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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120421
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SUMMARY:Opening of Visions du Réel
DESCRIPTION:In the evening of the same day\, Alain Berset opens the 18th edition of Visions du Réel in Nyon\, for a few days the “international capital” of documentary film. \nHe pays tribute to a place of formal freedom\, with no imposed formats or running times\, and recalls that documentary is a Swiss speciality\, long a German-speaking one\, now shared: the Swiss Film Award for best documentary has just gone to “Vol spécial” by Fernand Melgar. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture de Visions du Réel (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 20.04.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-visions-du-reel/
LOCATION:Nyon
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120421
DTSTAMP:20261020T172853Z
CREATED:20261016T004011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172853Z
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SUMMARY:1400th anniversary of Saint Gall
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the celebration of the 1400th anniversary of Gall’s arrival in St. Gallen. He rereads the legend: the fever that held back the Irish monk was probably an inner struggle\, his refusal to follow his abbot Columbanus. \nHe draws from it a lesson on freedom\, quoting the preamble to the Constitution. “Freiheit ist das grösste Gut der Menschen. Und es ist das unbequemste.” Freedom must be won\, including against one’s own convictions of yesterday. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nGallusjubiläum (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 20.04.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/1400th-anniversary-of-saint-gall/
LOCATION:Saint-Gall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120328
DTSTAMP:20261020T172853Z
CREATED:20261016T004007Z
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SUMMARY:100-day press conference
DESCRIPTION:At the Rosengarten\, Alain Berset takes stock of his first hundred days at the head of the FDHA and sets out his priorities. He states his line: people express a need for security\, “and the most important security is first of all social security”. \nHe describes a department tied to everyone’s daily life: social insurance\, health\, education\, culture. He says he has visited the FDHA’s offices and met several hundred staff members\, and warns that he does not intend to wait. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nConférence de presse des 100 jours (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 27.03.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/100-day-press-conference/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325
DTSTAMP:20261020T172853Z
CREATED:20261016T004003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172853Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the 26th Fribourg International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the 26th edition of the FIFF\, the first under artistic director Thierry Jobin. He returns as a regular: his position has changed\, “the pleasure of discovering new films” has remained. \nHe defends the “right to diversity\, artistic and human”: only 3 to 4% of the films shown in Switzerland come from neither the United States nor Western Europe. The festival opens with “Sal” by the Chilean Diego Rougier. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nOuverture du 26e Festival international de films de Fribourg (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nculture360.org (ASEF)\, 2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-26th-fribourg-international-film-festival/
LOCATION:Fribourg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323
DTSTAMP:20261020T172852Z
CREATED:20261016T003959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172852Z
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SUMMARY:Culture and Economy Forum
DESCRIPTION:For the first time\, Alain Berset addresses the cultural delegates of the cantons and cities and the private partners in cultural promotion\, gathered in St. Gallen. He thanks business and patrons\, whose commitment “sets an example”. \nHe proposes a distinction borrowed from science: a “basic culture”\, a field for experimentation that the Confederation must guarantee\, and an “applied culture”\, more oriented towards the public. And he quotes an African proverb: “a man without culture is like a zebra without stripes”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nForum Culture et Économie (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/culture-and-economy-forum/
LOCATION:Saint-Gall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323
DTSTAMP:20261020T172852Z
CREATED:20261016T003956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172852Z
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SUMMARY:Managed care: launch of the referendum campaign
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the campaign for the revision of the Health Insurance Act on integrated care networks (managed care)\, put to the people on 17 June. He presents it with Carlo Conti\, President of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors\, and its Vice-President\, Philippe Perrenoud. \nThe Federal Council and Parliament recommend a yes. The argument: networks of doctors and carers who follow the patient throughout the treatment improve the quality and safety of care and curb rising costs. It is the first vote the new head of the FDHA defends. \nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 22.03.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/managed-care-launch-of-the-referendum-campaign/
LOCATION:Berne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120322
DTSTAMP:20261020T172852Z
CREATED:20261016T003953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172852Z
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SUMMARY:Trendtage Gesundheit: the patient of tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:At the 8th Trendtage Gesundheit in Lucerne\, Alain Berset opens with an admission: according to the questionnaire on the organisers’ website\, he is “ein schwieriger Fall”. He does not look up his symptoms on the internet and does not ask for a diagnosis on Facebook. “Ich bin zwar einer der jüngsten Bundesräte in der Geschichte\, ich bin aber in diesem Bereich offenbar hoffnungslos antiquiert.” \nThe substance: the health system suffers from several illnesses at once\, and everyone has their own therapy. Health policy must not follow the principle of speed: first the causes must be established seriously\, then treated without the remedies cancelling each other out. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n8e Trendtage Gesundheit Luzern – Le patient de demain (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 21.03.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/trendtage-gesundheit-the-patient-of-tomorrow/
LOCATION:Lucerne
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120320
DTSTAMP:20261020T172851Z
CREATED:20261016T003950Z
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SUMMARY:Working visit to Singapore and opening of the Singapore-ETH Centre
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset’s first trip outside Europe. On 16 March\, together with Singapore’s Minister for the Environment\, Vivian Balakrishnan\, he opens the new building of the Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability (SEC)\, the first research centre of a Swiss university in Asia. There the SEC runs the Future Cities Laboratory\, devoted to planning more sustainable metropolises. \nThe rest of the stay is devoted to health and research. With the Minister for Health\, Gan Kim Yong\, he discusses health costs\, eHealth and ageing. On 19 March\, he meets President Tony Tan\, whom he invites to Switzerland on behalf of the Federal Council\, and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean\, Chairman of the National Research Foundation. \nFriday 16 March 2012 — Singapore\n\nMeeting with Gan Kim Yong\, Minister for Health\nVisit to the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases\nVisit to swissnex Singapore\nMeeting with Vivian Balakrishnan\, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources\nOpening of the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC): speech by Alain Berset\, tour of the laboratories\n\nSaturday 17 March 2012 — Singapore\n\nVisit to the National Museum and the Asian Civilisations Museum\nVisit to the University of St. Gallen’s Singapore hub\nMeeting with the Swiss community at the Swiss Club\n\nMonday 19 March 2012 — Singapore\n\nVisit to A*STAR and JTC at Fusionopolis\nMeeting with Teo Chee Hean\, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Research Foundation\nMeeting at the Health Promotion Board\nLunch with representatives of the pharmaceutical and health sectors\nMeeting with President Tony Tan at the Istana\nVisit to the Roche Singapore site\n\nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration of the Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability (SEC) – Shaping tomorrow’s urbanization\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 19.03.2012\nFederal Council\, press release of 13.03.2012\nFederal Council\, speech of 16.03.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/working-visit-to-singapore-and-opening-of-the-singapore-eth-centre/
LOCATION:Singapour
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120217
DTSTAMP:20261020T172851Z
CREATED:20261016T003946Z
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SUMMARY:French-speaking colloquium of the WHO Healthy Cities
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset speaks at the gala dinner of the 11th French-speaking colloquium of the WHO Healthy Cities\, in La Chaux-de-Fonds\, one of the 90 “healthy cities” of the WHO European network. \nHe defends the local level: the most important determinants of health are played out first in the city\, its urban planning\, its schools\, its neighbourhoods. European networking strengthens this effort. He pays tribute to a region marked by a “pioneering spirit” and a “love of precision”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nSoirée de gala du 11e colloque francophone des Villes-Santé de l’OMS – Les villes\, laboratoires du progrès (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 16.02.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/french-speaking-colloquium-of-the-who-healthy-cities/
LOCATION:La Chaux-de-Fonds
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120204
DTSTAMP:20261020T172851Z
CREATED:20261016T003942Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of the new permanent exhibition of the Musée gruérien
DESCRIPTION:Alain Berset opens the new permanent exhibition of the Musée gruérien\, a few kilometres from where he grew up. He says so: he has not come “with a heavy heart”. \nHis point: roots are not a withdrawal; they allow “one’s gaze to rise higher”. Switzerland is only beginning to grasp the extent of its living traditions\, from the Lyoba to the Bénichon; they must be celebrated “not out of narrow nationalism\, but out of pride”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nInauguration du Musée gruérien – Les clés du futur se trouvent (aussi) dans le passé (French-language page)
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/opening-of-the-new-permanent-exhibition-of-the-musee-gruerien/
LOCATION:Bulle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120128
DTSTAMP:20261020T172851Z
CREATED:20261016T003939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172851Z
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SUMMARY:First World Economic Forum
DESCRIPTION:At his first WEF as a Federal Councillor\, Alain Berset focuses his talks on health\, education and research. With John Dalli\, European Commissioner for Health\, he reviews the health issues between Switzerland and the EU; Dalli confirms the one-year extension of the agreement between the European Medicines Agency and Swissmedic\, and accepts an invitation to a working visit. \nWith Margaret Chan\, Director-General of the WHO\, who has just been reappointed\, he reaffirms Switzerland’s support for the organisation and its reforms\, and the role of International Geneva. He also meets the Director-General of CERN\, Rolf-Dieter Heuer\, together with the presidents of the two Federal Institutes of Technology\, Michelle Bachelet\, Executive Director of UN Women\, and the Indian Minister of State for Science and Technology. \nThursday 26 January 2012 — Davos\n\nMeeting with Raymond J. Baxter\, President of Kaiser Permanente International\nMeeting with John Dalli\, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy\nMeeting with Margaret Chan\, Director-General of the WHO\nMeeting with Rolf-Dieter Heuer\, Director-General of CERN\, in the presence of the presidents of ETH Zurich and EPFL\nMeeting with Pierre-François Unger\, member of the Geneva cantonal government\n\nFriday 27 January 2012 — Davos\n\nMeeting with Nicole Schwab\, co-founder of the Gender Equality Project\nMeeting with Michelle Bachelet\, Executive Director of UN Women\nMeeting with Ashwani Kumar\, Indian Minister of State for Science and Technology\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, press release of 27.01.2012\nFederal Council\, press release of 24.01.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/first-world-economic-forum/
LOCATION:Davos
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120126
DTSTAMP:20261020T172850Z
CREATED:20261016T003936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172850Z
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SUMMARY:Solothurn Film Festival: Swiss Film Award nominations night
DESCRIPTION:Together with Christian Frei\, President of the Swiss Film Academy\, Alain Berset opens the nominations night for the Swiss Film Award “Quartz 2012” at the Solothurn Film Festival. 33 nominees share nine categories. \nHis message to the industry: “Die Zeit der Grabenkämpfe in der Filmbranche ist – vorerst – vorbei.” The new film funding schemes for 2012–2015 must prove themselves; he finds the “Kunst gegen Kommerz” debate “steril und veraltet”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nDie Schweiz – stabil und aufregend! (in German\, French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 25.01.2012\nFederal Office of Culture\, press release of 25.01.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/solothurn-film-festival-swiss-film-award-nominations-night/
LOCATION:Soleure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120120
DTSTAMP:20261020T172850Z
CREATED:20261016T003932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172850Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of the Rousseau Tercentenary
DESCRIPTION:On the Île Rousseau\, Alain Berset opens the year marking the tercentenary of the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It is the first time he appears “as minister of culture”. \nHe declines to give a eulogy: the point is not to bring Rousseau into the Panthéon\, “he is already there”\, but to “bring him out of it”. He stresses the contradictions of the author of the Social Contract\, inspirer of 1789 and enemy of revolutions\, master of introspection and committed man\, who writes in the Confessions that “everything depends on politics”. \nSpeeches on this site \n\nLancement du Tricentenaire de Rousseau (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 19.01.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/launch-of-the-rousseau-tercentenary/
LOCATION:Genève
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120112
DTSTAMP:20261020T172850Z
CREATED:20261016T003929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T172850Z
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SUMMARY:60 years of the Swiss National Science Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Ten days after taking office\, Alain Berset brings the Federal Council’s congratulations to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) on its 60th anniversary. It is one of his first public appearances as head of the FDHA\, then responsible for education and research. \nHe recalls two figures: Switzerland\, together with Finland\, is world champion in the number of scientific articles per inhabitant\, and second behind the United States for their international recognition. This success\, he says\, is largely due to the SNSF\, which allocates its funds on a single criterion: the quality of the projects and of the researchers. \nSpeeches on this site \n\n60 ans du Fonds national suisse de la recherche scientifique (FNS) (French-language page)\n\nSources \n\nFederal Council\, speech of 11.01.2012
URL:https://alainberset.ch/en/evenement/60-years-of-the-swiss-national-science-foundation/
LOCATION:Berne
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