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Basic income crowdfunder sees Swiss vote’s potential

This content was published on May 4, 2016 The Swiss will soon vote on whether to give everyone an unconditional basic income. American Scott Santens has already achieved that for himself.

Too much election money ‘hollows out’ democracy

This content was published on May 4, 2016 “Too much money in elections hollows out democracy,” Annan told the audience at the Geneva Graduate Institute attending a public debate entitled, “Are elections giving democracy a bad name?” “We must recognise that the growing and sometimes pernicious influence of money, especially in elections even in well-established and seemingly stable democracies really does distort democracy.”…

EU parliamentarian cautions against ‘too many votes’

This content was published on May 4, 2016 Dohrmann says it is important for the 28-nation bloc to increase citizens’ participation to prevent the gulf between the political elite and ordinary people from widening. In an interview with the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, Dohrmann agreed that Swiss-style direct democracy could “in principle” serve as a model. “It is important for people to have…

Vast majority of Swiss prefer bilateral path with EU

This content was published on May 3, 2016 A survey by the University of Geneva published on Tuesday found that 66% of German-speaking citizens, 69% of French-speaking citizens and 57% of Italian-speaking citizens give priority to the bilateral accords with the EU. Support for the bilaterals is highest among the centre-left Social Democrats (+90%), followed by the centre-right Radicals and Christian Democrats (80%).…

Beyond elitist promoters and populist leavers

This content was published on May 2, 2016 “Democratic Participation in a Citizen’s Europe: What Next for the EU?“External link is the title of a one day gathering at Liverpool’s Foresight Centre on May 5. Hosted by the Liverpool European Law UnitExternal link, the Democratic SocietyExternal link and the ECI CampaignExternal link civil society activists, politicians, journalists, administrators and academics will address not…

‘The Erasmus generation’

This content was published on May 2, 2016 When the founding fathers established the fundamental pillars of what is to be the European Union, after experiencing the atrocities of totalitarianism and lack of freedom, they did not anticipate what the outcome would be; they just had a dream of a Europe with no borders and boundaries, to eliminate the possibility of populism and…

‘Petition for Europe’

This content was published on May 2, 2016 The closer to home or wallet legislation comes, the more motivated citizens are to participate. On my petitioning website, I see that half of the petitions are addressed to the local government, about very specific issues. The other half is more often about symbolic issues on the national level. When citizens petition the national government…

‘Democracy starts with awareness’

This content was published on May 2, 2016 Therefore, it shall be a constitutional bound, so intense to connect every single action of each European institution. European institutions’ juridical acts should be permeated by the sense of encouraging the inclusion of people in the ruling system and in the political agenda of the EU. “Democracy is of the people, for the people and…

Poll finds basic income proposal doomed to fail

This content was published on Apr 29, 2016 The survey, commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation – swissinfo.ch’s parent company – and published on Friday, found just 24% of respondents would vote for a basic income. This graphic shows the breakdown and poll projections for other vote issues that day. “The overwhelming majority of opponents is likely to get even bigger as is…

Public broadcasting as an instrument of democracy

This content was published on Apr 29, 2016 Digitalisation is revolutionising the media world. New technologies allow and demand new media formats. They are altering user behaviour and changing the competition landscape internationally. Switzerland also needs a public service media company that reflects the country in the 21st century. In common with all audio-visual media, public service broadcasters in general and the SBC…

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