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From 1984 to 1999 Dr. Schwimmer was Executive Vice-President of the Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse, the compulsory health insurance system of Vienna._
Dr. Schwimmer is currently working as an advisor to business, government and social sector on international relations and other European topics. He is also involved in dialogue between cultures on a voluntary basis: He is Secretary General of the Maison de la Méditerranée-Fondazione Mediterraneo in Naples, Chairman of the International Coordinating Committee of the “World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations”, and President of the European Democracy Forum in Strassburg.