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Biel, Schweiz
Joined January 2021
Balz Rigendinger retweeted
Hey Canada, looks like he wants to emigrate. To you or Switzerland…
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Viola #Amherd, Notarin von Beruf: Verträge aufsetzen, Verträge lesen und solche Sachen. #Fixpreis
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Balz Rigendinger retweeted
Driving through rural Switzerland. Cows, church steeples, the whole postcard. Then a billboard: "No to war. Yes to neutrality." For a second I wasn't in Switzerland. I was in Georgia. Same slogan. In Georgia "No to war" is on the lips of every pro-Russian politician and every government official, while the war Russia started sits 40 km from the capital. Same simulated war-news videos, same "they want to drag us into war," same voice telling you the only danger is your own government. Let me spell it out: nobody is dragging Switzerland into a war. No one is invading Switzerland. No one asked Switzerland to send troops. The only "war" this billboard is against is the sanctions on the guy who actually started one. That's the trick. It's not a neutrality campaign. It's a Kremlin script with a Swiss cross on it: "war" means "helping the victim," "neutrality" means "helping the aggressor," and "peace" means "shut up and buy Russian gas." I watched this exact script eat Georgia. Now I see it in Germany, France, Switzerland. The KGB doesn't need tanks to win in the free world. It needs a billboard and a voter who thinks the aggressor is somewhere else. Russia is not coming to Switzerland. Russia is already here. It's on the roadside.
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Aus aktuellem Anlass eine ältere Auslegeordnung. China wollte Schweizer Arbeitsbewilligungen für seine Spezialisten. Jetzt hat die Schweiz dazu ja gesagt. Wissenstransfer, offizialisiert. swissinfo.ch/ger/schweizer-p…
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Türkei, Ägypten, Pakistan. Diskret im Abseits: die "Guten Dienste" der Schweiz
🚨Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan have been passing messages between the U.S. and Iran over the past two days in an effort to de-escalate, U.S. source says 🚨Senior officials from the three countries held separate talks with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the U.S. source says 🚨"The mediation is ongoing and making progress. The discussion is about ending the war and resolving all outstanding issues. We hope to have answers soon," the source says
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Die Schweiz kann ihre Patriot-Bestellung wohl abschreiben.
Rheinmetall CEO confirms my reporting. All stockpiles in Europe, the Mideast, and US are basically empty. Cannibalization of INDOPACOM Arsenal, which began a little bit last week, will begin in earnest. It will take years, if ever, to recover. Moscow and Beijing know this.
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🇺🇸 Ich sehe gerade, wie offen in Washington ausgesprochen wird, was lange vorbereitet wurde: Pete Hegseth stellt klar: US-Munition soll primär den USA dienen – nicht der Ukraine. Das ist keine technische Debatte über Bestände. Das ist eine politische Entscheidung über Prioritäten. 👉 Und ja – solche Aussagen muss man ernst nehmen. Sie zeigen, wohin sich die US-Politik bewegt, 👉 …und, die Ukraine könnte Shahed-Drohnen für ein paar Tausend Dollar abfangen – und die USA schiessen weiter Millionenraketen darauf. Das ist keine Fähigkeitslücke. Das ist eine Entscheidung.
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BIG: German Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger on Iran War: If it lasts another month, I think we will nearly have no missiles available.
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Balz Rigendinger retweeted
Flaps Failure Twice in 4 Days on Swiss A340. A SWISS Airbus A340-300 (HB-JMA) was forced into a high-speed, high-pitch landing with flaps stuck at 0 on March 10 (LX283 from Johannesburg). Just 4 days later, the SAME aircraft experienced another flap blockage on LX189 from Shanghai: • 209 people onboard • Go-around on RWY 14 • Final landing on RWY 16 at ~169 knots SWISS confirmed the flaps could not be extended. The A340 completed a test flight today after 4 days of maintenance. 📹: dnhug(YouTube)
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Brent crude #oil heads for 110 USD
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Balz Rigendinger retweeted
The US-Israeli attack on Iran brings renewed attention to Bern’s special ties to Tehran. Switzerland has consistently maintained good relations with the Islamic Republic. But economically, the Swiss calculus did not pay off. 👉 buff.ly/fiTp0NA
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Balz Rigendinger retweeted
The US-Israeli attack on Iran brings renewed attention to Bern’s ties to Tehran. Switzerland has consistently maintained good relations with the Islamic Republic, no matter how violent it became. But economically, the Swiss calculus did not pay off. buff.ly/fiTp0NA
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Balz Rigendinger retweeted
During its spring session, the Swiss parliament will be grappling with several matters of concern to Swiss nationals abroad. These include child benefits for retirees and the Swiss Abroad Act – but, above all, the question of federal funding. buff.ly/KCYfkyB
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Balz Rigendinger retweeted
The US-Israeli attack on Iran brings renewed attention to Bern’s special ties to Tehran. Switzerland has maintained good relations with the Islamic Republic, no matter how violent it became. But economically, the Swiss calculus did not pay off. buff.ly/zHF02jB
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My profile of Swiss diplomat Gabriel Lüchinger 👇
Switzerland is navigating a world for which it is hardly suited any more. The government relies on the skills of top diplomat Gabriel Lüchinger. buff.ly/yywUU4i
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War aber auch wirklich nicht leicht, diese Mission
The strangest gift exchange ever OSCE Chairman Ingnazio Cassis brought a music box playing Tchaikovsky’s composition as a gift for Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. "To remind them that Russia is part of Europe," Cassis added. "To remind them that Russia is part of history," Lavrov replied, handing him a music box with an image of the Kremlin.
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Interessante Position:
Außenminister Ignazio Cassis steht in Ruzzland 🇷🇺 und erklärt seelenruhig, die Schweiz 🇨🇭 begegne dem Aggressor mit der „gleichen Offenheit“ wie dem Opfer Ukraine 🇺🇦. 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁? ​Das ist keine Diplomatie, das ist ein diplomatischer Offenbarungseid. Während in der Ukraine 🇺🇦 die Bomben fallen, spielt die Schweiz 🇨🇭 in Moskau 🇷🇺 die Rolle der „netten Vermittlerin“, als wäre absolut nichts passiert. Man muss sich fragen: Wie naiv kann man eigentlich sein? Wer sich heute so präsentiert, liefert dem Kreml genau das, was er will: Schöne Bilder für die Propaganda, um der Welt zu zeigen, dass Ruzzland 🇷🇺 international immer noch hofiert wird. ​Die Schweiz 🇨🇭 versucht hier krampfhaft, eine „Neutralität“ zu retten, die moralisch längst am Ende ist. Zu glauben, man könne mit ein bisschen Kaffeeklatsch bei der gelähmten OSZE 🇪🇺 den großen Frieden bringen, ist schlicht weltfremd. Dieser Eiertanz zwischen Sanktionen und Kuschelkurs in Moskau 🇷🇺 macht die Schweiz 🇨🇭 international zur Lachnummer. ​Man kann nicht auf zwei Hochzeiten gleichzeitig tanzen, wenn eine davon ein brennendes Schlachtfeld ist. Wer in diesem Krieg keine klare Kante zeigt, macht sich mitschuldig an der Normalisierung des Unentschuldbaren. Ein peinlicher Auftritt für Bern! 🇨🇭❌ ​#Schweiz #Cassis #Versagen #Ukraine #Russland #Neutralität #Aussenpolitik #OSZE
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Balz Rigendinger retweeted
Since its introduction in 1995, VAT hikes have usually snuck in as temporary, earmarked special tax. buff.ly/ImnYxxS
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