More More As Covid passports come to Europe, what will Switzerland do? As Covid passports come to Europe, what will Switzerland do? This content was published on May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 Estonia and Denmark have a Covid certificate. The Swiss solution is expected this summer, but it is not yet clear how it will be used.
More More Coronavirus: the situation in Switzerland This content was published on May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 Public life is gradually re-opening, while the vaccination roll-out is accelerating across the Alpine country to over 62,000 jabs a day.
More More Students raise concerns over Chinese influence This content was published on May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 The Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) is one of three European institutions cooperating with a university in China with ties to the military.
More More Organ donation consent: lifting the burden off those left behind This content was published on May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 A proposed change to the law in Switzerland will presume the deceased wanted to be a donor unless they explicitly said otherwise while alive.
More More Roche chief compares waiving vaccine patents to East German nationalisation This content was published on May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 Severin Schwan has warned that waiving Covid-19 vaccine patents would be a “catastrophe”.
How the tourism industry wants to define sustainability This content was published on May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 Tourism CEO Martin Nydegger says the sector has learned its lesson from the worst year ever and is now putting the accent on sustainability.
Overtourism could give way to sustainable travel This content was published on May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 You won’t get a discount if you tell your travel agent that you read this article when you book your trip to Switzerland.
More More Join the discussion Swiss abroad Julia Crawford Should there be limits on private funding to global bodies like the WHO? UN bodies like the World Health Organization have become more and more reliant on private funding, raising some concerns.
More More Lies, contradictions, and great art: Joseph Beuys at 100 This content was published on May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021 On the centenary of Beuys’ birth, a biographer discusses the artist's Nazi links and the boost he received from Swiss art publishers and curators.
More More Hear Swiss stories for the world on The Swiss Connection podcast This content was published on May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021 What is Switzerland doing to clean up the gold trade? In this episode we hear about some measures to make gold more sustainable.
Has Big Pharma’s pandemic goodwill run its course? This content was published on May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021 As cases reach a record high in India, any sign that companies are keeping information on vaccines to themselves isn’t going to win them any favours.
More More Electric car maker feels the power of Switzerland This content was published on May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 An interview with Toni Piëch, who wants to breathe life into the Swiss motor industry with an electric sports car for technophile purists.
More More Swiss postal bank turns up digital dazzle to arrest declining fortunes This content was published on May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 The financial arm of the Swiss post office is offering clients access to cryptocurrencies and the chance to buy fractions of company shares.
More More Does Bill Gates have too much influence in the WHO? This content was published on May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 The WHO's upcoming Assembly will be facing calls for reform. One of the issues in the spotlight will be funding and the role of private donors.
More More Poll finds majorities for climate strategy and pesticide bans This content was published on May 7, 2021 May 7, 2021 Parliament’s climate strategy appears to enjoy solid support among Swiss citizens ahead of next month’s nationwide vote on the CO2 law.
More More Swiss climate strategy to be decided at the ballot box This content was published on Apr 17, 2021 Apr 17, 2021 On June 13, Swiss voters will have the last word on a key pillar of the country’s climate change strategy – the new CO2 law.
More More Calls grow louder for pesticide-free food and water This content was published on Apr 17, 2021 Apr 17, 2021 Two separate proposals are demanding a reform of Switzerland's agriculture and food production sectors, phasing out the use of synthetic pesticides.
More More Pesticide initiatives: a ‘David-versus-Goliath’ campaign This content was published on Apr 27, 2021 Apr 27, 2021 Organic farmer and Green Party politician Kilian Baumann explains why he is voting in favour of both pesticide initiatives on June 13.
More More Main Swiss farmers’ group alarmed by planned pesticide ban This content was published on Apr 27, 2021 Apr 27, 2021 Why the leading farmers organisation warns against two people's initiatives trying to ban the use of pesticides for the Swiss agricultue sector.
More More Swiss anti-terror law: more police powers for more security? This content was published on Apr 18, 2021 Apr 18, 2021 On June 13, Swiss voters will decide the fate of a law which has sparked controversy both domestically and abroad.
More More Critics force vote to rein in government’s Covid policy This content was published on Apr 18, 2021 Apr 18, 2021 A citizens’ group has brought a referendum against a law which gives the Swiss government the right to curtail public life during a pandemic.
More More Academic collaboration with China Academic collaboration with China This content was published on May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 The Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) is cooperating with a university in China with ties to the military. Not everyone agrees with the move.
More More Debunking the myths surrounding Joseph Beuys This content was published on May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021 Published in German in 2013, Hans Peter Riegel's biography of Joseph Beuys destroyed many myths created by the artist himself.
More More Covid-19: WHO really calls the shots? This content was published on May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 How much do we really know about the World Health Organization – the agency that Covid-19 has thrust into the spotlight?
More More Napoleon Bonaparte's impact on Switzerland This content was published on May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 The legacy of Napoleon, who invaded Switzerland in the late 18th century.
More More Swiss woman's grandchildren held in Syrian camp This content was published on May 4, 2021 May 4, 2021 This is the story of a Swiss woman who desperately wants her grandchildren to be brought back from a Kurdish-controlled camp for foreign detainees.
More More What Switzerland and North Korea have in common This content was published on Apr 29, 2021 Apr 29, 2021 An exhibition at the Alpine Museum in Bern investigates the similarities between the two mountain nations, North Korea and Switzerland.
More More Keeping a positive mindset through the pandemic This content was published on Apr 17, 2021 Apr 17, 2021 Watch the third episode of Season 2 to find out how to stay sane by going insane, what forests can teach us and much more.
More More When white collar criminals try to silence the press This content was published on May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 In Switzerland, as in the rest of Europe and the US, attempts to pressure and censor a financially fragile media are increasing.
More More Switzerland ticks differently with social media laws This content was published on May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 Fake news, conspiracy theories, censorship: the reputation of social media seems at an all-time low. Can it ever be a boon for democracy again?
More More ‘Humour over rumour’: lessons from Taiwan in digital democracy This content was published on May 7, 2021 May 7, 2021 Audrey Tang, the digital minister of Taiwan, talks about “antisocial” media and new democratic competencies.
More More Cartoons – capturing freedom of expression This content was published on May 9, 2021 May 9, 2021 Caricatures, political cartoons - these are often fun or at least make you smile. But they are also key for expressing freedom of speech.
More More Who gets to control the freedom of expression? This content was published on Feb 8, 2021 Feb 8, 2021 Democracy vs the Tech Giants: debates have flared after the tumultuous transfer of power in the US in January.
More More Cyber expert warns of dangers of unregulated social media This content was published on Jan 22, 2021 Jan 22, 2021 Marietje Schaake, president of the Cyber Peace Institute, talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about the unprecedented challenges in our digital era.
Freedom of expression: universal, but not absolute This content was published on May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 Under threat in many countries and pushed to its limits elsewhere, freedom of expression as we know it is at a critical crossroads.
Governing the Internet from Rousseau’s hometown This content was published on Apr 27, 2021 Apr 27, 2021 If the internet is going to serve democracy around the world, it needs to have its own global government – in Geneva
