nMeeting with Arsen Torosyan\, Armenian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Ahmed Al Saidi\, Minister of Health of Oman\nEvent “Partnerships for Health Systems Strengthening – Prepared for Emergencies”\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\n72e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (French-language page)\nRéception de la Suisse pour la 72e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 20.05.2019\nFederal Council\, speech of 20.05.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-72nd-world-health-assembly/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190520
DTSTAMP:20261020T173131Z
CREATED:20261016T000420Z
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SUMMARY:Vote on the tax reform and AHV financing (TRAF)
DESCRIPTION:The people approve the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing with 66.4% of the vote\, on a turnout of 43.7%. All cantons vote yes. The reform abolishes preferential tax status for companies and\, in return\, brings some 2 billion francs a year to the AHV from 2020. \nAlain Berset had launched the Federal Council’s campaign on 18 February with the President of the Confederation\, Ueli Maurer: a bill that “preserves jobs and tax revenue while strengthening the AHV”. On the evening of the vote\, the two Federal Councillors comment on the result before the press in Berne. As the additional funding covers only part of the needs\, the Federal Council goes straight on to the AHV 21 reform. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 18.02.2019\nSwissvotes\, official result
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/vote-on-the-tax-reform-and-ahv-financing-traf/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190511
DTSTAMP:20261020T173131Z
CREATED:20261016T002236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173131Z
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SUMMARY:58th Art Biennale: opening of the Swiss Pavilion
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the Swiss Pavilion at the 58th Art Biennale\, “Moving Backwards”\, by Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz\, curated by Charlotte Laubard. The pavilion is organised by Pro Helvetia. \nHe plays on the Biennale’s title\, “May you live in interesting times”: in English\, “interesting” often means its opposite; in German\, an “interesting” idea has no chance of being carried out within fifty years. The word therefore promises diversity and a nuanced view of the present. \nOn the sidelines\, he visits the Russian pavilion with Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and meets the Chilean Minister of Culture\, Consuelo Valdés. On 10 May\, he tours the Arsenale and talks with the Swiss artists Christian Marclay and Christoph Büchel. \nThursday 9 May 2019 — Venice\n\nVisit to the Russian pavilion with Olga Golodets\, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia\nOpening of the Swiss Pavilion\, speech\nMeeting with Consuelo Valdés\, Chilean Minister of Culture\nVisit to the Giardini\nMeeting with the Swiss artists at the Biennale\n\nFriday 10 May 2019 — Venice\n\nVisit to the Arsenale and the main exhibition\nExchanges with Christian Marclay and Christoph Büchel\nVisit to the pavilions of Chile and China\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nBiennale d’art de Venise 2019 : pavillon suisse (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nPro Helvetia\, Swiss Pavilion 2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/58th-art-biennale-opening-of-the-swiss-pavilion/
LOCATION:Venise
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190508
DTSTAMP:20261020T173130Z
CREATED:20261016T000414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173130Z
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SUMMARY:Official visit to the Central African Republic
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset is the first member of the Federal Council to visit the Central African Republic. The armed conflict\, under way since 2012\, has hit civilians hard and damaged the health system; a peace agreement was signed on 5 February 2019 between the government and fourteen armed groups. Switzerland has funded humanitarian aid there since 2014. \nOn 6 May\, he travels to Kaga-Bandoro\, in the north\, where thousands of people driven out by violence live in displacement sites. He visits the hospital there with the ICRC. On 7 May\, in Bangui\, he visits the paediatric hospital\, then meets the Minister of Health\, Pierre Somse\, Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada and President Faustin-Archange Touadéra\, with whom he discusses the peace agreement and humanitarian aid. \n“I wanted to go and see what is happening on the ground\,” he tells RTS. He offers Swiss expertise in conflict resolution\, dealing with the past\, the rule of law and justice. \nSunday 5 May 2019 — Bangui\n\nWelcome by the Minister of Foreign Affairs\, Sylvie Baipo-Temon\nMeeting with Central African artists\nEvening with the Swiss community\, partners and artists\, speech\n\nMonday 6 May 2019 — Kaga-Bandoro\, Bangui\n\nMeeting with the Prefect of Nana-Grébizi\nICRC humanitarian briefing\nVisit to the Kaga-Bandoro hospital and the displacement site\nLunch with humanitarian organisations (OCHA)\nVisit to Radio Ndeke Luka\, supported by the Fondation Hirondelle\nMeeting with the Platform of Religious Confessions\, with Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalaïnga\n\nTuesday 7 May 2019 — Bangui\n\nVisit to the Bangui paediatric hospital\nMeeting with Pierre Somse\, Minister of Health and Population\nMeeting with Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada\nAudience with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra\nLunch with MINUSCA and the diplomatic corps\nPress conference\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nSoirée de rencontre à Bangui (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 02.05.2019\nSwissinfo\, 07.05.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/official-visit-to-the-central-african-republic/
LOCATION:Bangui
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190501
DTSTAMP:20261020T173130Z
CREATED:20261016T000410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173130Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting of German-speaking social affairs ministers
DESCRIPTION:In Zurich\, Alain Berset hosts the social affairs ministers of Germany\, Austria\, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. It is the second meeting in this format\, after Vienna in 2016. Present are the Austrian minister Beate Hartinger-Klein\, the Liechtenstein minister Mauro Pedrazzini\, the German State Secretary Rolf Schmachtenberg and the Luxembourg First Government Counsellor Abilio Fernandes. \nThe theme: work transformed by digitalisation\, in particular the platform economy. In a joint declaration\, signed at the National Museum\, the five countries state that social protection and continuing education must also be guaranteed in new forms of work. \nMonday 29 April 2019 — Zurich\n\nWelcome at the Swiss National Museum\, visit of the restored rooms\nWorking session on platform workers\, presentation by Michael Marti\nSigning of the joint declaration\nOfficial dinner\n\nTuesday 30 April 2019 — Zurich\n\nSession at the Kraftwerk on artificial intelligence and new forms of employment\, presentation by Antoine Verdon\nSession on a new model for covering social risks\, presentation by Silja Häusermann\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 29.04.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/meeting-of-german-speaking-social-affairs-ministers/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190416
DTSTAMP:20261020T173130Z
CREATED:20261016T000407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173130Z
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SUMMARY:Informal meeting of EU health ministers
DESCRIPTION:In Bucharest\, Alain Berset attends the informal meeting of European Union health ministers\, organised by the Romanian presidency. The dialogue covers timely and affordable access to innovative therapies\, the fight against hepatitis C and the European directive on cross-border healthcare. \nOn the sidelines\, he holds several bilateral meetings: with the Romanian Minister of Health\, Sorina Pintea\, the Romanian Minister of Culture\, Valer-Daniel Breaz\, Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister\, Etienne Schneider\, and the Belgian minister Maggie De Block. He invites his colleagues to the ministerial summit on patient safety planned in Switzerland. \nSunday 14 April 2019 — Bucharest\n\nMeeting with Sorina Pintea\, Romanian Minister of Health (access to medicines\, Switzerland–EU relations)\nMeeting with Valer-Daniel Breaz\, Romanian Minister of Culture\nMinisters’ dinner at the National Museum of Art of Romania\n\nMonday 15 April 2019 — Bucharest\n\nSession on access to innovative and expensive medicines\, Palace of the Parliament\nMeeting with Etienne Schneider\, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health of Luxembourg\nWorking lunch on hepatitis\nSession on the directive on cross-border healthcare\nMeeting with Maggie De Block\, Belgian Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 12.04.2019
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/informal-meeting-of-eu-health-ministers/
LOCATION:Bucarest
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