9th Focus on Eastern Europe: annual conference on Switzerland’s cooperation with Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Bern, 29.10.2004 - State for the Citizens or Citizens for the State? Experts from the Balkans, Brussels and Switzerland have called for a greater involvement of citizens in the political decision-making process related to the on-going political transition in Southeastern Europe. The plea was made at the 9th annual Focus on Eastern Europe conference of the SDC and SECO held on November 2 in Zurich. The Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Rey drew attention to the grassroots approach and the continuity of Swiss cooperation with Eastern Europe.