No 15, august 2009

An Unmistakable No to the Metropolitan Area Strategy: by Erika Vögeli
Brussels is Trying to Undermine the State Structure of Switzerland: “Metropolitan areas” – a tricky creation of European centralism | by Dr iur Marianne Wüthrich, Switzerland
We Won’t Allow a Wedge Being Driven Between Urban and Rural Populations: by Dr. Peter Küpfer, Switzerland
“We Won’t Let Them Take Away Our Democracy!”: Against the economic totalitarianism of the strategists of metropolitan areas
The Airport Noise Dispute and EU’s Metropolitan Strategy
Serving the Uncontrolled Capital: Metropolitan areas in Switzerland follow EU plan | by Karl Mueller, Germany
Being and Remaining True to Oneself: Today as in the old days – the Swiss say No to centralism, foreign rule, militarism and exploitation
“Switzerland is giving the world a permanent impulse to freedom”: Official speech by Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer, head of the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports on the occasion of the 1st August celebration
“We are still characterized by a healthy rural way of thinking”: Speech by Executive Federal Councilor Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of 1 August 2009 celebrations in Windisch/Switzerland
Conference: Sovereignty of the people or imperialism – What is true democracy?: 4 to 6 September 2009 in Feldkirch, Austria

Issues 2009