Rewind
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Jordan Davis and Conor Lennon look back at the week’s news with journalists across Switzerland.
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Rewind: Libyan complicationsFriday, 19 March, 2010Geneva accepts to settle with Hannibal Kadhafi over his leaked mugshot, but Kadhafi says the people of Switzerland should throw Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey into Lake Geneva. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis discuss the ups and downs of the Libya affair with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger.
Rewind: Liberals buck bank secrecy orthodoxyFriday, 12 March, 2010After years of close ties to the banks, the center-right Liberal Party begins to question the banking secrecy orthodoxy. Jordan Davis discusses that and other news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.
Rewind: Europe to the rescueFriday, 19 February, 2010The European Union is throwing its weight to get Switzerland and Libya to negotiate and end to their year-and-a-half long conflict. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis discuss that and the rest of the news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.
Rewind: New EU commission, new reality for BernFriday, 12 February, 2010A new European Commission means changes for Switzerland’s relationship to Brussels. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis talk about the news of the week with Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat and RSI Brussels correspondent Tomas Miglierina.
Rewind: Banking secrecy in crisis. Again.Friday, 5 February, 2010Germany says it will buy stolen Swiss bank data to track down tax cheats, Bern says it won’t retaliate. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis talk about the news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.
Rewind: 2009 in reviewFriday, 18 December, 2009From banking secrecy to minarets to Libya, 2009 was unusually eventful for Switzerland. Jordan Davis looks back at the events that shaped the year, and whose effects will influence the year to come with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and L’Hebdo magazine journalist Julie Zaugg.
The Rewind: Cutting jobs and benefitsFriday, 11 December, 2009As record high unemployment numbers come out, lawmakers in the Federal Palace decide to slash jobless benefits. Jordan Davis reviews that and other news from the week with DRS Radio’s Pascal Krauthammer, Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger and NZZ am Sonntag and Le Temps columnist Beat Kappeler.
The Rewind: Making sense of the minaret voteFriday, 4 December, 2009The political world spent the week digesting Sunday’s “yes” vote on the initiative banning the construction of new minarets. WRS’s Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis help make sense of it with DRS radio’s Pascal Krauthammer and Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat.
The Rewind: Second thoughts about 'free movement'Friday, 27 November, 2009Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey calls for employers to hire at home. WRS’s Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis talk about that and the rest of the week’s news with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger.
The Rewind: Details on the UBS dealFriday, 20 November, 2009This week, details of the UBS deal with US tax authorities finally became public. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis talk about that and the rest of the news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.