Nine out of ten Swiss citizens said at the beginning of the year that they feel secure and their optimism about the future has increased compared with 2021, according to a new survey.
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Los suizos anteponen la seguridad a la libertad, revela una encuesta
The latest edition of the annual report by the military academy and Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich found citizens’ trust towards authorities and institutions unchanged compared with the previous year.
Police and the scientific community ranked top ahead of the courts and the government, according to the report published on Tuesday. Political parties and the media achieved the lowest trust ratings.
The surveyExternal link, which was carried out before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, also found that the Swiss “still strongly and unanimously approve of neutrality”.
Compared to the survey last year, the willingness of the Swiss to open up remains unchanged at a low level. A clear majority rejects Swiss membership of the European Union, according to the survey.
Overall, the fundamental social value of security was considered more important than freedom, the authors say.
The survey was carried out among 1,217 Swiss citizens in the German, French and Italian-speaking parts of the country between January 4 and January 20.
The authors say they will publish an updated version of the study in the next few weeks to take into account public opinion of the war in Ukraine.
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Swiss people have retained a high sense of security and faith in institutions despite the difficulties of the pandemic, says the “Security 2021” report.
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The annual survey revealed growing confidence among the Swiss about safety inside their own borders. Some 93% of the 1,209 people who were asked said they felt fundamentally safe in Switzerland – up from 86% in 2016. The questionnaire was released as Britain’s official terror threat level was raised to critical following a suicide bombing…
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