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Environment ministry snubs ‘climate complaint’

This content was published on May 17, 2017 The government has rejected a complaint by a group of women in Switzerland that accuses it of failing to combat climate change.

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Renewable energies: Switzerland lagging behind in Europe

This content was published on May 17, 2017 Next Sunday, Swiss voters decide on Energy Strategy 2050.

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A new day dawns for South Korea’s democracy

This content was published on May 16, 2017 The election of human rights activist Moon Jae-in as president of South Korea has ushered in a new era for democracy.

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Switzerland and Japan: contrary policies on nuclear power

This content was published on May 16, 2017 The Swiss are voting on scrapping nuclear power just as reactors are coming back online in Japan, birthplace of the modern nuclear energy debate.

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What if the House of Representatives were chosen at random?

This content was published on May 12, 2017 An outlandish idea? Food for thought, according to most people stopped in a street in Fribourg.

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Centre-right voters hold the key in energy ballot

This content was published on May 10, 2017 A second and final opinion poll, carried out by the leading GfS Bern research institute and published on Wednesday, found 56% of respondents backing the Energy Strategy 2050External link, which will come to a nationwide vote on May 21. Compared with a first poll in early April, supporters are still 19 percentage points ahead,…

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Does Macron leave room for citizen participation?

This content was published on May 8, 2017 Emmanuel Macron's victory in Sunday’s presidential elections marks a stalemate in France’s participatory democracy.

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Glarus open-air assembly rejects burka ban

This content was published on May 7, 2017 Citizens in canton Glarus have thrown out a proposal to outlaw the wearing of a burka in public.

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A revolution that slipped under the radar?

This content was published on May 5, 2017 Ten years ago, voters in Glarus decided to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 - a move that has produced some young and highly active politicians.

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Court: Canton may reorder languages taught

This content was published on May 4, 2017 Citizens in canton Graubünden will be able to vote on an initiative that would require only one foreign language to be taught in primary school.

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