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Free-money stunt highlights basic income initiative

This content was published on Mar 14, 2016 The initiative’s founders would like to see an unconditional basic income of CHF2,500 per month for all legal residents of Switzerland, and CHF625 for each child, although the initiative text does not specify an amount. The aim is to allow people to choose how they want to live their own lives, without making choices based…

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Mind the gaps, Britannia

This content was published on Mar 14, 2016 There is something decidedly British about boarding a low ceiling carriage on the London Tube or a narrow Intercity train. Much of the infrastructure dates back to an era when Britain was a global empire and a leading economic and scientific powerhouse. My visit to London this early spring, just 100 days ahead of the…

‘Are people willing to make the small sacrifice for their security?’

This content was published on Mar 13, 2016 The 16-year old student from New York is a fresh voice of the Swiss Abroad community. swissinfo.ch gives the floor to leading members of the newly-founded online youth parliament. swissinfo.ch: What do you want to achieve as a member of the new youth parliament of the Swiss abroad – first of all in Switzerland, and…

Disabled Swiss to vote online for first time

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 The Federal Chancellery says whoever wants to vote online will have to prove to the cantonal authorities that they are unable to vote using traditional methods. Basel City estimates that around 400 men and women will register to take advantage of the new option. The government maintains that it wants to expand the use of…

Can Swiss commuters have it all?

This content was published on Mar 10, 2016 The European Cyclists’ Federation defines intermodality as the easy use of more than one mode of transport during a single journey. Along with most residents of Switzerland, and other countries of western and northern Europe, these options are available to me and I really take advantage of them. Each morning, my electric bike powers me up…

People’s power for pedal power

This content was published on Mar 10, 2016 Voters are likely to have the final say on a people’s initiative aimed at boosting the use of bicycles, following the collection of the necessary signatures. They were handed in to the federal authorities at the beginning of March. Apart from specific tourist information on specially labelled bicycle routes and a broad comparison between six…

A spontaneous, organised and well-financed campaign

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 Unexpected and spontaneous, the ‘No’ campaign was both well organised and financed. The result was a massive 63% voter turnout – something that has rarely been seen in modern Swiss political history – 58.9% of whom voted against the initiative. “This kind of dynamic campaign is not a completely new phenomenon,” said direct democracy expert…

E-voting suffers setback in parliament

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 The OSA has called for an end to discrimination of the about 147,000 Swiss living abroad who have registered to take part in votes and elections. “It is difficult to understand how the government gives priority to cantonal autonomy as the introduction of e-voting for the Swiss Abroad is a task of the [national] government,”…

‘Everyone’s political ideas are considered’

This content was published on Mar 6, 2016 The 19-year old language student of politics from the Netherlands is a fresh voice of the Swiss Abroad community. swissinfo.ch gives the floor to leading members of the newly-founded online youth parliament. swissinfo.ch: What do you want to achieve as a member of the new youth parliament of the Swiss abroad – first of all…

Hardline asylum plan stirs up suburban idyll

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 Getting off the bus at Lieli, from the busy streets of Switzerland’s biggest city on a Monday in January, the warm sunlight and the relative quietness are striking. Only a few cars and trucks pass the main street, here and there a pedestrian, while the whirring engines of building cranes can be heard. The call…

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