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Late night TV show deemed biased

This content was published on Feb 27, 2017 The office said the programme, broadcast just days ahead of a nationwide vote last November on limiting the lifespan of Switzerland’s five nuclear reactors, failed to comply with the editorial guidelines of a public service media. In his report published on Sunday, the ombudsman for the German-language radio and television programmesExternal link, says the rules…

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‘Erdogan wants to set an example in Switzerland too’

This content was published on Feb 23, 2017 The autocratic regime of Erdoğan keeps tightening the screw, cracking down on its opponents. In one of the latest moves on February 8, the government sacked nearly 4,500 civil servants, most of them working in education. Following the failed coup against Erdoğan last August, the regime has also been trying to extend its reach to…

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‘Money plays growing role in Swiss democracy’

This content was published on Feb 21, 2017 The interview was conducted on the fringes of an international congress in Basel earlier this month. Prelicz held a workshop on how to make effective use of direct democracy in Switzerland. swissinfo.ch: What’s typical of Swiss civil society? Katharina Prelicz-Huber: There is a civic association for almost everything in Switzerland. Or, one can say that…

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Politicians leave fewer young Swiss unhappy

This content was published on Feb 20, 2017 An online survey by the student-based Vimentis organisation found that 46% of respondents were discontented – down from 53% in the previous year. This compares with 36% who said they were happy and 18% undecided. The 55-64 age group and supporters of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party are more critical than the younger generation or…

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Romania’s difficult struggle for democracy

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 At the outset, everything looks quite logical: in a hasty and opaque decision taken in the middle of the night, the Romanian cabinet on January 31 adopted an urgent decree to decriminalise the abuse of office (and corruption cases with less than $50,000 involved). The decree was designed to whitewash the convicted leader of the…

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Swiss ease citizenship rules for young immigrants

This content was published on Feb 12, 2017 Voters have endorsed a proposal to simplify the citizenship procedure for immigrants whose grandparents came to Switzerland.

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Corporate tax reform blown away at polls

This content was published on Feb 12, 2017 Switzerland will miss a deadline to reform 'harmful' corporate tax practices after voters reject a proposed overhaul in a referendum.

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Swiss immigration quotas: where do we stand?

This content was published on Feb 9, 2017 On February 9, 2017, a deadline expired to implement immigration quotas. With a solution still a long way off, we look at what might happen next.

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Why populists should avoid direct democracy

This content was published on Feb 9, 2017 A coalition of rightwing populist parties in the European Parliament is very clear about what they believe in – they call themselves the Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe. The German far-right party Alternative for Germany is even more unambiguous. “We want to introduce direct democratic rights, in accordance with the Swiss model”, they state…

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Big test ahead for introduction of common school curriculum

This content was published on Feb 8, 2017 Voters in one Swiss canton this Sunday will decide whether efforts to introduce a single school curriculum nationwide will move forward as planned.

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