Rewind
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Jordan Davis and crew look back at the week’s news with journalists across Switzerland.
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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.
The Rewind: Libya hits back at visa denialsFriday, 13 November, 2009Jordan Davis and Eric Facon from German-language radio station DRS4 look back over the week’s news, which saw dramatic developments in the long-running diplomatic spat between Switzerland and Libya.
The Rewind: The Italo-Swiss drama countinuesFriday, 6 November, 2009Tensions between Italy and Switzerland stay high for a second week. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis talk about the news of the week with DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer and RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat.
The Rewind: Italian razzias leave Ticino fumingFriday, 30 October, 2009Italy’s raids on Swiss-connected banks are making cross-border relations even more tense. Jordan Davis reviews that and other notable news of the week with Radio Suisse Romande Ticino Correspondent Nicole Della Pietra, RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger.
The Rewind: Giving up the fight over fightersFriday, 16 October, 2009Defense Minister Ueli Maurer reportedly wants to scrap Switzerland’s CHF 2 billion purchase of new fighter jets. Conor Lennon talks about that and the news of the week with WRS’s Jordan Davis, Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.
The Rewind: A week of PolanskiFriday, 2 October, 2009The Roman Polanski arrest in Zurich dominated the week’s headlines. Conor Lennon talks to WRS’s Jordan Davis, Rudolf Burger from Der Bund, and Alexis Favre from La Télé and Le Matin Dimanche.
The Rewind: Immigration back in politicsFriday, 25 September, 2009The center-right shows its desire to take on the Swiss People’s Party over the issue of immigration. A taste of the general election campaign to come ? Conor Lennon talks to WRS’s Jordan Davis, Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger and Radio Romansh’s Michel Decurtins.
The Rewind: 'Good luck Burkhalter - you probably need it'Friday, 18 September, 2009Jordan Davis is joined by NZZ am Sonntag columnist Beat Kappeler, Rudolf Burger from Der Bund and Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat for a look back at the week that saw Didier Burkhalter voted into the federal cabinet.
The Rewind: A tale of three PascalsFriday, 11 September, 2009In conversation with Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis, DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer and RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat’s story of the week centres on a third Pascal, namely M. Couchepin, the succession of whom in the Federal Cabinet has kept the rumour mill turning throughout this week.
Rewind: Libya takes the "face" of the Swiss presidentFriday, 4 September, 2009Has President Hans-Rudolf Merz lost face now that the two Swiss businessmen have still not been allowed to leave Libya? WRS’s Jordan Davis talks with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer about the prospects for the remaining months of the Merz presidency.