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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170213
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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
CREATED:20261016T001321Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170118
DTSTAMP:20261020T173035Z
CREATED:20261016T001308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173035Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170119
DTSTAMP:20261020T173035Z
CREATED:20261016T001305Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170114
DTSTAMP:20261020T173035Z
CREATED:20261016T001300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173035Z
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SUMMARY:Health: memorandum of understanding with Liechtenstein
DESCRIPTION:In Berne\, Alain Berset and Mauro Pedrazzini\, Liechtenstein’s Minister of Social Affairs\, sign a memorandum of understanding on cross-border outpatient medical care. \nThe 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. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 13.01.2017
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/health-memorandum-of-understanding-with-liechtenstein/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161215
DTSTAMP:20261020T173034Z
CREATED:20261016T003413Z
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SUMMARY:Parliamentary group on non-communicable diseases
DESCRIPTION: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. \n“Sie sind mutig. Sie bekennen sich zur Prävention.” Prevention\, he says\, is an act of faith in the future\, in an era that prefers to mourn good old days that never existed. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGroupe parlementaire Maladies non transmissibles : la stratégie MNT (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.11.2016 (action plan)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/parliamentary-group-on-non-communicable-diseases/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161208
DTSTAMP:20261020T173034Z
CREATED:20261016T002804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173034Z
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SUMMARY:Election as Vice-President of the Federal Council
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSources \n\nRSI\, 07.12.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/election-as-vice-president-of-the-federal-council/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161202
DTSTAMP:20261020T173033Z
CREATED:20261016T003409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173033Z
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SUMMARY:Fête des Vignerons added to UNESCO intangible heritage list
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHe compares the effect of the inscription to “the beginnings of a sensation that might be akin to intoxication”. A “light and joyful” intoxication. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInscription de la Fête des Vignerons au patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’UNESCO (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCanton of Vaud\, news item of 02.12.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/fete-des-vignerons-added-to-unesco-intangible-heritage-list/
LOCATION:Vevey
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161123
DTSTAMP:20261020T173033Z
CREATED:20261016T002757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173033Z
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SUMMARY:National Conference against Poverty
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAlain Berset draws up an initial assessment of the National Programme against Poverty launched in 2014: “No one should have to live in poverty.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nConférence nationale contre la pauvreté 2016 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22.11.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-conference-against-poverty-2/
LOCATION:Bienne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161120
DTSTAMP:20261020T173033Z
CREATED:20261016T002753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173033Z
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SUMMARY:German-speaking social affairs ministers and cultural protocol with Austria
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe ministers decide to meet every year. Alain Berset invites them to Switzerland in 2017. \nOn 18 November\, he signs a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation with Thomas Drozda\, Austrian Minister of Culture: publishing\, cultural participation\, film. \nFriday 18 November 2016 — Vienna\n\nWorking session of the social affairs ministers on the digitalisation of work\nFamily photo\nMeeting with Thomas Drozda\, Minister of Culture\, and signing of the memorandum of understanding\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 18.11.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/german-speaking-social-affairs-ministers-and-cultural-protocol-with-austria/
LOCATION:Vienne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161116
DTSTAMP:20261020T173033Z
CREATED:20261016T003404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173033Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Public Health Conference: migration and health
DESCRIPTION:The Swiss Public Health Conference 2016 is devoted to the health of refugees and migrants. Alain Berset opens it with an observation: the world is experiencing the largest refugee movements since the end of the Second World War. \nHe sets out the conference’s questions: what health problems refugees have\, how well the Swiss system is prepared for them\, what experience already exists. “Es gibt sie noch\, die Fakten.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSwiss Public Health Conference 2016 : migration et santé (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-public-health-conference-migration-and-health/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161115
DTSTAMP:20261020T173032Z
CREATED:20261016T002746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173032Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health
DESCRIPTION:Since 2013\, Switzerland has chaired the Bureau of the Protocol on Water and Health of UNECE and WHO Europe. At the Palais des Nations\, Alain Berset opens the three-day meeting\, which brings together representatives of the health and environment ministries of 52 countries. \nGlobal demand for water is set to rise by 55% by 2030. He calls on health and environment ministries to work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals on water and sanitation. At the end of the meeting\, the chairmanship passes to Serbia. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture de la 4e Réunion des Parties au Protocole sur l’eau et la santé (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 14.11.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-4th-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-protocol-on-water-and-health/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161112
DTSTAMP:20261020T173032Z
CREATED:20261016T002742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173032Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of “Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections” with Hereditary Prince Alois
DESCRIPTION:Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein is on an official visit to Berne. In the evening\, together with Alain Berset\, he opens the exhibition of the Princely Collections at the Kunstmuseum Bern. \nAlain Berset quotes de Gaulle: “Staaten haben keine Freunde\, sondern nur Interessen.” And sees an exception: “Liechtenstein und Schweiz. Hier darf man durchaus von Freundschaft sprechen.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n« Liechtenstein. Die Fürstlichen Sammlungen » (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 11.11.2016\nFederal Council\, speech of 11.11.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-liechtenstein-the-princely-collections-with-hereditary-prince-alois/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161104
DTSTAMP:20261020T173032Z
CREATED:20261016T002737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173032Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the EPFL ArtLab
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset inaugurates the ArtLab\, Kengo Kuma’s building on the EPFL campus\, which brings together under one roof a museum space\, a music venue and a science laboratory. He opens with some “arithmological considerations”: three pavilions\, 23 metres wide\, foundation stone laid on the 23rd. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration de ArtLab\, le nouveau bâtiment de l’EPFL (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 03.11.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-of-the-epfl-artlab/
LOCATION:Lausanne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161104
DTSTAMP:20261020T173032Z
CREATED:20261016T002733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173032Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of 500 years of the Reformation
DESCRIPTION:“I do not know what Calvin or Zwingli would say if they knew that it is a Catholic Federal Councillor who is speaking for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.” In Geneva\, Alain Berset launches the national celebrations of the jubilee. \nHe offers a political reading of the Reformation: social justice\, its dark side\, the coexistence of denominations. And a warning: “even a force that places human dignity at the heart of its concerns is NOT immune to destructive fundamentalism”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n500 ans de la réforme (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 03.11.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/launch-of-500-years-of-the-reformation/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161101
DTSTAMP:20261020T173031Z
CREATED:20261016T002729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173031Z
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SUMMARY:Cinécivic 2016 awards ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset is patron of the Cinécivic awards and opens the ceremony; the film and poster competition encourages young people to vote. For this first edition in French-speaking Switzerland\, 360 young people submitted 45 films and 134 posters. \nHe pays tribute to Homer Simpson\, “a great thinker\, no doubt the most important and the most prolific of the last 25 years”. Reading\, film and fiction are\, for him\, “the best teachers of civics there are”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRemise des prix du concours Cinécivic 2016 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nRepublic and Canton of Geneva\, 31.10.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/cinecivic-2016-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Genève
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161013
DTSTAMP:20261020T173031Z
CREATED:20261016T002725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173031Z
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SUMMARY:Joint declaration on venture capital
DESCRIPTION:Together with the President of the Confederation\, Johann N. Schneider-Ammann\, Alain Berset signs a joint declaration with the Swiss Pension Fund Association\, the Swiss Bankers Association\, the Swiss Insurance Association and venture capital firms. \nThe signatories want to develop the Swiss venture capital market for start-ups. The FDHA\, which is responsible for occupational pensions\, is to examine the conditions under which pension funds may invest in it. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 13.10.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/joint-declaration-on-venture-capital/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161012
DTSTAMP:20261020T173030Z
CREATED:20261016T002722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173030Z
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SUMMARY:Summit of Heads of Medicines Regulatory Agencies
DESCRIPTION:In Interlaken\, Alain Berset opens the 11th Summit of Heads of Medicines Regulatory Agencies\, organised in Switzerland for the first time\, by Swissmedic. Some 75 representatives from 23 countries discuss regulatory transparency and dialogue with interest groups. \nHe quotes Byron\, who called glaciers “frozen hurricanes” and wrote: “Always laugh when you can\, it’s great medicine and it’s cheap.” On the sidelines\, Swissmedic and the British regulator MHRA sign a memorandum of understanding. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n11e sommet des chefs des autorités de régulation des médicaments (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 11.10.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/summit-of-heads-of-medicines-regulatory-agencies/
LOCATION:Interlaken
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161011
DTSTAMP:20261020T173030Z
CREATED:20261016T002718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173030Z
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SUMMARY:World Health Summit and talks with Hermann Gröhe and Manuela Schwesig
DESCRIPTION:In 2016\, Switzerland holds the academic presidency of the World Health Summit\, in the person of Antoine Flahault of the University of Geneva. Alain Berset speaks at the opening ceremony\, at the German Foreign Office\, on health in the Sustainable Development Goals. Some thousand participants attend. \nOn 10 October\, together with Hermann Gröhe\, he opens a meeting of the global expert network on research into new antibiotics. He then talks with him about antibiotic resistance\, the German G20 Presidency\, the election of the next Director-General of WHO and health costs. \nWith Manuela Schwesig\, Minister for Family Affairs\, he discusses equality between women and men\, equal pay and reconciling work and family life. \nSunday 9 October 2016 — Berlin\n\nOpening ceremony of the World Health Summit\, speech by Alain Berset\n\nMonday 10 October 2016 — Berlin\n\nBreakfast at the Embassy with Swiss artists living in Berlin\nOpening\, with Hermann Gröhe\, of the expert meeting on antimicrobial resistance\, address\nMeeting with Hermann Gröhe\, Federal Minister of Health\nMeeting with Manuela Schwesig\, Federal Minister for Family Affairs\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nWorld Health Summit : les objectifs de développement durable et la santé mondiale (French-language page)\nRéseau mondial d’experts sur la recherche contre l’antibiorésistance (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 10.10.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/world-health-summit-and-talks-with-hermann-grohe-and-manuela-schwesig/
LOCATION:Berlin
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160928
DTSTAMP:20261020T173030Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173030Z
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SUMMARY:500 years of the Perpetual Peace and health framework agreement with France
DESCRIPTION:At the Senate\, Alain Berset and its President\, Gérard Larcher\, open a historians’ symposium on the 500th anniversary of the Perpetual Peace\, signed in Fribourg on 29 November 1516. He defends European law as a bulwark: “Seeking to renounce the legal provisions under which Europe has grown up only serves the cause of nationalism.” \nIn the afternoon\, he meets Marisol Touraine\, Minister of Social Affairs and Health. They sign a framework agreement on cross-border health cooperation\, intended to make it easier to access care in border regions. They review the July agreement on health insurance for cross-border commuters\, the price of medicines and antibiotic resistance. \nTuesday 27 September 2016 — Paris\n\nOpening of the symposium at the Senate\, addresses by Gérard Larcher and Alain Berset\nPresentation of the French copy of the treaty\nMeeting with Marisol Touraine and signing of the framework agreement on cross-border health cooperation and its implementing protocol\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\n500e anniversaire de la Paix perpétuelle entre la France et la Suisse (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 27.09.2016\nFederal Council\, speech of 27.09.2016\nFederal Council\, press release of 08.07.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/500-years-of-the-perpetual-peace-and-health-framework-agreement-with-france/
LOCATION:Paris
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160926
DTSTAMP:20261020T173030Z
CREATED:20261016T002709Z
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SUMMARY:Vote: AHVplus initiative rejected
DESCRIPTION:The people and the cantons reject the trade unions’ “AHVplus” initiative\, which called for a 10% increase in OASI pensions. Nearly 60% of voters say no. \nAlain Berset comments on the result: the population has understood what is at stake in a stable first pillar. He calls on all those involved to unblock the Old-Age Provision 2020 reform\, then before Parliament: every delay will make the situation more difficult and more costly. \nSources \n\nIPE\, “Swiss voters reject plans to increase first-pillar pensions”\nFederal Social Insurance Office\, AHVplus dossier
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/vote-ahvplus-initiative-rejected/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160923
DTSTAMP:20261020T173029Z
CREATED:20261016T002706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173029Z
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SUMMARY:Zurich Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:“Filmfestivals sind ein wenig wie Bundesräte. Beide sollen politisch sein – aber nicht allzu politisch.” At the opening of the Zurich Film Festival\, Alain Berset notes that\, in the year of Brexit\, many of the guests come from Britain. \nHe defends the city as a place of creation\, where ideas and ways of life collide\, and calls on Switzerland\, rural in its self-image and urban in reality\, to give its cities greater recognition. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nZurich Film Festival (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 22.09.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/zurich-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160916
DTSTAMP:20261020T173028Z
CREATED:20261016T002701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173028Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Grand Award for Music to Sophie Hunger
DESCRIPTION:In Lausanne\, during the Label Suisse festival\, Alain Berset presents the Swiss Music Awards. The Grand Award\, worth 100\,000 francs\, goes to Sophie Hunger\, chosen from fifteen finalists. \nHe starts from the Big Bang and the Big Crunch\, two noises that nobody has heard\, to arrive at music\, which is played between the two. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGrand Prix suisse de musique 2016 à Sophie Hunger (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 15.09.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-grand-award-for-music-to-sophie-hunger/
LOCATION:Lausanne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160916
DTSTAMP:20261020T173029Z
CREATED:20261016T002657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173029Z
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SUMMARY:Feckerchilbi: “Jenische und Sinti bereichern die Schweiz”
DESCRIPTION:At the Feckerchilbi\, the festival of the Yenish and Sinti\, Alain Berset announces that the Confederation will henceforth refer to them by the names they use for themselves. He looks back on the history of the “Children of the Open Road”\, taken from their families. \n“Wir sind kein Volk mit Minderheiten\, wir sind ein Volk der Minderheiten.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nJenische und Sinti bereichern die Schweiz (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 15.09.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/feckerchilbi-jenische-und-sinti-bereichern-die-schweiz-2/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160911
DTSTAMP:20261020T173028Z
CREATED:20261016T002654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173028Z
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SUMMARY:Rio Paralympic Games and the Swiss School of São Paulo
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset attends the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games\, after a reception given by the Brazilian President\, Michel Temer. The Swiss team numbers 24 athletes. He visits them in the Paralympic Village\, visits the House of Switzerland\, devoted to disability\, and presents medals. \nIn Rio\, he also visits the Babilônia favela and meets Manu Dibango\, Grand Witness of La Francophonie for the Games. \nOn 10 September\, he is in São Paulo for the 50th anniversary of the Swiss School. He recounts\, in Portuguese\, that he came to Brazil after the maturité to teach\, that the post no longer existed\, and that he earned his living as a bar pianist. \nWednesday 7 September 2016 — Rio de Janeiro\n\nReception given by President Michel Temer\nOpening ceremony of the Paralympic Games\n\nThursday 8 September 2016 — Rio de Janeiro\n\nVisit to the Swiss athletes in the Paralympic Village\, address\nVisit to the House of Switzerland and the Cybathlon and ICRC exhibition\nVisit to the Babilônia favela\nAthletics events\, medal ceremony\n\nFriday 9 September 2016 — Rio de Janeiro\n\nPara-cycling events\nMeeting with Manu Dibango\, Grand Witness of La Francophonie\nMeeting with Franz Nietlispach and the Swiss delegation\n\nSaturday 10 September 2016 — São Paulo\n\nVisit to the Swiss School of São Paulo for its 50th anniversary\, speech\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\n50 ans de l’École suisse de São Paulo (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 05.09.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/rio-paralympic-games-and-the-swiss-school-of-sao-paulo/
LOCATION:Rio de Janeiro
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160907
DTSTAMP:20261020T173028Z
CREATED:20261016T002649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173028Z
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SUMMARY:National meeting on equal pay: the public sector Charter
DESCRIPTION:At the second National Meeting on equal pay in the public sector\, Alain Berset presents the Charter for Equal Pay. The Confederation and 25 cantons and communes have already signed it. \n“The public sector must set an example on equal pay.” It accounts for 36 billion francs of public procurement a year and more than 300\,000 full-time positions. The signatories undertake to monitor compliance with equal pay in the administration and in the companies they commission or subsidise. The Charter is not binding. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nRencontre nationale sur l’égalité salariale : lancement de la Charte du secteur public (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 06.09.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-meeting-on-equal-pay-the-public-sector-charter/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160904
DTSTAMP:20261020T173027Z
CREATED:20261016T002645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173027Z
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SUMMARY:Tinguely Grand Prix
DESCRIPTION:Twenty-five years after Jean Tinguely’s funeral\, Alain Berset speaks on the square through which the procession passed. He recalls the coffin going down the Rue de Lausanne towards the cathedral\, the silence around the “sculptor of sound” who brought the noise of engines into the museum. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGrand Prix Tinguely (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 03.09.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/tinguely-grand-prix/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160827
DTSTAMP:20261020T173027Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting of German-speaking health ministers
DESCRIPTION:At the invitation of the Luxembourg minister Lydia Mutsch\, the health ministers of Germany\, Austria\, Liechtenstein\, Luxembourg and Switzerland meet at Senningen Castle. The “health quintet” decides to launch a European survey on the population’s health literacy. \nAlain Berset presents the National Strategy on Addiction. The ministers also exchange their campaigns for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. The day before\, he visits Eurostat\, the statistical office of the European Union. \nThursday 25 August 2016 — Luxembourg\n\nVisit to Eurostat\, welcome by Director-General Walter Radermacher\nWelcome programme for the ministers in the old town\n\nFriday 26 August 2016 — Senningen\n\nWorking session of the health ministers\nFamily photo\nAdoption of the final declaration\nPress conference\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 26.08.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/meeting-of-german-speaking-health-ministers-2/
LOCATION:Luxembourg
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