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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170607
DTSTAMP:20261020T173044Z
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SUMMARY:Farewell visit by Margaret Chan\, Director-General of WHO
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Chan\, who is stepping down as head of WHO after ten years\, pays a farewell visit to Berne\, where Alain Berset receives her.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/farewell-visit-by-margaret-chan-director-general-of-who/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170525
DTSTAMP:20261020T173044Z
CREATED:20261016T001449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173044Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Theatre Awards: Hans Reinhart Ring to Ursina Lardi
DESCRIPTION:For the first time\, the Swiss Theatre Awards are presented in Ticino\, at LAC Lugano\, at the opening of the 4th Swiss Theatre Meeting. Alain Berset presents the Grand Award to the Graubünden actress Ursina Lardi. \nHe speaks in Italian\, German\, Romansh and French. He recalls that the winner comes from a small valley\, Val Poschiavo\, and only learned German at the age of ten\, as her third language. She has played Elizabeth I and a homeless alcoholic. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRemise des Prix suisses de théâtre : Anneau Hans-Reinhart à Ursina Lardi (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.05.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-theatre-awards-hans-reinhart-ring-to-ursina-lardi/
LOCATION:Lugano
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170524
DTSTAMP:20261020T173043Z
CREATED:20261016T001445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173043Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 70th World Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:In Geneva\, Alain Berset opens the 70th World Health Assembly. What is at stake in the session: the election of Margaret Chan’s successor at the head of WHO — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is elected on 23 May — and the 2018-2019 budget. \nHis speech starts from the motto in the dome of the Federal Palace\, “One for all\, all for one”\, and calls for the 2030 Agenda to be made the common framework for health ministers. \nWith the Canadian minister Jane Philpott\, he co-chairs an event on attacks on health workers and health facilities\, organised with MSF\, the ICRC and the World Medical Association. \nMonday 22 May 2017 — Geneva\n\nOpening session of the Assembly: speech\nMeeting with the Swiss delegation\n“Attacks on Healthcare” event\, co-chaired with Jane Philpott\nMeeting with Nila Moeloek\, Indonesian Minister of Health\nMeeting with Adalberto Campos Fernandes\, Portuguese Minister of Health\nSwiss reception\n\nTuesday 23 May 2017 — Geneva\n\nMeetings with Carmen Castillo (Chile)\, Jorge Lemus (Argentina) and Li Bin (China)\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\n70e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22.05.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-70th-world-health-assembly/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170519
DTSTAMP:20261020T173043Z
CREATED:20261016T001953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173043Z
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SUMMARY:Congress of the Swiss Nurses’ Association
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset addresses the congress of the SBK-ASI. He opens with Little Red Riding Hood and the grandmother’s big ears: ears keep growing throughout life. \nThe substance: ageing and the shortage of care staff. 40\,000 more professionals are needed by 2025\, 70% of them in long-term care. He also defends the Old-Age Provision 2020 reform\, which matters for a sector where many work part-time\, with gaps in their pension cover. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nCongrès de l’Association suisse des infirmières et infirmiers (ASI-SBK) (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/congress-of-the-swiss-nurses-association/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170516
DTSTAMP:20261020T173043Z
CREATED:20261016T001950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173043Z
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SUMMARY:Europa Forum Lucerne: reform against populism
DESCRIPTION:At the Europa Forum in Lucerne\, Alain Berset gives one of the major speeches of the year. He starts from the cliché of a boring Switzerland: “Wir arbeiten hart an unserer Langeweile!” Stability comes from movement: debating without holding back\, then coming together again. \nThe capacity for reform is his answer to the West’s identity crisis. He gives his definition of populism: people who name real problems but are more interested in exploiting them politically than in solving them. On Europe: “Eine Schweiz\, die einfach nur die Schweiz ist\, ist irgendwann nicht mehr die Schweiz.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nEuropa Forum Lucerne (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/europa-forum-lucerne-reform-against-populism/
LOCATION:Lucerne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170515
DTSTAMP:20261020T173042Z
CREATED:20261016T001434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173042Z
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SUMMARY:57th Venice Biennale: inauguration of the Swiss Pavilion
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset inaugurates the Swiss Pavilion at the 57th Venice Art Biennale. The curator Philipp Kaiser\, the artist Carol Bove and the duo Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler investigate an absence: Alberto Giacometti never agreed to represent Switzerland in Venice. \nThe pavilion\, he says\, is an artistic embassy: here Switzerland practises a subtle form of diplomacy. He visits the Swiss and Austrian pavilions with Thomas Drozda\, Austrian Minister of Culture\, and meets Swiss artists. \nFriday 12 May 2017 — Venice\n\nTour of the Biennale focused on Swiss art\nInauguration of the Swiss Pavilion: speech\nVisit to the Swiss and Austrian pavilions with Thomas Drozda\n\nSaturday 13 May 2017 — Venice\n\nVisit to the Giardini\nVisit to the Arsenale\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration du Pavillon suisse à la 57e Biennale de Venise (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 12.05.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/57th-venice-biennale-inauguration-of-the-swiss-pavilion/
LOCATION:Venise
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170512
DTSTAMP:20261020T173042Z
CREATED:20261016T001946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173042Z
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SUMMARY:Forum des 100: “Health: for an Enlightenment of the digital age”
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the Forum des 100\, shortly after the closure of L’Hebdo\, the magazine that organised it. He regrets its loss: L’Hebdo opened French-speaking Switzerland to the world. \nHis subject: digitalisation in health. Between the promise of limitless progress and the fear of misery “worthy of that of the industrial revolution”\, he argues for “a digital Enlightenment”. His conclusion is cautious: the path “is still very poorly lit”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nForum des 100 : « Santé : pour un numérique des Lumières » (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/forum-des-100-health-for-an-enlightenment-of-the-digital-age/
LOCATION:Lausanne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170509
DTSTAMP:20261020T173042Z
CREATED:20261016T001426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173042Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting of German-speaking health ministers
DESCRIPTION:At the invitation of Mauro Pedrazzini\, the health ministers of Germany\, Austria\, Luxembourg\, Liechtenstein and Switzerland meet in Vaduz. \nThey discuss the shift from acute inpatient care to outpatient care for the chronically ill\, medication safety — on average seven medicines per nursing home resident in Switzerland\, against a recommended maximum of five — and mobile health. The Confederation announces a pilot programme on medication safety in nursing homes. \nSunday 7 May 2017 — Vaduz\n\nStart of the meeting and working sessions\nDinner hosted by Mauro Pedrazzini\n\nMonday 8 May 2017 — Vaduz\n\nMeeting of the ministers with the Hereditary Prince\nWorking sessions\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 08.05.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/meeting-of-german-speaking-health-ministers/
LOCATION:Vaduz
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170507
DTSTAMP:20261020T173042Z
CREATED:20261016T001423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173042Z
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SUMMARY:Salzburger Stier award ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the presentation of the Salzburger Stier\, the cabaret award of the German-language public radio stations. \n“Und die Schweiz? Uns kann das alles nicht erschüttern. Wir waren schon immer postfaktisch.” The age of fake news\, he says\, is nothing new for a country that still sees itself as Heidi on the alpine pasture. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSalzburger Stier (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 06.05.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/salzburger-stier-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Schaffhouse
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170427
DTSTAMP:20261020T173041Z
CREATED:20261016T001942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173041Z
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SUMMARY:Dinner in honour of UN Secretary-General António Guterres
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) meets in Switzerland. Alain Berset\, Vice-President of the Federal Council\, hosts a dinner in Montreux in honour of Secretary-General António Guterres and the heads of the UN organisations. A brief bilateral meeting precedes the dinner.
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/dinner-in-honour-of-un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres/
LOCATION:Montreux
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170427
DTSTAMP:20261020T173041Z
CREATED:20261016T001416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173041Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 31st Geneva Book and Press Fair
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the Geneva Book and Press Fair. \nHe starts from a short story by Dezső Kosztolányi: a thief turned translator makes the objects of the original text disappear from his translations. The danger\, he says\, is the disappearance of words\, which “leads to the impoverishment of ideas”. We must read and nurture the pleasure of reading. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n31e Salon du livre et de la presse de Genève (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 26.04.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-31st-geneva-book-and-press-fair/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170425
DTSTAMP:20261020T173041Z
CREATED:20261016T001938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173041Z
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SUMMARY:Sechseläuten: guest of the Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster
DESCRIPTION:At Sechseläuten\, Alain Berset is the guest of the Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster\, the women’s guild of Zurich. \n“Ich stehe hier als Mann vor der Frauenzunft. Das ist natürlich nicht ganz einfach.” As minister responsible for equality and culture\, he nevertheless feels he belongs there: living traditions fall within his department. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSechseläuten : invité de la Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/sechselauten-guest-of-the-gesellschaft-zu-fraumunster/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170422
DTSTAMP:20261020T173040Z
CREATED:20261016T001936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173040Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 48th Visions du Réel
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the documentary film festival in Nyon. \n“The 21st century is the century of every paradox.” The internet and the “Great Immediate Whole” blur the line between what is real and what is not. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du festival Visions du Réel (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-48th-visions-du-reel/
LOCATION:Nyon
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170402
DTSTAMP:20261020T173040Z
CREATED:20261016T001933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173040Z
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SUMMARY:100 years of Pro Senectute
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the ceremony marking the centenary of Pro Senectute\, in the presence of three former Federal Councillors. \nHe starts from Google’s Calico project\, which promises a life of 500 years: he would then be an “Alt-Bundesrat” for 400 years. Then he returns to the substance: longer life expectancy and old-age provision\, six months before the vote on the reform. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n100 ans de Pro Senectute (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/100-years-of-pro-senectute/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170328
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170329
DTSTAMP:20261020T173040Z
CREATED:20261016T001931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173040Z
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SUMMARY:Evening marking 70 years of the Locarno Festival
DESCRIPTION:In Berne\, Alain Berset speaks to the partners and sponsors of the Locarno Festival\, which is celebrating its 70th edition. \nHe takes up the remark of the department-store pioneer John Wanamaker: half of his advertising budget is wasted\, but he does not know which half. For Locarno\, he says\, both halves are well spent. The festival is “ein nationales Selbstgespräch”\, Switzerland in miniature. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSoirée jubilaire des 70 ans du Locarno Festival (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/evening-marking-70-years-of-the-locarno-festival/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170325
DTSTAMP:20261020T173039Z
CREATED:20261016T001357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173039Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Film Award: Honorary Award to Bruno Ganz
DESCRIPTION:The 20th Swiss Film Award ceremony takes place at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva\, in the presence of Alain Berset. “Ma vie de Courgette” and “Die göttliche Ordnung” each win in three categories. \nAlain Berset presents the Honorary Quartz to Bruno Ganz. He opens with an image from Angelopoulos’s “Eternity and a Day”: a tired man walking his dog “the way one walks one’s solitude”. “The actor’s filmography is the exact opposite of the man’s discretion.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix d’honneur du Cinéma suisse à Bruno Ganz (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.03.2017\nFederal Council\, press release of 23.02.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-film-award-honorary-award-to-bruno-ganz/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170324
DTSTAMP:20261020T173039Z
CREATED:20261016T001927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173039Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of Baselworld 2017
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the 100th edition of Baselworld\, the world watch and jewellery show. \nHe sees it as a sign of optimism at an uncertain time for the industry: more than 100\,000 visitors\, 1\,300 brands. “Krise des Realen in einer virtuellen Shopping-Welt? 1‘300 Marken sind hier präsent.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture de Baselworld 2017 (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-baselworld-2017/
LOCATION:Bâle
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170323
DTSTAMP:20261020T173039Z
CREATED:20261016T001349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173039Z
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SUMMARY:Visit by the Vice-President of Liberia\, Joseph N. Boakai
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset\, Vice-President of the Federal Council\, receives Liberian Vice-President Joseph N. Boakai in Berne. The talks cover migration\, justice and the economy. \nSwitzerland’s imports from Liberia are mainly gold. Alain Berset draws his guest’s attention to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights\, which Switzerland has helped to shape; Liberia says it is interested in joining. Since March 2017\, Switzerland has been represented in Monrovia by an honorary consulate general. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22.03.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/visit-by-the-vice-president-of-liberia-joseph-n-boakai/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170321
DTSTAMP:20261020T173038Z
CREATED:20261016T001345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173038Z
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SUMMARY:Informal meeting of European health ministers in Malta
DESCRIPTION:In Valletta\, Alain Berset takes part in the informal meeting of health ministers organised by the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU and chaired by Minister Chris Fearne. \nThree themes: childhood obesity\, HIV/AIDS — 30\,000 new cases a year in the EU\, EFTA and Switzerland — and cross-border cooperation on access to advanced technologies and specialised care\, particularly for rare diseases. \nSunday 19 March 2017 — Valletta\n\nVisit to St John’s Co-Cathedral\nDinner hosted by the Maltese Presidency\n\nMonday 20 March 2017 — Valletta\n\nWelcome by Health Minister Chris Fearne\nSession on childhood obesity\nSessions on rare diseases and the mobility of medical specialists\nPress conference\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 20.03.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/informal-meeting-of-european-health-ministers-in-malta/
LOCATION:La Valette
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170308
DTSTAMP:20261020T173038Z
CREATED:20261016T001343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173038Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting of the parliamentary group on culture
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset addresses the parliamentary group on culture on digitalisation. He opens with Dickens: “Es war die beste aller Zeiten\, es war die schlimmste aller Zeiten.” \nNew technologies are upending music\, the media and cinema. The Oscar-nominated film “Manchester by the Sea” comes from Amazon. Jobs are disappearing; policy must respond with continuing education and social security. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nTreffen der Parlamentarischen Gruppe Kultur (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 07.03.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/meeting-of-the-parliamentary-group-on-culture/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170302
DTSTAMP:20261020T173038Z
CREATED:20261016T001921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173038Z
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SUMMARY:500 years of the Reformation: Christ and Politics parliamentary group
DESCRIPTION:Before the “Christ und Politik” parliamentary group\, Alain Berset speaks about the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. He opens with his own situation: a Catholic Federal Councillor from Fribourg speaking about Calvin and Zwingli. And with a question: what would Calvin have said about negative interest rates? \nHe offers a political reading of the Reformation: social justice\, schooling\, coexistence between denominations\, but also its dark side. Even a force that places human dignity at the centre is not immune to destructive fundamentalism. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n500 ans de la Réforme : groupe parlementaire Christ et politique (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/500-years-of-the-reformation-christ-and-politics-parliamentary-group/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170301
DTSTAMP:20261020T173037Z
CREATED:20261016T001919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173037Z
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SUMMARY:alliance F: preview screening of “Die göttliche Ordnung”
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks to alliance F\, the alliance of Swiss women’s organisations\, at the preview screening of Petra Volpe’s film on the introduction of women’s suffrage in 1971. \n“Es ist offensichtlich: Ich stehe hier als Mann vor der Alliance F.” He adds that equality is as much a matter for men as for women. The film\, he says\, is “genial getimt. Leider”: it comes out just as the backlash against the gains of the women’s movement sets in. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nAlliance F : avant-première du film « Die göttliche Ordnung » (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/alliance-f-preview-screening-of-die-gottliche-ordnung/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170217
DTSTAMP:20261020T173037Z
CREATED:20261016T001332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173037Z
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SUMMARY:Visit by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen
DESCRIPTION:For his first trip abroad as head of state\, Alexander Van der Bellen comes to Berne. The President of the Confederation\, Doris Leuthard\, receives him together with Sebastian Kurz\, Austrian Foreign Minister. \nAlain Berset\, Vice-President of the Federal Council\, joins the delegations for lunch. On the agenda: relations between Switzerland and the EU after Brexit\, migration\, the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 16.02.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/visit-by-austrian-president-alexander-van-der-bellen/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170217
DTSTAMP:20261020T173037Z
CREATED:20261016T001328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173037Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Literature Awards ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset presents the Swiss Literature Awards 2017. The Grand Award goes to Pascale Kramer. \nHis speech overturns two preconceptions about the winner: the writer of dark texts has “a very cheerful core”; the advertising professional is a master of the unspoken. “Sie ist ein Anti-Candide – sie fürchtet\, dass wir in der Tat in der besten aller möglichen Welten leben.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSchweizer Literaturpreise 2017 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 16.02.2017\nFederal Council\, press release of 16.02.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-literature-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170215
DTSTAMP:20261020T173037Z
CREATED:20261016T001324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173037Z
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SUMMARY:Berlinale 2017
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset travels to the Berlin International Film Festival. At the Swiss Embassy\, he addresses Swiss filmmakers. In the evening\, he attends the world premiere of “Tiere” by Greg Zglinski\, a Swiss\, Austrian and Polish co-production\, in the Forum section. \nHis speech takes on clichés: “Das postfaktische Zeitalter ist heute in aller Munde. Aber uns Schweizer kann das nicht erschrecken. Wir waren schon immer postfaktisch.” He dismantles Orson Welles’s line about Switzerland and the cuckoo clock. \nThe next day\, he visits the European Film Market and the stands of Germany\, Austria\, Italy\, France and Mexico\, to strengthen co-productions. \nMonday 13 February 2017 — Berlin\n\nWelcome by Ambassador Christine Schraner Burgener\nEmbassy reception in honour of the Swiss films at the Berlinale: speech\nWorld premiere of “Tiere” (Forum)\n\nTuesday 14 February 2017 — Berlin\n\nBreakfast with Swiss filmmakers\nVisit to the European Film Market\, with Swiss Films\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nRéception suisse à la Berlinale (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 09.02.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/berlinale-2017-2/
LOCATION:Berlin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170201
DTSTAMP:20261020T173036Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth Health2020 national conference: prevention
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset and Thomas Heiniger\, President of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors\, open the fourth Health2020 national conference. More than 360 participants. The theme: chronic diseases and prevention. \nHe opens with irony: in Switzerland\, the word “prevention” sends some people’s blood pressure up\, while others immediately need a drink. His thesis\, taken up in the press release: the question is not whether to do prevention\, but how. Choosing a healthy life must be simple. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nQuatrième Conférence nationale Santé2020 : la prévention des maladies non transmissibles (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 31.01.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/fourth-health2020-national-conference-prevention/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170127
DTSTAMP:20261020T173036Z
CREATED:20261016T001317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173036Z
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SUMMARY:National conference on the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market: first day
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the National Conference on the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market. Employers\, trade unions\, doctors\, schools\, cantons\, the invalidity insurance and organisations of people with disabilities are to draw up a joint plan by the end of the year. The first day sets the priorities and closes with a declaration of intent. \nHe opens with a quotation from Zola: “Nothing develops the intelligence like travel.” Then he lays down the principle: integration is a task for society as a whole. “Können wir uns diese Aufgabe überhaupt leisten? Wir können nicht – wir müssen!” And\, according to the press release: it is not enough to support people with disabilities; the barriers in the world of work must also be “torn down”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nConférence nationale pour l’intégration des personnes handicapées sur le marché du travail : allocution de bienvenue (in German\, French-language page)\nConférence nationale pour l’intégration des personnes handicapées sur le marché du travail : exposé principal (in German\, French-language page)\nConférence nationale pour l’intégration des personnes handicapées sur le marché du travail : mot de clôture (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 26.01.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-conference-on-the-integration-of-people-with-disabilities-into-the-labour-market-first-day/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170120
DTSTAMP:20261020T173035Z
CREATED:20261016T001311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173035Z
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SUMMARY:World Economic Forum 2017
DESCRIPTION:Six members of the Federal Council travel to the WEF. Alain Berset discusses the social and health effects of digitalisation with Andrus Ansip\, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Single Market. He also sees Irina Bokova\, Director-General of UNESCO\, Mélanie Joly\, Canadian Minister of Canadian Heritage\, and Pierre Moscovici\, European Commissioner. \nOn 18 January\, together with the German and Dutch health ministers\, Hermann Gröhe and Edith Schippers\, he co-chairs a closed-door session on antibiotic resistance: how to encourage industry to develop new antimicrobials. In the afternoon\, he interrupts his stay in Davos to bid farewell to the Chinese President in Geneva. \nWednesday 18 January 2017 — Davos\, Geneva\n\nMeeting with Alois Zwinggi\, Managing Director of the WEF\nMeeting with Andrus Ansip\, Vice-President of the European Commission\nMeeting with Jörg Reinhardt\, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novartis\nMeeting with Mélanie Joly\, Canadian Minister of Canadian Heritage\nSession on antimicrobial resistance\, co-chaired by Alain Berset\nDeparture for Geneva\n\nThursday 19 January 2017 — Davos\n\nMeeting with Charles Michel\, Belgian Prime Minister\, together with the President of the Confederation\nMeeting of the WEF governors on global health\nMeeting with Irina Bokova\, Director-General of UNESCO\nMeeting with Pierre Moscovici\, European Commissioner\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 13.01.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/world-economic-forum-2017/
LOCATION:Davos
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170118
DTSTAMP:20261020T173035Z
CREATED:20261016T001308Z
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SUMMARY:OECD Health Ministerial Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset is Vice-Chair of the third OECD Health Ministerial Meeting\, chaired by the British minister Jeremy Hunt. He leads the Swiss delegation. The theme: the next generation of health system reforms\, more centred on patients. \nSwitzerland’s main interest is in tackling inappropriate treatment and waste\, two priorities of the Health2020 strategy. As Vice-Chair\, Alain Berset leads the ministerial workshop on the governance of big data in health. \nMonday 16 January 2017 — Paris\n\nWelcome by the Swiss delegation to the OECD\nMinisters’ dinner at the invitation of Marisol Touraine\, French Minister of Social Affairs and Health\n\nTuesday 17 January 2017 — Paris\n\nOpening by Angel Gurría\, Secretary-General of the OECD\, and Jeremy Hunt\nSession on wasteful health spending\nMeeting with Jane Philpott\, Canadian Minister of Health\nMinisterial workshop on health data governance\, chaired by Alain Berset\nClosing and press briefing\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 16.01.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/oecd-health-ministerial-meeting/
LOCATION:Paris
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170119
DTSTAMP:20261020T173035Z
CREATED:20261016T001305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173035Z
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SUMMARY:State visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping
DESCRIPTION:Chinese President Xi Jinping pays a state visit to Switzerland. The full Federal Council receives him in Berne on 15 January. The next day\, Alain Berset\, Vice-President of the Federal Council\, takes part in the official talks alongside the President of the Confederation\, Doris Leuthard\, and Federal Councillors Didier Burkhalter\, Ueli Maurer and Johann N. Schneider-Ammann. Ten agreements\, conventions and protocols are signed\, including an agreement on culture. \nOn 18 January\, Alain Berset leaves the WEF for Geneva. Together with Xi Jinping\, he meets the new UN Secretary-General\, António Guterres\, for an informal meeting. The Chinese President then addresses the UN. In the evening\, Alain Berset bids him farewell on behalf of the Federal Council. \nSunday 15 January 2017 — Berne\n\nReception of President Xi Jinping by the full Federal Council\n\nMonday 16 January 2017 — Berne\n\nOfficial talks between the Swiss and Chinese delegations\nSigning of ten agreements\, conventions and protocols\n\nWednesday 18 January 2017 — Geneva\n\nMeeting with António Guterres\, UN Secretary-General\, in the presence of Xi Jinping\nSpeech by Xi Jinping at the Palais des Nations\nDinner in honour of the Chinese President\nOfficial farewell\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 16.01.2017\nFederal Council\, press release of 18.01.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/state-visit-by-chinese-president-xi-jinping/
LOCATION:Berne\, Genève
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