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Alex Helmick

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Name: Alex Helmick

First reported 31 mins ago - Updated 31 mins ago - 1 reports

European Union

Could Swiss lose access to EU market?

Richard 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— ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - 31 mins ago]

Entities: European Union, Richard Jones, Alex Helmick

First reported 31 mins ago - Updated 31 mins ago - 1 reports

Talking with top Swiss woman in Indy car racing

Simona 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 ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - 31 mins ago]

Entities: Alex Helmick, Simona de Silvestro, Indianapolis 500

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Second home permits up in the air

Thousands of construction permits for second homes could be in jeopardy. The potential review of permits approved last year comes after the Federal Court backdated the Lex Weber law from January 1 of this year to last March. Permits issued after that ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Alex Helmick, Bern (Switzerland), Federal Court

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Polar air blows in cold, rainy weekend

The weekend weather is expected to take a turn toward the cold and rainy with temperatures on the plain in some places hitting the low single digits. So when will the weather get warm and stay that way? WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to Andre-Charles Le Testu, ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Alex Helmick

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Serono SA

Former Merck honcho buys building for biotech spot

Swiss billionaires have bought the Merck Serono building in Geneva to create a new biotech center. The buyers include former Serono honcho Ernesto Bertarelli. It was last year when Merck decided to move Serono’s headquarters to Germany, eliminating hundreds ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 22 2013]

Entities: Biotechnology, Serono SA, Alex Helmick, Ernesto Bertarelli

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Krauthammer

Pressing for paternity leave

Should companies be forced to offer paternity leave in Switzerland? More and more companies are voluntarily offering fathers paid leave to help raise their children, but should it be law? The Federal Council will decide in the coming months. From the ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 21 2013]

Entities: Paternity Leave, Alex Helmick, Krauthammer, Federal

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

University of Lausanne

Swiss corporate tax strategy 'makes sense'

How does Switzerland keep multinational companies on Swiss soil while also appeasing Brussels on what the European Union deems fair corporate tax policies? WRS’s Alex Helmick talks Robert Danon, professor of tax law at the Faculty of Business and Economics ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 20 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Alex Helmick, University of Lausanne

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Getting men to help women advance

How can women continue to advance in boardrooms? One group says engage more men in the process. The Zug-based non-profit Catalyst aims to expand opportunities for women in business. It says attitudes need to change. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to the group’s ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Alex Helmick, Catalyst

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Foreigners often overqualified for their job

Foreigners are nearly 60 percent more likely than the Swiss to be overqualified for their job. That’s according to data from the Federal Office of Statistics. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to Ewa Kasprzycki from the office’s demography and migration section. ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Alex Helmick, University of Neuchâtel

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Swiss "forced" to talk tax info exchange with EU

European Union finance ministers approved the mandate to negotiate a new agreement on taxation of savings with Switzerland, including automatic exchange of information. This in an effort to fight tax evasion. WRS’s Alex Helmick talked to Le Temps correspondent ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 14 2013]

Entities: European Union, Taxes, Alex Helmick

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Firms should stay in Bangladesh, 'work through problems'

A United Nations expert group in Geneva is pushing for change in the garment industry in Bangladesh. This after an eight-story building for the garment industry collapsed in the capital Dhaka, killing more than 1,000 people. Experts say the death toll ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 10 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Alex Helmick, United Nations, Dhaka (Bangladesh)

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

'Too early to say what we could do' about WRS

The cantonal government of Geneva has written an official letter to the Federal Council expressing concern over the recent decision to close WRS. In it they say they would have liked to have been formally consulted before any decision was made and also ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 09 2013]

Entities: Alex Helmick, Geneva, Federal

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Could Swiss lose access to EU market? [Published World Radio Switzerland - 31 mins ago]
Talking with top Swiss woman in Indy car racing [Published World Radio Switzerland - 31 mins ago]
Second home permits up in the air [Published World Radio Switzerland - 23 hours ago]
Polar air blows in cold, rainy weekend [Published World Radio Switzerland - 23 hours ago]
Former Merck honcho buys building for biotech spot [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 22 2013]
Pressing for paternity leave [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 21 2013]
Swiss corporate tax strategy 'makes sense' [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 20 2013]
Getting men to help women advance [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Foreigners often overqualified for their job [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Another one bites the dust at Sion FC [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 14 2013]
Swiss "forced" to talk tax info exchange with EU [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 14 2013]
Gadget Guru: Creative Cloud, YouTube fee and a ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 13 2013]
Firms should stay in Bangladesh, 'work through ... [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 10 2013]
'Too early to say what we could do' about WRS [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 09 2013]
Another rainy, cold weekend ahead...burrrr...grrr! [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 09 2013]
Swiss data protection keeps close eye on Google [Published World Radio Switzerland - May 07 2013]
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Federal Archives and Wikimedia CH looking for W... [Published World Radio Switzerland - Apr 15 2013]