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The Rewind: Banking secrecy, fake attacks

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:30:01 UT

Switzerland’s banking secrecy takes a blow and the curious case of the racist attack that wasn’t. Conor Lennon goes back over the week’s news with Michel Decurtins of Radio Romansh, Pascal Jeannerat of Radio Suisse Romande and WRS’s Jordan Davis.

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The Rewind: Tax breaks and measles

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:05:25 UT

Will other cantons follow Zürich’s lead in ending substantial tax breaks for rich foreigners? Why does Switzerland have such a high rate of measles infections? These are the issues chewed over by Conor Lennon and this week’s panel: Nathalie Ducommun from Le Matin and Julie Zaugg from L’Hebdo.

The Rewind: Bilingual education, campaign shenanigans

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:30:01 UT

Two cantons move towards bilingual schooling, and the final week of the campaign ahead of the “Free Movement” vote takes a colorful turn. Conor Lennon looks back on the news of the week with Le Matin Dimanche’s Alexis Favre and World Radio Switzerland’s Jordan Davis.

The Rewind: Davos high-rollers, UBS bonuses

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:30:02 UT

World leaders and corporate tycoons descend on Davos and more bad press for UBS over bonuses. Conor Lennon looks back at the news of the week with Radio Romansh news editor Ursin Cadisch in Chur, Le Matin Dimanche’s Alexis Favre in Geneva and WRS’s Jordan Davis in Bern.

The Rewind: Nuclear secrets and Guantanamo refugees

Jordan Davis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:30:01 UT

Parliament blasts the government’s handling of the world’s biggest nuclear secrets case, and Guantanamo prisoners could come knocking at Switzerland’s door. Conor Lennon revisits the news of the week with Beat Kappeler, columnist at Le Temps and NZZ, Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat, and WRS’s Jordan Davis.

The Rewind: Government under fire at home and abroad

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:45:02 UT

More brickbats for the Swiss Foreign Ministry over its Gaza diplomacy and howls of complaint against the Justice Ministry for its asylum proposals. That, in a nutshell, is what WRS’s Conor Lennon, RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and Julie Zaugg from l’Hebdo magazine kick around on this week’s Rewind.

The Rewind: Free movement vote looms, Libya waits for an apology

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:30:01 UT

Julie Zaugg from l’Hebdo magazine and Pascal Jeannerat from Radio Suisse Romande join WRS’s Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis in dissecting the week’s big Swiss stories.

The Rewind: End of the year special

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:30:02 UT

Financial madness, political upheaval and problems with the sausage supply. Only the last story would seem to be a Swiss one but that’s the kind of crazy year we’ve had. All these weighty topics will be tackled in our special, end of year, Rewind with Myret Zaki from Le Temps and Alexis Favre from Le Matin Dimanche.

The Rewind: Who was sucked into the Madoff spiral?

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:45:01 UT

Le Temps’ Myret Zaki and Alexis Favre from Le Matin Dimanche join WRS’s Jordan Davis and Conor Lennon on this week’s Rewind. Topics include the fallout from the Madoff fraud and Economics Minister Doris Leuthard finally uttering the “R” word.

The Rewind: EU gets tough, Maurer yodels

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:50:23 UT

This week the election of Ueli Maurer to the Government set the cat amongst the pigeons and “little” Switzerland has got the EU breathing down its neck. On this week’s Rewind, Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis are joined by Pascal Jeannerat from Radio Suisse Romande and Alexis Favre from the Le Matin Dimanche newspaper.

The Rewind: A nuclear turnaround

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:30:02 UT

Nuclear power is back on the agenda, but it doesn’t seem as toxic as years gone by. Applications for two new plants have been officially lodged by the outcry has been rather muted. Has the tide turned for the nuclear lobby? Just one of the topics tackled on this week’s Rewind as L’Hebdo’s Julie Zaugg joins WRS’s Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis.

The Rewind: Filling in and bailing out

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:30:02 UT

WRS’s Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis are joined by Julie Zaugg from weekly news magazine L’Hebdo and Beat Kappeler from Le Temps and the NZZ newspapers. The team looks back at the UBS shareholder vote on the Government bailout package and the Swiss People’s Party’s candidates to take the cabinet post vacated by Samuel Schmid. The name “Blocher” is still in the frame…

The Rewind: "Retirement röstigraben"

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:43:58 UT

This week’s Rewind is all about a “Retirement Röstigraben” (you’ll find out what that means) and Switzerland’s exclusion from the meeting of nations to find a way out of the current financial mess. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis are joined by Nathalie Ducommun from Le Matin newspaper and Julie Zaugg from weekly news magazine L’Hebdo.

The Rewind: A resignation and an economic rescue

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:25:00 UT

A defense minister resigns and the government opens the purse strings to help the economy—but don’t call it a stimulus package! Catherine Allen revisits the news of the week with Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat and WRS’s Jordan Davis.

The Rewind: U.S. election overshadows all

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:13:04 UT

Conor Lennon talks with Nathalie Ducommun, assistant editor of Le Matin, and Pierre Ruetschi, editor of the Tribune de Genève, about how the U.S. election impacted their coverage and their readers—and what Swiss news got lost in all the excitement.