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SUMMARY:Migros consumer conference: “Das Essen und die Politik”
DESCRIPTION:The same day\, Alain Berset speaks at the Migros consumer day. He starts from Brillat-Savarin\, “Tell me what you eat”\, and from an English example: chicken tikka masala dethroned by the even faster Chinese wok. \nThen the figures from the nutrition report: overweight and obesity cost 5.8 billion francs a year; men\, young people and people with little education pay the least attention. “Es ist\, als lebten wir in zwei Gesellschaften.” He concludes: “Man nimmt ja auch nicht zwischen Weihnachten und Neujahr zu – sondern zwischen Neujahr und Weihnachten.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nConférence sur la consommation de la Migros (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/migros-consumer-conference-das-essen-und-die-politik/
LOCATION:Zurich
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130501
DTSTAMP:20261020T172920Z
CREATED:20261016T004700Z
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SUMMARY:Laying of the foundation stone for the extension of the National Museum
DESCRIPTION:The National Museum in Zurich launches its new building\, designed by Christ & Gantenbein. Alain Berset welcomes the brass band and the slam that frame the ceremony: “Das ist ja fast wie Richard Wagner und Mani Matter!” \nHe rereads the history of Gustav Gull’s building\, born at the end of the 19th century when Switzerland was seeking to secure its identity in the face of neighbouring nationalisms. Switzerland had none of what they demanded: one language\, one culture\, a centralising capital. The annex\, he says\, is also a symbolic enlargement of memory: “Wir feiern ein entspanntes Verhältnis zu unserer nationalen Identität.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPose de la première pierre du Musée national de Zurich (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 30.04.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/laying-of-the-foundation-stone-for-the-extension-of-the-national-museum/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130429
DTSTAMP:20261020T172920Z
CREATED:20261016T004657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172920Z
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SUMMARY:Guest of the Landsgemeinde of Appenzell Innerrhoden
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset represents the Federal Council at the Landsgemeinde\, in the year marking 500 years since Appenzell joined the Confederation. The minutes record cool\, overcast weather. He makes light of it: “Das Wetter heute ist schlecht\, obwohl MeteoSchweiz auch zu meinem Departement gehört.” \nAs the newest member of the Federal Council\, he asked what to expect. He was advised to concentrate above all on the procession step\, which many guests had found difficult. He expresses his admiration for a democracy in which government and people face each other\, and in which the people also take an oath: the common good is everyone’s business. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nLandsgemeinde d’Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden\, minutes of the Landsgemeinde of 28.04.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/guest-of-the-landsgemeinde-of-appenzell-innerrhoden/
LOCATION:Appenzell
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130425
DTSTAMP:20261020T172919Z
CREATED:20261016T004653Z
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SUMMARY:The Federal Council in the canton of Vaud and general assembly of the CVCI
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Council holds an ordinary meeting outside Bern at the Château de Prangins\, the seventh of its kind since 2010\, to mark 210 years since Vaud joined the Confederation. This is followed by a meeting with the population in Nyon and a lunch with the Council of State. \nIn the evening\, in Lausanne\, Alain Berset speaks before the general assembly of the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He quotes Gilles\, “a very pretty canton”\, and recalls that Vaud was the first canton to grant women the right to vote\, in 1959. He defends innovation\, legislative as much as technological\, and compromise: “a compromise does not mean compromising oneself”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nAssemblée générale de la Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l’industrie (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 03.04.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/the-federal-council-in-the-canton-of-vaud-and-general-assembly-of-the-cvci/
LOCATION:Lausanne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130424
DTSTAMP:20261020T172919Z
CREATED:20261016T004650Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit to Paris: meeting with Marisol Touraine
DESCRIPTION:On the evening of 22 April\, at the residence of Ambassador Jean-Jacques de Dardel\, Alain Berset opens a lecture by Marc Spiegler\, Director of Art Basel\, before some 140 guests. Beforehand\, he answers questions from Swiss journalists. \nOn the 23rd\, he meets Marisol Touraine\, Minister of Social Affairs and Health\, at her ministry. At the centre: a framework agreement on cross-border health cooperation\, for which the Federal Council approved the negotiating mandate on 16 April. It is to set out the procedures and designate the areas of cooperation: pandemics\, training of medical staff\, cross-border care. The two ministers also discuss the WHO and the balance of pension systems. \nThe visit ends with an interview with TV5 Monde and a visit to the Centre culturel suisse. \nMonday 22 April 2013 — Paris\n\nInterviews with the Swiss press at the embassy\nWords of welcome and lecture by Marc Spiegler\, Director of Art Basel\, at the residence\n\nTuesday 23 April 2013 — Paris\n\nWorking meeting with Marisol Touraine\, Minister of Social Affairs and Health\nInterview with TV5 Monde\nVisit to the Centre culturel suisse\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22.04.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-to-paris-meeting-with-marisol-touraine/
LOCATION:Paris
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130420
DTSTAMP:20261020T172919Z
CREATED:20261016T004647Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of Visions du Réel
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the documentary film festival with “the story of a little s”: the one in “Visions”\, which cannot be heard and which carries the festival’s identity\, diversity and subjectivity. \nHe quotes Robert Flaherty\, a pioneer of the genre: “Sometimes you have to lie to tell the truth.” Hence his formula: “there is no true objectivity except in declared subjectivity”. At a time when production costs are falling and screens are multiplying\, the festival recalls the importance of discovery and exchange. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nVisions du Réel 2013 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 19.04.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-visions-du-reel-2/
LOCATION:Nyon
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130417
DTSTAMP:20261020T172919Z
CREATED:20261016T004643Z
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SUMMARY:Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Culture and cultural declaration with Russia
DESCRIPTION:The theme of the 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Culture is “Governance of culture – promoting access to culture”. It is chaired by the Russian minister Vladimir Medinsky. On 15 April\, Alain Berset speaks in the first session\, devoted to the role of governments in the face of new cultural practices and digital technology. \nWith Vladimir Medinsky\, he signs a joint declaration on cultural exchanges. It is to provide the framework for the events marking the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Russia\, in 2014. \nOn the 16th\, he studies on site Pro Helvetia’s “Swiss Made in Russia” programme\, launched in 2012 to link the cultural institutions of the two countries\, and visits the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre\, which is showing an exhibition devoted to Le Corbusier. \nSunday 14 April 2013 — Moscow\n\nPerformance of “Ruslan and Lyudmila” at the Bolshoi Theatre\n\nMonday 15 April 2013 — Moscow\n\nOpening of the conference by the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe\, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni\, and by Vladimir Medinsky\nLunch hosted by the Deputy Secretary General for the heads of delegation\, at the Bolshoi Theatre\nSession 1\, “Role of governments: new challenges and opportunities”\, chaired by Jean-Claude Mignon\, President of the Parliamentary Assembly: statement by Alain Berset\nSession 2\, “Good practices and policy innovation”\nOfficial dinner hosted by Vladimir Medinsky at the Pashkov House\n\nTuesday 16 April 2013 — Moscow\n\nVisit to the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre and to the Le Corbusier exhibition\, talks with the museum management\nPro Helvetia’s “Swiss Made in Russia” programme\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 16.04.2013\nFederal Council\, press release of 11.04.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/council-of-europe-conference-of-ministers-of-culture-and-cultural-declaration-with-russia/
LOCATION:Moscou
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130324
DTSTAMP:20261020T172918Z
CREATED:20261016T004640Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Film Award 2013
DESCRIPTION:That same evening\, at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices\, Alain Berset opens the 16th Swiss Film Award ceremony\, streamed live on the Internet for the first time. In three languages\, and with humour: as health minister\, he asks people to help the winners staggering under the weight of their Quartz. After a three-week session\, he says he is glad to leave the “falschen Film”. And he recalls Billy Wilder’s three commandments: “Thou shalt not bore\, thou shalt not bore\, thou shalt not bore!” \nUrsula Meier’s “L’Enfant d’en haut” wins the awards for Best Fiction Film\, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Kacey Mottet Klein). Markus Imhoof’s “More than Honey” is Best Documentary. Jacqueline Veuve receives the honorary award for her life’s work. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix du cinéma suisse 2013 (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 26.03.2013\nFederal Council\, press release of 19.02.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-film-award-2013/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130324
DTSTAMP:20261020T172918Z
CREATED:20261016T004637Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the exhibition “Noblesse oblige!” at the Château de Prangins
DESCRIPTION:The National Museum opens its new permanent exhibition at the Château de Prangins. Alain Berset describes arriving at the château as a “Palace of Versailles on a human scale”: “beauty without excess\, perspective without ostentation\, grandeur without exhaustion”. \nHe quotes Orhan Pamuk: the museum is “a place where time is transformed into space”. The exhibition plays on container and content\, a building almost three centuries old that tells “a little of our history”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n« Noblesse oblige » (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 23.03.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-exhibition-noblesse-oblige-at-the-chateau-de-prangins/
LOCATION:Prangins
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130308
DTSTAMP:20261020T172918Z
CREATED:20261016T004633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172918Z
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SUMMARY:ESPRIX Forum
DESCRIPTION:At the ESPRIX Forum\, which honours business excellence\, Alain Berset gives a speech. He opens with failed prophecies: Bill Gates judging the Internet “uninteressant”\, IBM’s Thomas Watson forecasting a world market for five computers. \nSwitzerland\, he says\, has a “geniale Grösse”: small enough for everyone to know someone working on an interesting project\, large enough to be a hub of innovation. Its strength lies in the balance between competitiveness\, innovation and social security\, because “eine ängstliche Schweiz hat keine Ideen”. He concludes with Schumpeter: “Autos fahren schnell\, weil sie eine Bremse haben.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nESPRIX (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 07.03.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/presentation-of-the-esprix-award/
LOCATION:Lucerne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130306
DTSTAMP:20261020T172917Z
CREATED:20261016T004630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172917Z
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SUMMARY:Informal meeting of EU health ministers
DESCRIPTION:Invited along with the other EFTA countries\, Switzerland takes part at Dublin Castle in the informal meeting convened by the Irish Presidency. Main topic: childhood obesity\, which affects more than 30% of children in the Union. Alain Berset cites the example of the “actionsanté” platform\, through which companies commit to reducing salt\, sugar and fat. \nAt the working lunch\, the ministers discuss the impact of the crisis on health systems. On 5 March\, patient safety and hospital-acquired infections: Alain Berset links them to the revision of the Epidemics Act\, to be put to the people within the year. On the sidelines\, he discusses antibiotic resistance and quality registries with the Swedish minister Göran Hägglund. \nMonday 4 March 2013 — Dublin\n\nSession on childhood obesity\, chaired by the Irish Minister for Health\, James Reilly\nMinisters’ working lunch: the impact of the economic crisis on health systems\nSession on children with complex developmental needs\, including autism\n\nTuesday 5 March 2013 — Dublin\n\nSession “Towards a smoke free environment”\nSession on patient safety and healthcare-associated infections\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 05.03.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/informal-meeting-of-eu-health-ministers-3/
LOCATION:Dublin
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130304
DTSTAMP:20261020T172917Z
CREATED:20261016T004627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172917Z
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SUMMARY:Vote of 3 March: the family policy article fails to win the cantons
DESCRIPTION:The last act of the campaign: the Federal Council’s radio and television address. “The family is an essential pillar of our society.” Alain Berset recalls the division of roles: family policy remains the responsibility of the cantons; the Confederation would only intervene if efforts were insufficient\, and through a law subject to referendum. \nOn 3 March\, the people accept the article with 54.3%\, but 13 cantons out of 23 reject it. The double majority is not achieved. That same evening\, Alain Berset comments on the result before the press. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nAllocution radiotélévisée : article constitutionnel sur la politique familiale (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFSIO\, Constitutional article on family policy\, vote of 3 March 2013\nFederal Council\, press release of 18.01.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/vote-of-3-march-the-family-policy-article-fails-to-win-the-cantons/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130302
DTSTAMP:20261020T172916Z
CREATED:20261016T004623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172916Z
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SUMMARY:NATUR congress: sustainability\, a question of political culture
DESCRIPTION:At the NATUR congress\, Alain Berset is amused by a figure: 15 million results for “Nachhaltigkeit”\, 113 million for “sustainability”. Both gratifying and worrying: the word risks no longer meaning anything. \nHe goes back to 1962\, the year when a Switzerland of 10 million inhabitants was first spoken of\, when motorways with “mindestens (!)” four lanes in each direction and an artificial island in Zurich’s lake basin were being planned. The same period saw the birth of awareness of heritage and the environment. His conclusion: sustainability is “eine Frage der politischen Kultur”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nCongrès NATUR (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 01.03.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/natur-congress-sustainability-a-question-of-political-culture/
LOCATION:Bâle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130227
DTSTAMP:20261020T172916Z
CREATED:20261016T004619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172916Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit to Frankfurt
DESCRIPTION:A short visit to Germany\, accompanied by the Swiss Ambassador in Berlin\, Tim Guldimann. On 25 February\, Alain Berset gives an interview to the editorial team of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In the evening\, the ambassador hosts an official dinner in his honour at the Old Stock Exchange\, with executives of major German and Swiss companies from banking\, insurance\, food\, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. \nOn the 26th\, he visits the Museum für Moderne Kunst\, guided by Jean-Christophe Ammann\, its long-time director\, originally from Fribourg. \nMonday 25 February 2013 — Frankfurt\n\nInterview with the editorial team of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\nOfficial dinner in honour of Alain Berset\, hosted by Ambassador Tim Guldimann\n\nTuesday 26 February 2013 — Frankfurt\n\nVisit to the Museum für Moderne Kunst with Jean-Christophe Ammann
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-to-frankfurt/
LOCATION:Francfort
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130223
DTSTAMP:20261020T172916Z
CREATED:20261016T004616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172916Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 97th Muba
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the Basel fair. He draws from it a portrait of the country: innovative strength\, precision\, reliability. But innovation\, he says\, is not only a matter of technology: a country only succeeds in the long term if its citizens are convinced that things are done fairly there. \nHence the role of social policy\, health and culture: fair old-age provision\, fair access to care\, intelligent management of diversity. He concludes with a pun: “Der einzige „Stand“\, den man an der Muba nie sehen wird\, ist der Still-„Stand“.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nMUBA (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 22.02.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-97th-muba/
LOCATION:Bâle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130216
DTSTAMP:20261020T172916Z
CREATED:20261016T004612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172916Z
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SUMMARY:Article on family policy: talk in Lausanne
DESCRIPTION:On the same day as Curaviva\, Alain Berset repeats his plea for the constitutional article in French. “Every parent remains free to use childcare places or not.” It is not\, he insists\, a matter of the state interfering in family life. \nSmaller families\, less rigid roles\, single-parent and blended families: “This is an observation\, without passing judgement. But politics must respond to this development.” The shortage of places and their cost still push women out of the labour market\, to the detriment of an economy that lacks skilled labour. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nArticle constitutionnel sur la politique familiale : exposé à Lausanne (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/article-on-family-policy-talk-in-lausanne/
LOCATION:Lausanne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130216
DTSTAMP:20261020T172915Z
CREATED:20261016T004608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172915Z
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SUMMARY:Curaviva congress: old age at the centre of change
DESCRIPTION:Curaviva\, the association of care homes and social institutions\, celebrates its tenth anniversary and closes two days of congress. Alain Berset starts from Michel Serres: since his birth\, life expectancy has risen from 50 to 80\, and “when people swear fidelity for sixty-five years\, marriage no longer has the same meaning”. \nOld age\, he says\, is at the heart of a social change. From it he draws the line of Old-Age Provision 2020: a reference age of 65 for women as for men\, flexible retirement\, adjustment of the second pillar. Today’s sixty-year-olds are often younger than the fifty-year-olds of the past. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nCongrès Curaviva (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 15.02.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/curaviva-congress-old-age-at-the-centre-of-change/
LOCATION:Lausanne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130215
DTSTAMP:20261020T172915Z
CREATED:20261016T004604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172915Z
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SUMMARY:Article on family policy: talk in Central Switzerland
DESCRIPTION:A campaign evening before an audience from Obwalden and Nidwalden\, regions reputed to be reluctant. Alain Berset sets out the figures: 1.1 million families\, 60% women among university graduates\, three quarters of mothers in work\, often on very small part-time hours\, a divorce rate that has risen to 43%. \nHis argument rests on freedom of choice: waiting lists for crèches and the cost of childcare still force too many mothers to choose between family and career. The article prescribes no family model and leaves the cantons in charge. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nArticle constitutionnel sur la politique familiale : exposé en Suisse centrale (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/article-on-family-policy-talk-in-central-switzerland/
LOCATION:Sarnen
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130131
DTSTAMP:20261020T172915Z
CREATED:20261016T004600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172915Z
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SUMMARY:Swiss Film Award nominations night
DESCRIPTION:At the Konzertsaal in Solothurn\, on the eve of the close of the Festival\, the nominees for the Swiss Film Award 2013 are announced: 123 films in the running\, ten categories\, 440\,000 francs. The new Quartz trophy\, designed by Jean Mauboulès\, is unveiled. Alain Berset speaks together with Charles Beer\, President of the Geneva Council of State\, and Christian Frei\, President of the Swiss Film Academy. \n“Meine Aufgabe ist es\, gute Rahmenbedingungen für die Kultur zu schaffen. Und nicht zu sagen\, welche Filme Sie machen sollen.” He announces that the extension of distribution rights to online services and the reinvestment of Succès bonuses in international co-productions will be examined. And he cites the final shot of Ursula Meier’s “L’Enfant d’en haut”\, seen that same day: only dialogue moves things forward. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nNuit des Nominations (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 30.01.2013\nFederal Council\, press release of 30.01.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swiss-film-award-nominations-night/
LOCATION:Soleure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130130
DTSTAMP:20261020T172914Z
CREATED:20261016T004557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172914Z
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SUMMARY:Tages-Anzeiger Meeting: “Immer die Balance suchen”
DESCRIPTION:At the Schiffbau\, a former shipbuilding hall turned theatre\, Alain Berset takes up the image of the venue: a ship only reaches port safely if it is balanced. “Stellen Sie sich vor\, das Schiff wäre zum Beispiel rechtslastig.” He introduces himself as a former 800-metre runner\, a discipline in which you start flat out and then accelerate: “Aber das ist kein Rezept für die Politik.” \nThe substance is his method for the legislature: a social and health policy of balance\, between town and country\, young and old\, women and men; a comprehensive reform of old-age provision rather than piecemeal changes that fail one after another. And a formula: “Darum ist langsam schneller. Wer es eilig hat\, der nehme alle mit\, damit ihm niemand den Weg blockiert.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nTages-Anzeiger Meeting : « Immer die Balance suchen » (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/tages-anzeiger-meeting-immer-die-balance-suchen-2/
LOCATION:Zurich
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130126
DTSTAMP:20261020T172914Z
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SUMMARY:World Economic Forum: social affairs and health on the agenda
DESCRIPTION:At his second WEF\, Alain Berset focuses his talks on his own portfolios. With László Andor\, European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs\, he discusses the coordination of social insurance under the free movement of persons and the European white paper on pensions. With Ursula von der Leyen\, German Minister of Labour\, he discusses ageing\, pensions that must be guaranteed without overburdening public finances\, and family policy. \nHe thanks the German Health Minister Daniel Bahr\, received in Bern in October 2012\, for turning into reality the idea of a meeting of German-speaking health ministers\, planned in Münster. Alain Berset presents to him Health2020\, adopted the day before\, then discusses it with the Swedish State Secretary Karin Johansson\, with whom the electronic patient record is also on the table. With the Liechtenstein Minister of Culture Aurelia Frick\, joint projects. \nOn 25 January\, he sees Peter Maurer\, President of the ICRC\, Klaus Schwab\, and then Irina Bokova\, Director-General of UNESCO\, whom he assures of Switzerland’s support for the organisation’s reforms. \nThursday 24 January 2013 — Davos\n\nTalks with László Andor\, European Commissioner for Employment\, Social Affairs and Inclusion\nTalks with Trevor Mundel\, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation\nTalks with Aurelia Frick\, Minister of Culture of Liechtenstein\nTalks with Daniel Bahr\, German Federal Minister of Health\, followed by an interview for RSI’s Telegiornale\nTalks with Karin Johansson\, Swedish State Secretary for Health and Social Affairs\nTalks with Ursula von der Leyen\, German Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs\nRTS programme “Forum”\, live\n\nFriday 25 January 2013 — Davos\n\nTalks with Peter Maurer\, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross\nTalks with Klaus Schwab\, founder of the World Economic Forum\nTalks with Joe Jimenez\, CEO of Novartis\, and André Kudelski\nTalks with Irina Bokova\, Director-General of UNESCO\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.01.2013\nFederal Council\, press release of 23.01.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/world-economic-forum-social-affairs-and-health-on-the-agenda/
LOCATION:Davos
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130124
DTSTAMP:20261020T172914Z
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SUMMARY:The Federal Council adopts the Health2020 strategy
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Council approves the overall strategy “Health2020”\, prepared by the Federal Department of Home Affairs: 36 measures in four areas\, quality of life\, equal opportunities\, quality of care and transparency. The diagnosis: an excellent system\, but one too focused on acute care\, lacking transparency and poorly steered\, while chronic diseases are increasing and premiums weigh on households. \nThe method will be that of the whole year: no revolution\, gradual reforms carried out with the stakeholders. Alain Berset will defend it from platform to platform\, from the World Health Assembly to the first National Health2020 Conference in September. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 23.01.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/the-federal-council-adopts-the-health2020-strategy/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130123
DTSTAMP:20261020T172913Z
CREATED:20261016T004547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172913Z
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SUMMARY:Sixth Swiss Nutrition Report and Swiss Nutrition Strategy 2013–2016
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset presents the 6th Swiss Nutrition Report and the nutrition strategy derived from it. The finding: the population knows the recommendations but does not follow them. It eats as many calories as thirty years ago and moves less. Meals eaten out and ready-made dishes are gaining ground\, too fatty\, too salty\, too sweet. \nThe strategy relies on the framework rather than on injunctions: clear labelling\, access to balanced meals\, cooperation between business\, agriculture and the cantons. Three months later\, before Migros\, he will take up these figures again to describe “two societies” in their relationship to food. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22.01.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/sixth-swiss-nutrition-report-and-swiss-nutrition-strategy-2013-2016/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130119
DTSTAMP:20261020T172913Z
CREATED:20261016T004545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172913Z
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SUMMARY:Press conference: yes to the constitutional article on family policy
DESCRIPTION:The first major campaign event of the year. On behalf of the Federal Council\, Alain Berset recommends accepting the new Article 115a of the Constitution\, put to the vote on 3 March. The Confederation and the cantons would promote the reconciliation of family and working life; the cantons would provide enough places in day care and out-of-school care. Failing that\, the Confederation could legislate. \nAt his side\, the Solothurn State Councillor Peter Gomm\, for the Conference of Cantonal Directors of Social Affairs\, recalls that family policy would remain a matter for the cantons. Thérèse Meyer-Kaelin\, President of the Federal Coordination Commission for Family Questions\, stresses families’ freedom of choice. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 18.01.2013
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/press-conference-yes-to-the-constitutional-article-on-family-policy/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121219
DTSTAMP:20261020T172913Z
CREATED:20261016T004349Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit to Moscow: science cooperation agreement
DESCRIPTION:In Moscow\, Alain Berset and the Minister of Education and Science\, Dmitry Livanov\, sign the agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between Switzerland and Russia. Priority areas: engineering sciences\, nanosystems and materials\, life sciences\, energy\, transport\, humanities and social sciences. \nHe is accompanied by EPFL President Patrick Aebischer\, the Rector of the University of Geneva\, Jean-Dominique Vassalli\, and the President of the SNSF Research Council\, Dieter Imboden. The delegation visits the Kurchatov Institute; on the cultural side\, he meets Deputy Minister Alla Manilova and visits the National Centre for Contemporary Arts. \nMonday 17 December 2012 — Moscow\n\nMeeting with Alla Manilova\, Deputy Minister of Culture\nMeeting with Dmitry Livanov\, Minister of Education and Science\, and signing of the agreement on scientific and technological cooperation\nReception at Moscow State University\, Faculty of Psychology\nVisit to the Kurchatov Institute\nReception with representatives of politics\, science and culture\n\nTuesday 18 December 2012 — Moscow\n\nVisit to the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA)\nLunch with representatives of the cultural sector\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 13.12.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-to-moscow-science-cooperation-agreement/
LOCATION:Moscou
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121207
DTSTAMP:20261020T172912Z
CREATED:20261016T004346Z
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SUMMARY:FMH Medical Chamber
DESCRIPTION:Before the FMH Medical Chamber\, Alain Berset sets out his guiding idea: “the patient must be at the centre of our concerns”. The system is excellent and accessible to all\, but part of the rise in costs escapes political steering. \nHe argues for a multisectoral health policy and addresses medical demography: “too many doctors\, and yet we must train more of them”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nChambre médicale de la FMH (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nZWP online\, 10.12.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/fmh-medical-chamber/
LOCATION:Bienne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121206
DTSTAMP:20261020T172912Z
CREATED:20261016T004343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172912Z
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SUMMARY:“Der Wert der Sicherheit”: Zürcher Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft
DESCRIPTION:Two weeks after the guidelines for Retirement Provision 2020\, Alain Berset sets out the method of the reform before the Zürcher Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft: realistic\, fair\, prudent. He starts from the rankings that put Switzerland at the top: the Swiss economic miracle is first of all a political miracle\, built on trust and security. \nHe embraces the Swiss paradox of slowness and asserts the primacy of politics: “Die Zeiten\, als die Politik der Wirtschaft nachgehechelt ist\, sie zu imitieren versucht hat – diese Zeiten sind vorbei.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n« Der Wert der Sicherheit » : Zürcher Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/der-wert-der-sicherheit-zurcher-volkswirtschaftliche-gesellschaft-2/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121130
DTSTAMP:20261020T172912Z
CREATED:20261016T004339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172912Z
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SUMMARY:“Culture without barriers!”
DESCRIPTION:At the Zentrum Paul Klee\, Alain Berset opens the day organised by the Federal Bureau for the Equality of People with Disabilities\, the Federal Office of Culture and Égalité Handicap on access for people with disabilities to cultural life. He follows a “Beschwerdechor”: “Receiving complaints is the daily lot of every Federal Councillor. But in song\, that is something new.” \nHis thesis: people with disabilities must not only have access to culture\, they must be able to shape it. He cites the Beweggrund company. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n« Culture sans barrières ! » (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 27.11.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/culture-without-barriers/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121128
DTSTAMP:20261020T172912Z
CREATED:20261016T004335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172912Z
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SUMMARY:Marcel Benoist Prize presented to Michael N. Hall
DESCRIPTION:As President of the foundation’s board\, Alain Berset presents the Marcel Benoist Prize\, “often regarded as the Swiss Nobel Prize”\, to Michael N. Hall\, a biochemist at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. He had received him in Berne on 24 September\, when the prize was announced. \nHall is honoured for the discovery of the TOR protein\, which controls cell growth and plays a part in the formation of tumours. Alain Berset makes the link with the young winners of “Swiss Youth in Science”: curiosity\, “the art and the pleasure of asking questions”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPrix Marcel Benoist (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 27.11.2012\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.09.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/marcel-benoist-prize-presented-to-michael-n-hall/
LOCATION:Bâle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121124
DTSTAMP:20261020T172911Z
CREATED:20261016T004332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172911Z
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SUMMARY:Inauguration at the Imprimerie Saint-Paul
DESCRIPTION:At an open day in Fribourg\, the Imprimerie Saint-Paul inaugurates a twelve-unit Rapida 106 press\, a first in Switzerland in this configuration. Alain Berset speaks there together with Georges Godel\, member of the cantonal government. \nHis theme: two linked inventions\, printing and freedom of thought. He quotes Swift\, who counted printing among the inventions that emerged “from the darkness of ignorance”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration de l’Imprimerie Saint-Paul (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nDruckmarkt Schweiz\, No. 70
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/inauguration-at-the-imprimerie-saint-paul/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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