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F1 Sauber looks to rebound
Friday, 24 May, 2013The Indy 500 isn’t the only big race this weekend. The Formula 1 teams are storming through the south of France for the Monaco Grand Prix—iit too is one of the most famous races in the world. The Swiss F1 team Sauber looks to rebound from a very disappointing start this season. The team has just five points and is in a dismal eighth place just ahead of the very bottom teams in F1. Joining us now is Swiss-German television SF’s Formula 1 commentator Michael Stauble:
Friday, 24 May, 2013The Indy 500 isn’t the only big race this weekend. The Formula 1 teams are storming through the south of France for the Monaco Grand Prix—iit too is one of the most famous races in the world. The Swiss F1 team Sauber looks to rebound from a very disappointing start this season. The team has just five points and is in a dismal eighth place just ahead of the very bottom teams in F1. Joining us now is Swiss-German television SF’s Formula 1 commentator Michael Stauble:
Could Swiss lose access to EU market?
Friday, 24 May, 2013Richard Jones is the European Union ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. He talks to WRS’s Alex Helmick about the relationship between this country and the union. He also commented on what he saw as the biggest issues between the two entities— the EU’s single market approach. Switzerland is not in the EU but has unique access to its market—something that Ambassador Jones says could change soon:
Friday, 24 May, 2013Richard Jones is the European Union ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. He talks to WRS’s Alex Helmick about the relationship between this country and the union. He also commented on what he saw as the biggest issues between the two entities— the EU’s single market approach. Switzerland is not in the EU but has unique access to its market—something that Ambassador Jones says could change soon:
Talking with top Swiss woman in Indy car racing
Friday, 24 May, 2013Simona de Silvestro is the top woman in Indy car racing. The Swiss from Thun is currently at the top in points and has had three top 10 finishes this year. The Indy 500 runs this weekend and it’s de Slivestro’s fourth time at Indy. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to to the KV Racing Technology driver:
Friday, 24 May, 2013Simona de Silvestro is the top woman in Indy car racing. The Swiss from Thun is currently at the top in points and has had three top 10 finishes this year. The Indy 500 runs this weekend and it’s de Slivestro’s fourth time at Indy. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to to the KV Racing Technology driver:
Reshuffling of duties shuts Bern police stations
Friday, 24 May, 2013All but four of the canton of Bern’s police stations will be closed today and tomorrow, as officers are drafted, rested or put on reserve amid big events such as the Chinese premier’s visit, two major football matches and the Tanz Dich Frei public demonstration party. Some have questioned the message the move sends out to the public—but Bern’s police chief has support at a national level. WRS’s Catherine Allen spoke to Max Hofmann, the Secretary General of the Swiss federation of police employees:
Friday, 24 May, 2013All but four of the canton of Bern’s police stations will be closed today and tomorrow, as officers are drafted, rested or put on reserve amid big events such as the Chinese premier’s visit, two major football matches and the Tanz Dich Frei public demonstration party. Some have questioned the message the move sends out to the public—but Bern’s police chief has support at a national level. WRS’s Catherine Allen spoke to Max Hofmann, the Secretary General of the Swiss federation of police employees:
Swiss propose a first with law on freezing assets
Friday, 24 May, 2013The Swiss foreign ministry has proposed a unique law that would make it easier to freeze the assets taken by deposed foreign leaders, and return them to their countries of origin. The legislation, which is the first of its kind in the world, comes after nearly one billion francs linked to dictators in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria were frozen following the onset of the Arab Spring. Lawyers working on the recuperation of such assets say the old procedure was long and time-consuming, denying war-torn countries valuable assets until the process was completed. Rita Adam of the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate of International Law, which had formulated the new law, talks to WRS’s Dave Goodman:
Friday, 24 May, 2013The Swiss foreign ministry has proposed a unique law that would make it easier to freeze the assets taken by deposed foreign leaders, and return them to their countries of origin. The legislation, which is the first of its kind in the world, comes after nearly one billion francs linked to dictators in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria were frozen following the onset of the Arab Spring. Lawyers working on the recuperation of such assets say the old procedure was long and time-consuming, denying war-torn countries valuable assets until the process was completed. Rita Adam of the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate of International Law, which had formulated the new law, talks to WRS’s Dave Goodman:
Chinese premier's visit highlights Swiss importance
Friday, 24 May, 2013The Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, is making an official visit to Switzerland later. He’s on his first foreign trip with his trade delegation since taking office earlier this year and will only visit here and Germany. This highlights Switzerland’s increasing importance to the Asian tiger. A free-trade agreement with China has been two years in the making. Reporter Morven McLean has been finding out more about the visit and Swiss-Chinese relations. She spoke with WRS’s Dave Goodman:
Friday, 24 May, 2013The Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, is making an official visit to Switzerland later. He’s on his first foreign trip with his trade delegation since taking office earlier this year and will only visit here and Germany. This highlights Switzerland’s increasing importance to the Asian tiger. A free-trade agreement with China has been two years in the making. Reporter Morven McLean has been finding out more about the visit and Swiss-Chinese relations. She spoke with WRS’s Dave Goodman:
