More Pacifist group slams Swiss investment in global arms industry Pacifist group slams Swiss investment in global arms industry This content was published on Nov 14, 2020 Nov 14, 2020 Why Switzerland should take the lead according to promoters of proposed investment curbs for weapons companies.
More Opponents say anti-arms investment plan would hit small firms This content was published on Nov 14, 2020 Nov 14, 2020 Opponents of an anti-arms investment initiative say the proposal is unrealistic and could lead to job cuts.
More International Geneva set to breathe easier with Biden This content was published on Nov 14, 2020 Nov 14, 2020 Officials in Geneva have been breathing a collective sigh of relief at the news that Joe Biden will be the next US president.
More Liberal Greens gain ground among Swiss voters This content was published on Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 One year after the green wave that engulfed the Swiss parliament, a poll shows that the Green Party is losing support.
More Coronavirus: the situation in Switzerland This content was published on Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 The daily number of new coronavirus cases topped 10,000 at the beginning of November.
More Switzerland returns stolen artefacts to Italy This content was published on Nov 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 Switzerland is working closely with the Italian authorities to secure the return of stolen cultural treasures.
Vote November 29: Spotlight on ethical business practices The global economy and Switzerland's financial industry are at the centre of the ballot box decisions on November 29.
Join the discussion Life & Aging Jessica Davis Plüss Would you get vaccinated against Covid-19? Why or why not? Swiss health officials estimate about 60-70% of the population must be inoculated against the new coronavirus to get the pandemic under control.
More ‘Artificial intelligence won't replace humans’ This content was published on Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 The head of a new centre for AI research in Zurich wants to make sure that the technology supports people, not replaces them.
More Swiss advance plans to take goods transport underground This content was published on Nov 11, 2020 Nov 11, 2020 Building a 500-km tunnel network to transport goods under Central Switzerland is the ambitious aim of the “Cargo Sous Terrain” project.
More The responsible business initiative’s orange revolution This content was published on Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 Backers of the responsible business vote have been highly visual in spreading their message. Is it a new way of doing direct democracy or mere colour?
More Haitian dictator money remains a tough nut to crack This content was published on Nov 10, 2020 Nov 10, 2020 Legal intrigues being played out in the Swiss courts are delaying the return to Haiti of the Duvalier money held in Switzerland.
More Pension funds curb arms investments, but oppose an outright ban This content was published on Nov 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 How sustainably do Swiss pension funds invest our retirement savings?
Can multinational corporations be responsible? This content was published on Nov 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 Can we hold individuals or a multinational responsible for their entire chain of production, asks Daniel Warner.
Old houses tell Switzerland's story This content was published on Nov 17, 2018 Nov 17, 2018 Historically, rural Swiss dwellings displayed a diversity of styles, depending on the local geography and building materials available. A look at...
Rebel chic: a Swiss view of a post-war generation This content was published on Nov 14, 2018 Nov 14, 2018 In the late 1950s photographer Karlheinz Weinberger focused his camera on Switzerland’s postwar generation of misfits and young rebels.
Gory glory! In the ring with Switzerland’s boxing champs This content was published on Jul 15, 2017 Jul 15, 2017 In the early years of the 20th century, boxing was booming in Paris. On the front line was the Swiss former world champion Frank Erne.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach: on desolate roads heading east This content was published on Nov 24, 2017 Nov 24, 2017 Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Swiss author and photographer Annemarie Schwarzenbach travelled to the Middle East.
More Bally keeps in step with the times This content was published on Oct 12, 2019 Oct 12, 2019 A region in northern Switzerland lived and worked in harmony with the Bally shoe factory. The rest as they say is history.
More From an asylum centre to a Swiss university From an asylum centre to a Swiss university This content was published on Nov 8, 2020 Nov 8, 2020 How Chechen asylum seeker Dagun Deniev has made it into a Swiss university, despite obstacles (and the corona pandemic) along the way.
More Dorothee Elmiger: ‘Writing is like the gesture of a child’ This content was published on Nov 7, 2020 Nov 7, 2020 Dorothee Elmiger has received three Swiss Book Prize nominations for works that challenge literary conventions.
More Spanish anti-monarchists seek to harness Swiss justice against Juan Carlos This content was published on Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Spanish activists distrust the Spanish justice system and hope a Swiss judgment would push Spain to step up its investigations into the royal family.
More Coronavirus effect helps Swiss soap brand target China This content was published on Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Switzerland’s oldest soap manufacturer is enjoying a new lease of life thanks to the importance of handwashing in 2020.
More Swiss feel gloomy about Covid-19 situation, poll shows This content was published on Nov 6, 2020 Nov 6, 2020 Swiss residents are increasingly pessimistic about the Covid-19 situation as a second wave of infections hits the country.
More Switzerland refuses to follow neighbours into new lockdown This content was published on Nov 5, 2020 Nov 5, 2020 Swiss citizens have been urged to apply self-responsibility to avoid a second lockdown.
More Chocolate makers face reckoning over persistent child labour challenge This content was published on Nov 5, 2020 Nov 5, 2020 Child labour in the cocoa supply chain has worsened over the last decade. How has the $100 billion industry made so little progress?
More What remains of Swiss democracy after Covid-19 measures? This content was published on May 22, 2020 May 22, 2020 Parliament was cancelled. A referendum was postponed. The government ruled alone by emergency decree. Where does that leave direct democracy?
More Should we draw lots for fairer elections? This content was published on Jun 26, 2019 Jun 26, 2019 Two researchers from the University of Lausanne have been studying the notion of chance in politics.
More How to motivate young adults to participate in politics This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 Aug 10, 2018 Voter turnout among young adults is well below the population average. We discover the true political interests of young people.
More What is federalism? This content was published on Sep 7, 2018 Sep 7, 2018 In Switzerland, state power is spread over three levels: the federal government, the 26 cantons and the 2,222 municipalities.
More Making your voice heard in a democracy This content was published on Sep 8, 2017 Sep 8, 2017 How do people find their political fit and motivation, particularly migrants?
More Politics: the tough task of educating the Swiss This content was published on Feb 22, 2019 Feb 22, 2019 Is it a surprise that it can be a challenge to promote political education even in a country with a highly developed system of direct democracy?
More How to serve up an initiative that is hard to digest This content was published on May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 Some Swiss votes can be very technical and the need for independent viewpoints is vital. But experts can be incomprehensible and not very neutral.
More Citizens’ Juries – providing a neutral recommendation on voting issues This content was published on Dec 21, 2018 Dec 21, 2018 Switzerland plans to test the use of a citizens’ jury whereby a few randomly selected citizens provide a balanced assessment of voting issues.
More How to implement successful people's initiatives This content was published on Oct 13, 2017 Oct 13, 2017 After the people vote in favour of an initiative, parliament gets to work. How do they make new decisions compatible with existing laws?
More When you cast your vote far from home This content was published on Aug 18, 2017 Aug 18, 2017 Why do the Swiss abroad vote differently from the Swiss at home? An expert takes a closer look at the political profile of the Swiss diaspora.
