9 June 2015 | The brilliant ex-journalist Yves Steiner's case dismissed by the courts
Dominique Giroud reserves the right to bring a civil action for damages against Swiss television and the newspaper Le Temps. In this context, an administrative formality was completed at the end of 2014: the interruption of the statute of limitations through a letter signed by Le Temps (a nota bene letter that does not represent a [...]
4 June 2015 | Consumers have nothing to fear, Swiss winegrowers are working well
The system put in place to monitor the work of Swiss winegrowers is working well. The 2014 statistics presented by the Swiss Wine Trade Commission (CSCV) at a press conference are in line with those of the previous ten years. As in previous years, there are many minor administrative irregularities that are completely insignificant, and a few [...]
14 March 2015 | The great solitude of Marie Parvex
Published in mid-February 2015, the COGEST report on the Giroud case leaves no room for doubt: from start to finish, the Valais authorities acted correctly in their handling of Dominique Giroud's tax case, and he did not benefit from any complacency on the part of the tax authorities or any member of the Council of State. [...]
17 February 2015 | The courts find serious "shortcomings" in the RTS report at the root of the Giroud affair
RTS journalist Yves Steiner did a very poor job. The nine members of the Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (AIEP) are unanimous in recognising the errors in his report, broadcast on 6 December 2013, which triggered the media frenzy against Dominique Giroud. The AIEP has identified three main "shortcomings": firstly, the [...]
21 January 2015 | The foundations of Dominique Giroud's commercial success
The Valais has long been buzzing with rumours. In October 2013, the media began reporting on Dominique Giroud's troubles with the tax authorities. Since then, the rumours have turned into accusations. In the poisonous climate that surrounds his figure, we no longer wonder how Dominique Giroud managed to succeed. At the Café du [...]
13 January 2015 | All this for nothing? The Cogest report gives birth to a mouse
"L'Etat du Valais a presque tout fait juste" (ATS). "A report spares the State of Valais" (24 Heures). "Good report for the State of Valais" (La Liberté). "Report favourable to the State of Valais" (L'Agefi). "Le ministre Tornay disculpé" (Le Temps). Similar headlines appeared in the German and Ticino press. The Walliser Bote devoted [...]
24 December 2014 | Day 20, how will the media react to the Cogest report?
Journalists like to be right. What does a journalist do when he discovers that he was wrong at 80%? They point out that they were right at 20%. That's just the way it is. Which raises a legitimate question: what's going to happen on 13 January 2015 when the Valais Grand Council's management committee (the Cogest) publishes its report [...]?
23 December 2014 | Le Temps and RTS go wild
As a reminder: Dominique Giroud made a tax error. He has acknowledged this error. He said it was unacceptable. He has publicly expressed his regrets. He undertook to reimburse the amounts he had misappropriated. He was convicted by the courts. Fault-regrets-conviction-reparation. The case is closed. But not for everyone. In his [...]
16 December 2014 | Le Matin Dimanche refuses to correct an error
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4 December 2014 | Question from L'Agefi: Will Dominique Giroud go after those who falsely accused him?
Spokesman's reaction Dominique Giroud has been acquitted by the courts in the so-called St-Saphorin case. The Vaud court was able to establish that the bottles were in conformity. Dominique Giroud's spokesman, Marc Comina, explains what action his client will take in response to the court's decision. Do you have an estimate of the commercial damage caused to [...].