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Have you had contact with an honorary consul? How was the experience?

In a mini-series, Swissinfo looks at the widely neworked, less visible network of Swiss honorary consuls. Share your impressions.

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Nov 4, 2025

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What do you think about introducing civic service for everyone to replace military service?

What do you think about introducing civic service for all?

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Oct 14, 2025

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As a Swiss Abroad, which stereotypes about your country do you most often encounter?

As a Swiss living abroad, which clichés do you encounter in your country of residence, and how do you go about explaining them?

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Oct 9, 2025

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Have you dealt with a cross-border inheritance? What challenges did you face, and how did you handle them?

What tips or experiences would you like to share?

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Oct 8, 2025

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Inheritance tax: do the super-rich already contribute enough?

On November 30, Switzerland will vote on a new inheritance tax. How logical are its demands?

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Oct 8, 2025

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How do restrictions on internet access affect you?

Internet shutdowns and blackouts can disrupt daily life, threaten safety, skew elections and damage economies.

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Sep 30, 2025

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Does your country of residence offer an e-ID?

Switzerland will introduce a new e-ID system. Has your country of residence already introduced one?

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Sep 28, 2025

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What matters most in your choice of meat products and why?

Certain American farming practices are banned in other countries: cattle are treated with growth-promoting hormones, for example. Would this put you off from buying American produce or is price the key factor?

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Sep 16, 2025

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What difficulties did you face when renewing your identity documents abroad?

Smooth or complicated: tell us how renewing your identity documents at your Swiss consulate abroad went.

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Sep 12, 2025

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Do you trust that your country can withstand attacks against its democracy?

Democracies are increasingly coming under threat, both from within and without. How do your country’s institutions fare?

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Sep 11, 2025

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What questions would you like to put up for debate with our multilingual reader community?

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Have you had contact with an honorary consul? How was the experience?

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What do you think about introducing civic service for everyone to replace military service?

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As a Swiss Abroad, which stereotypes about your country do you most often encounter?

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Have you dealt with a cross-border inheritance? What challenges did you face, and how did you handle them?

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Inheritance tax: do the super-rich already contribute enough?

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How do restrictions on internet access affect you?

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Does your country of residence offer an e-ID?

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What matters most in your choice of meat products and why?

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What difficulties did you face when renewing your identity documents abroad?

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Do you trust that your country can withstand attacks against its democracy?

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