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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161116
DTSTAMP: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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160928
DTSTAMP:20261020T173030Z
CREATED:20261016T002713Z
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160926
DTSTAMP:20261020T173030Z
CREATED:20261016T002709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173030Z
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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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
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
CREATED:20261016T002641Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160815
DTSTAMP:20261020T173027Z
CREATED:20261016T002638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173027Z
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SUMMARY:Marché-Concours national de chevaux
DESCRIPTION:More than 50\,000 visitors attend the 113th Marché-Concours\, with the Canton of Zurich as guest of honour. Alain Berset gives the Federal Council’s official speech. \nHe addresses his “Jura friends” as a Fribourger: born under the sign of the cow\, before a people born under the sign of the horse. He recalls that his grandfather was a farrier. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nMarché-Concours national de chevaux 2016 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nswissinfo / SDA\, 14.08.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/marche-concours-national-de-chevaux-2/
LOCATION:Saignelégier
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160809
DTSTAMP:20261020T173026Z
CREATED:20261016T002634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173026Z
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SUMMARY:69th Locarno Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the 69th Locarno Festival on the Piazza Grande. He asks how cinema has portrayed Ticino\, starting with “The Violinist of Florence”\, shot in 1926 by Paul Czinner. \nOn 4 August\, he announces to the press a more targeted promotion of Swiss cinema abroad and new co-production agreements with priority countries\, and recalls the launch of the PICS programme on 1 July. He defends the place of the national languages in schools and presents measures to support Italian. \nHe also meets Jean Studer\, the new President of the Foundation Board of the Cinémathèque suisse. \nWednesday 3 August 2016 — Locarno\n\nOfficial opening of the festival\, speech by Alain Berset\nInterview with RSI\nOpening film on the Piazza Grande\n\nThursday 4 August 2016 — Locarno\n\nPress breakfast with Isabelle Chassot\, Director of the Federal Office of Culture\nMedia interviews\nMeeting with Jean Studer\, President of the Cinémathèque suisse\, Castello Visconteo\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du 69e Festival du film de Locarno (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 04.08.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/69th-locarno-film-festival/
LOCATION:Locarno
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160801
DTSTAMP:20261020T173026Z
CREATED:20261016T002630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173026Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the National Museum extension: “Wir Selbsterfinder”
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of 1 August\, Alain Berset inaugurates the extension of the Swiss National Museum by Christ & Gantenbein. In 1898\, he recalls\, the Federal Council arrived by special train\, to cannon fire\, for three days of celebrations: “Wer zu spät in den Bundesrat kommt\, den bestraft der Lebensstil.” \nThe speech reads Brexit and societies split into two halves\, and defends a Swiss identity that invents itself: “Es kann nicht zwei Schweizen geben. Es gibt nur eine Schweiz. Die Schweiz ist unteilbar.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nLandesmuseum (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech (press release of 29.07.2016)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-of-the-national-museum-extension-wir-selbsterfinder/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160705
DTSTAMP:20261020T173026Z
CREATED:20261016T002626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173026Z
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SUMMARY:Rencontres d’Arles and meeting with Audrey Azoulay
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset attends the first day of the Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles\, of which Switzerland is a partner from 2015 to 2017 through Presence Switzerland\, together with the Canton of Vaud and Pro Helvetia. He visits the exhibitions of Yann Gross and Christian Marclay. \nHe meets Audrey Azoulay\, French Minister of Culture\, for the first time. A broad review of cultural relations: he presents the Confederation’s new Culture Message; she presents the French law on freedom of creation. The two discuss strengthening cooperation\, particularly in film. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 04.07.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/rencontres-darles-and-meeting-with-audrey-azoulay/
LOCATION:Arles
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160701
DTSTAMP:20261020T173025Z
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SUMMARY:50th Montreux Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset officially opens the fiftieth edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival. He looks for a definition of jazz among the musicians: Pee Wee Russell\, Woody Herman\, Bobby Hackett. \nJazz\, he suggests\, is a link between generations\, “a bit like an OASI made not of contributions\, but of swing and rhythm”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nMontreux Jazz Festival (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 30.06.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/50th-montreux-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:Montreux
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160627
DTSTAMP:20261020T173025Z
CREATED:20261016T003339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173025Z
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SUMMARY:Mogno: 30 years since the avalanche\, 20 years of Mario Botta’s church
DESCRIPTION:In the Val Lavizzara\, Alain Berset commemorates two events: the avalanche of 25 April 1986\, which destroyed the Baroque church of San Giovanni Battista\, and the completion\, twenty years ago\, of its reconstruction by Mario Botta. \n“In un paesino come Mogno è sorta una chiesa di fama internazionale! Apprezzata persino… a livello locale!” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n20 ans de l’église de Mario Botta à Mogno (in Italian\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/mogno-30-years-since-the-avalanche-20-years-of-mario-bottas-church/
LOCATION:Mogno
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160622
DTSTAMP:20261020T173025Z
CREATED:20261016T003336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173025Z
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SUMMARY:125 years of santésuisse
DESCRIPTION:At the anniversary of the umbrella association of health insurers\, Alain Berset speaks about cost containment\, the needs clause\, the TARMED tariff\, quality and freedom of contract. \nHe recalls that santésuisse was born in 1891 in a restaurant in Wil\, and proposes a commission to find out why so many Swiss institutions were founded in a pub. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n125 ans de santésuisse (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/125-years-of-santesuisse/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160622
DTSTAMP:20261020T173025Z
CREATED:20261016T003333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173025Z
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SUMMARY:Employers’ Day 2016
DESCRIPTION:At the Employers’ Day of the Swiss Employers’ Association\, Alain Berset speaks about ageing\, the integration of older workers and the Old-Age Provision 2020 reform\, then under debate in Parliament. \n“Woran man in der Schweiz eine erfolgreiche Reform erkennt: Daran\, dass am Schluss alle unzufrieden sind. Genauer: dass am Schluss alle GLEICH unzufrieden sind.” He also reminds employers that pay inequality between women and men is “inakzeptabel”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nJournée des employeurs 2016 : vieillissement\, inclusion et réforme des retraites (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/employers-day-2016/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160615
DTSTAMP:20261020T173024Z
CREATED:20261016T002606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173024Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Design Awards 2016
DESCRIPTION:During Art Basel\, Alain Berset presents the Swiss Design Awards. The Swiss Grand Awards for Design go to the textile designer Claudia Caviezel\, the furniture designer Hans Eichenberger and the graphic designer Ralph Schraivogel. \nHe recalls that the first federal design competition was decided in 1917\, in the middle of the war\, at the request of L’Œuvre and the Werkbund. And he quotes Jean-Pascal Delamuraz: “Die Schweizer stehen früh auf\, aber sie erwachen spät.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix suisses de design 2016 (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 13.06.2016
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-design-awards-2016/
LOCATION:Bâle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160613
DTSTAMP:20261020T173024Z
CREATED:20261016T003329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173024Z
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SUMMARY:Federal Festival of Costume Choirs
DESCRIPTION:For the first time in Ticino\, the Federal Festival of Costume Choirs brings together the country’s ensembles in Lugano. Alain Berset speaks in German\, Italian and French. \nTraditional costumes\, he points out\, are not folklore: the young federal state of 1848 sought its cultural identity in them\, “Einheit in der Vielfalt – und Vielfalt in der Einheit”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nFête fédérale des chœurs en costume 2016 (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/federal-festival-of-costume-choirs/
LOCATION:Lugano
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160612
DTSTAMP:20261020T173023Z
CREATED:20261016T003326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173023Z
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SUMMARY:Euro 2016: Albania–Switzerland match with Edi Rama
DESCRIPTION:In Lens\, Alain Berset attends Switzerland’s first match at Euro 2016\, against Albania\, in the official stand of the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The Albanian Prime Minister\, Edi Rama\, is present. \nSwitzerland wins 1–0\, with a goal by Fabian Schär. The match notably pits the Xhaka brothers against each other\, Granit for Switzerland and Taulant for Albania. \nSources \n\nNBC Sports\, match report
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/euro-2016-albania-switzerland-match-with-edi-rama/
LOCATION:Lens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160612
DTSTAMP:20261020T173023Z
CREATED:20261016T003322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T173023Z
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SUMMARY:Federal Music Festival 2016
DESCRIPTION:At the official day of the 34th Federal Music Festival\, Alain Berset speaks to the country’s bands: “Music is a literature of the senses accessible to all.” \nIt is played at baptisms\, weddings and funerals; it has\, he says\, a social function. In a country of four languages\, it is what everyone understands. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nFête fédérale de musique 2016 (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/federal-music-festival-2016/
LOCATION:Montreux
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