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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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Switzerland falls in democracy index

This content was published on Feb 7, 2017 Despite maintaining its 9.09 out of ten score for the past several years, Switzerland was overtaken by other countries who had made more democratic progress. It settled in eighth place in a ranking of 167 countriesExternal link. Switzerland is among 19 countries ranked as “full” democracies”, a status held until recently by the United States.…

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Winter Olympics bid seeks voters’ approval

This content was published on Feb 6, 2017 At stake is an initial CHF25 million ($25.2 million) financial contribution for the canton to prepare its plan for the 2026 Winter Games in the eastern Swiss Alps. Despite a defeat in a previous vote four years ago, local government and the business community backing the proposal say a major event would boost tourism, the…

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When initiatives undermine democratic tenets

This content was published on Feb 5, 2017 In a wide-ranging interview with Der Bund newspaper, Bern University senior law professor Pierre Tschannen says promoters, notably from the political right, have successfully used the tool of people’s initiatives to push their own agenda and wilfully trying to bypass parliament. “This is undemocratic. Nothing much can be done about it strictly on a legal…

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Bellinzona: a democratic window to the future

This content was published on Feb 3, 2017 The population of the Swiss city of Bellinzona will more than double in April from just over 18,000 to more than 42,000.

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Popular participation and will – above everything

This content was published on Feb 3, 2017

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Tax reform opponents gain momentum

This content was published on Feb 1, 2017 A major reform of Switzerland’s corporate tax system goes to the vote on February 12 but the result is too close to call, according to a latest poll.

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