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	Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern - Lebenslauf
		März 1998 wurde Pascal Couchepin zum Bundesrat gewählt und leitete vom 1.
		Januar 2003 übernahm Pascal Couchepin das Eidgenössische Departement des Innern (Soziale Sicherheit, Gesundheitswesen, Bildung).
		Pascal Couchepin — Ich glaube an die Politik
	www.edi.admin.ch /org/00339/00340/index.html?lang=de (154 words)

	Swiss Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin visits ICRC
		Geneva (ICRC) - Mr Pascal Couchepin, head of the Swiss Federal Department of Public Economy, was received by Mr Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), at the organization's headquarters in Geneva on 17 November.
		Mr Couchepin commended the ICRC for its presence in all conflict situations throughout the world and for its ability to respond rapidly and capably to the needs of victims.
		The Federal Councillor further stressed that his government was proud to be a major contributor to the ICRC and to provide substantial support for its field activities.
	www.icrc.org /Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/57JPFH (258 words)

	CSD \|
		Couchepin explained the specific place of his country in the international relations referring to the history when the cantons united against external threats and agreed to keep their autonomy from the center in order to preserve the existing balance.
		Pascal Couchepin entered the federal arena in 1979, when he was elected to the National Council as a representative of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
		On 4 December 2002, Pascal Couchepin was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2003.
	www.csd.bg /en/euro/artShow.php?id=250 (495 words)

	Pascal Couchepin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is; a Swiss politician who has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998.
		Couchepin holds a law degree from the University of Lausanne, is father of three children (2 girls and a boy) and has two grandchildren.
		Profile of Pascal Couchepin with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
	www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /p/a/s/Pascal_Couchepin_a3cb.html (249 words)

	Pascal Couchepin - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998.
		Couchepin holds a law degree from the University of Lausanne and is father of three children.
		Pascal Couchepin, External links, 1942 births, Living people, Natives of Valais, Members of the Swiss Federal Council and Current national leaders.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Pascal_Couchepin (239 words)

	Pensioners turn out in force to defend benefits
		Their message was aimed both at Couchepin's proposals to raise the retirement age and reduce state pension benefits, as well as the government's decision on Wednesday to cut the minimum rate of return on company pensions.
		The protesters are demanding that the current level of state pensions be maintained, with an index that permits pensions to be adapted in line with the cost of living and with wage developments every two years.
		Couchepin wants to make up the balance by increasing VAT by 2.1 per cent until 2025 and 3.6 per cent until 2040.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/61/361.html (448 words)

	Tibetan youth congress (The largest Tibetan NGO) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Couchepin, who was in Tibet as part of a week-long official trip to China, also signed an agreement pledging Swiss funds to help in the restoration of a temple.
		Couchepin also met the mayor of Lhasa during what is his second trip to China in less than a year.
		Couchepin, also minister of culture, also signed a memorandum of understanding on the restoration of the Ramoche temple, which was built in the seventh century before being severely damaged during China’s cultural revolution.
	tibetanyouthcongress.org /tsg.htm (481 words)

	swissinfo - A Paris, Pascal Couchepin plaide auprès des éditeurs français pour baisser le prix de leurs livres en ...
		Pascal Couchepin a plaidé lundi pour une baisse du prix du livre en Suisse romande auprès des éditeurs français.
		Reste que pour Pascal Couchepin, le modèle suédois est sans aucun doute le plus réussi en ce qui concerne la pratique du prix des livres.
		Devant la presse, Pascal Couchepin a déclaré que les éditeurs français «savent que je suis déterminé».
	www.swissinfo.org /fre/swissinfo.html?siteSect=43&sid=7299396 (456 words)

	Pascal Couchepin - Schweiz - Ausland - Nachrichten
		Pascal Couchepin - Schweiz - Ausland - Nachrichten
		News > Ausland > Schweiz > Pascal Couchepin
		Seine Bundesratskollegen hätten ihn in der Affäre um den Ex-Bundesanwalt Roschacher in ein schlechtes Licht gestellt, sagt Christoph Blocher.
	www.wikio.de /ausland/schweiz/pascal_couchepin (517 words)

	Protesters tell Bern to leave pensions alone
		Her message was aimed at suggestions put forward by the Swiss interior minister, Pascal Couchepin, to reform the pension scheme which include raising the retirement age and reducing state pension benefits.
		Couchepin defended his reforms in a radio interview.
		Under the proposals put forward this spring, Couchepin suggested that in order to “save” the state pension scheme, the retirement age should be raised from the current 65, to 67.
	www.globalaging.org /pension/world/bern.htm (564 words)

	The Hindu : Swiss President backs PM's peace moves
		The Swiss President, Pascal Couchepin, today backed the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 12-point confidence building measures with Pakistan as being "in the right direction" because when things are done "step by step, it means more peaceful relations".
		Pascal said the "demobilisation of the aggressiveness was the best way" to normalise relations between India and Pakistan "which is very important to the world".
		President Couchepin was optimistic about India — the growth has been steady and it has been moving steadily forward on the economic and scientific and technological front.
	www.hindu.com /2003/11/12/stories/2003111212751200.htm (280 words)

	Visite officielle de travail du Conseiller fédéral Pascal Couchepin en Turquie du 24 au 26 mars 2002
		COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE / Berne, le 18.3.2002 Visite officielle de travail du Conseiller fédéral Pascal Couchepin en Turquie du 24 au 26 mars 2002 Le Conseiller fédéral Pascal Couchepin, Chef du Département fédéral de l'économie (DFE), se rendra en Turquie (Istanbul et Ankara) du 24 au 26 mars 2002 pour une visite officielle de travail.
		A Ankara, le Conseiller fédéral Couchepin aura des entretiens avec le Ministre de l'économie Kemal Dervish, avec le Ministre du commerce extérieur Tuncay Toscay et avec le Ministre de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles Zeki Cakan.
		A Istanbul, le Conseiller fédéral Couchepin rencontrera les représentants des milieux économiques suisses et turcs.
	www.admin.ch /cp/f/3c95ca71_2@fwsrvg.bfi.admin.ch.html (365 words)

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