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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130301
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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
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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
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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
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130126
DTSTAMP:20261020T172914Z
CREATED:20261016T004553Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130124
DTSTAMP:20261020T172914Z
CREATED:20261016T004550Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
END:VEVENT
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
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172913Z
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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
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172912Z
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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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121124
DTSTAMP:20261020T172911Z
CREATED:20261016T004328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172911Z
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SUMMARY:30 years of the Le Tremplin Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset celebrates 30 years of Le Tremplin\, a Fribourg foundation that supports people with addictions. He describes the vicious circle of marginalisation\, unemployment and relapse that the foundation tries to break. \nHe names the new pressures: companies less inclined to hire people with complicated backgrounds\, and a stricter invalidity insurance that can also encourage relapses. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n30 ans de la Fondation Le Tremplin (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/30-years-of-the-le-tremplin-foundation/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121122
DTSTAMP:20261020T172911Z
CREATED:20261016T004324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172911Z
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SUMMARY:“A language is more than a language”: the French-speaking and Fribourg communities of Berne
DESCRIPTION:In the evening\, at the reception of the Communauté francophone de Berne and the Société fribourgeoise de Berne\, Alain Berset makes a plea for multilingualism. “A language is not just a language. […] It carries a culture\, it expresses a way of seeing the world.” \nHe quotes Dürrenmatt on the gulf between German and French\, then makes a commitment: “I will always work to ensure that the first foreign language learned in our country’s schools is one of the national languages.” \nSpeeches on this site \n\n« Une langue est plus qu’une langue » : communautés romande et fribourgeoise de Berne (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/a-language-is-more-than-a-language-the-french-speaking-and-fribourg-communities-of-berne/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121122
DTSTAMP:20261020T172910Z
CREATED:20261016T004321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172910Z
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SUMMARY:Retirement Provision 2020: the Federal Council sets the course
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Council lays the foundations of the “Retirement Provision 2020” reform. For the first time\, the first and second pillars are analysed and reformed together. Objective: maintain the level of pensions and secure their financing. \nThe diagnosis: life expectancy is rising\, the baby boomers are reaching retirement\, returns on capital are disappointing. OASI reserves will begin to fall from 2020. The FDHA is to present the guidelines for the reform by summer 2013. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 21.11.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/retirement-provision-2020-the-federal-council-sets-the-course/
LOCATION:Berne
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121121
DTSTAMP:20261020T172910Z
CREATED:20261016T004318Z
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SUMMARY:30 years of the Swiss Foundation for Child Protection
DESCRIPTION:On Universal Children’s Day\, Alain Berset speaks at the study day marking the 30th anniversary of the Swiss Foundation for Child Protection\, devoted to non-violent upbringing. \nHe recalls that the notion of “elterliche Gewalt” left the Civil Code only twelve years ago. Overwhelmed parents hit more often\, and children who are beaten hit in turn: to break this cycle\, the state must first guarantee good living conditions for families. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n30 ans de la Fondation suisse pour la protection de l’enfant (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/30-years-of-the-swiss-foundation-for-child-protection/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121120
DTSTAMP:20261020T172910Z
CREATED:20261016T004314Z
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SUMMARY:Round table on combating poverty
DESCRIPTION:Two years after the National Conference on Poverty\, Alain Berset brings together cantons\, communes\, cities\, social partners\, NGOs and people affected by poverty to take stock. \nThe outcome: the Confederation steps up its commitment. The FDHA is preparing for the spring a five-year national programme for the prevention of and fight against poverty\, from 2014 to 2018. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 19.11.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/round-table-on-combating-poverty/
LOCATION:Berne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121117
DTSTAMP:20261020T172909Z
CREATED:20261016T004311Z
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SUMMARY:Federal Youth Session
DESCRIPTION:In the National Council chamber\, Alain Berset addresses the Federal Youth Session. He disputes the headline of a major daily newspaper\, “Generation Bünzli”\, and quotes Einstein: it is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom. \nYoung people vote more than those of forty years ago; they are the first generation for whom the internet and globalisation are the norm. “Politisches Engagement – wichtiger als je zuvor”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPolitisches Engagement – wichtiger als je zuvor (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 16.11.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/federal-youth-session/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121115
DTSTAMP:20261020T172909Z
CREATED:20261016T004308Z
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SUMMARY:HIV/AIDS\, migration and discrimination
DESCRIPTION:At the event organised by the SDC and the Swiss AIDS Federation\, Alain Berset first says what Switzerland can be proud of: 25 years of the STOP AIDS campaign\, now LOVE LIFE\, and the harm reduction of the four-pillar policy\, developed under Ruth Dreifuss. \nThen the problems that remain\, including discrimination. For\, as he reminds his audience\, “humanity cannot be divided!” \nSpeeches on this site \n\nVIH/sida : « L’humanité n’est pas divisible » (in German\, French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/hiv-aids-migration-and-discrimination/
LOCATION:Zurich
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121114
DTSTAMP:20261020T172909Z
CREATED:20261016T004304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172909Z
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SUMMARY:40 years of the World Heritage Convention
DESCRIPTION:At the Dampfzentrale\, Switzerland celebrates 40 years of the UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Heritage. The Swiss Commission for UNESCO presents the first book devoted to all the Swiss sites on the list. \nAlain Berset opens with Malraux: “The future is a present given to us by the past.” He recalls the commitment Switzerland made by ratifying the Convention in 1975; as a member of the World Heritage Committee\, it emphasises the conservation of sites over new inscriptions. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n40 ans de la Convention du Patrimoine mondial (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 14.11.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/40-years-of-the-world-heritage-convention/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121114
DTSTAMP:20261020T172908Z
CREATED:20261016T004300Z
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SUMMARY:National Palliative Care Congress
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the National Palliative Care Congress. “There are three things that concern every human being on this planet\, whether pastry chefs\, cosmonauts or Federal Councillors: being born\, living and dying.” \nWe prepare for birth\, not for death. He calls for end of life to be given more attention again\, in society as in the health system. The national palliative care strategy has just been extended. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nCongrès national des soins palliatifs (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/national-palliative-care-congress/
LOCATION:Bienne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121113
DTSTAMP:20261020T172908Z
CREATED:20261016T004257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172908Z
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SUMMARY:SwissnexDay: brain circulation
DESCRIPTION:The annual conference of the swissnex science consulates is devoted to “brain circulation”. Alain Berset quotes Kissinger: “there is nothing more international than science”. 35% of scientific articles are the result of international cooperation. \nHalf of the teaching staff at Swiss universities come from abroad. He defends openness to people\, ideas and goods as the foundation of prosperity\, and the role of the swissnex offices in Boston\, San Francisco\, Singapore\, Shanghai and Bangalore. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSwissnexDay (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 12.11.2012\nFederal Council\, press release of 09.11.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/swissnexday-brain-circulation/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121110
DTSTAMP:20261020T172908Z
CREATED:20261016T004253Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit to Paris to Health Minister Marisol Touraine
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset travels to Paris for a working visit to Marisol Touraine\, French Minister of Social Affairs and Health. He is accompanied by the Director of the FOPH. \nAfter the meeting at the ministry\, the Swiss Embassy organises a small-group meeting at the residence. \nFriday 9 November 2012 — Paris\n\nMeeting with Marisol Touraine at the Ministry of Health\nMeeting at the residence of the Swiss Ambassador
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-to-paris-to-health-minister-marisol-touraine/
LOCATION:Paris
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121107
DTSTAMP:20261020T172907Z
CREATED:20261016T004251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172907Z
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SUMMARY:Admission of doctors and National Health Policy
DESCRIPTION:On 5 November\, at a conference in Berne\, Alain Berset concludes the consultation on reintroducing\, for three years\, the restriction on the admission of doctors. Since the freeze was lifted at the beginning of the year\, applications for billing numbers have risen sharply. Dispatch to Parliament planned for the 2013 spring session. \nThe next day\, at the Zentrum Paul Klee\, he opens the 14th Working Conference of the National Health Policy\, devoted to “outpatient care for the future”. The no to managed care has not buried integrated care\, he says; he welcomes the cantons’ support for the needs clause. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nPolitique nationale de la santé : les soins ambulatoires (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 05.11.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/admission-of-doctors-and-national-health-policy/
LOCATION:Berne
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