Is housing asylum seekers in underground shelters inhumane?
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The Swiss parliament rejected funding to build container accommodation. They argued that underused civil defence bunkers could do the job.
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In the United States, a court of appeal has ruled that Gruyère is a generic name. This means that anyone can now label their cheese as “gruyere”.
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Switzerland has just rejected two sugar tax initiatives. This decision illustrates the sensitivity of the sugar debate in the country.
Credit Suisse crisis is the ‘failure of casino-like financial system’
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The UBS takeover of Credit Suisse exposes the flaws in a system that was supposed to prevent a bank the size of Credit Suisse from going bankrupt.
Is your place of origin, your Heimatort, important to you?
Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?
What factors should be taken into account when inheriting Swiss citizenship abroad?
Should there be a limit to the passing on of Swiss citizenship? Or is the current practice too strict and it should still be possible to register after the age of 25?
