At the invitation of the Austrian minister Alois Stöger, the social affairs ministers of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland meet in Vienna on work in the digital age and its effects on social insurance. Alain Berset stresses that training will not be enough: social insurance must remain robust. The ministers decide to meet every […]
Nearly 7% of the population lives in poverty and 13.5% is at risk of falling into it. At the National Conference in Biel/Bienne, the Confederation, the cantons, the cities and the communes sign a joint declaration to invest in prevention: early childhood education, support for parents, vocational training, social integration. Alain Berset draws up an […]
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee inscribes the Fête des Vignerons on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In Vevey, Alain Berset speaks at the celebration, before the Vaud and Vevey authorities and the Abbé-Président of the Confrérie des Vignerons. He compares the effect of the inscription to “the beginnings of a sensation that […]
The Federal Assembly elects Doris Leuthard President of the Confederation for 2017 and Alain Berset Vice-President of the Federal Council, with 187 votes out of 206 valid ballots. Sources RSI, 07.12.2016
Before the new parliamentary group devoted to non-communicable diseases, Alain Berset presents the national strategy and its action plan, adopted in November by the Confederation, the cantons and Health Promotion Switzerland. “Sie sind mutig. Sie bekennen sich zur Prävention.” Prevention, he says, is an act of faith in the future, in an era that prefers […]
In Berne, Alain Berset and Mauro Pedrazzini, Liechtenstein’s Minister of Social Affairs, sign a memorandum of understanding on cross-border outpatient medical care. The aim: a bilateral agreement that allows insured persons on either side of the border to receive outpatient treatment in the other country, and that settles how health insurers reimburse the services. Sources […]
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. […]
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. Switzerland’s main interest is in tackling inappropriate treatment and waste, two priorities of the Health2020 strategy. As Vice-Chair, Alain […]
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. On […]
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 […]
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. He 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 […]
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. His speech takes on clichés: “Das postfaktische Zeitalter ist heute in aller Munde. Aber uns […]
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