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Europe’s youth gather in the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Oct 7, 2016 Some 300 young people from 36 countries are meeting in Laax from October 7 for the 83rd International Session of the European Youth Parliament.

Democracy

Corporate tax reform to be decided at ballot box

This content was published on Oct 6, 2016 Leftwing campaigners, led by the Social Democratic Party, say the reform is at the expense of ordinary citizens. “It is a giant cheat,” said Social Democratic parliamentarian Beat Jans as 56,000 signatures were handed in to the Federal Chancellery in Bern on Thursday. “The reform will lead to a drop in revenue, pension cuts and…

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‘We need more artists and philosophers in politics’

This content was published on Oct 6, 2016 Switzerland's experimentation with transferring power to citizens is a model for Iceland. But its democractic system could still evolve further.

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Did I ever really have a say?

This content was published on Oct 4, 2016 In 2014, Christina Warren made the difficult decision to renounce her US citizenship. The process, she says, was preceded by angst, anger and grief, followed by a period of working through those emotions. In many ways it was like a divorce. And this divorce left her with no say in the 2016 Presidential elections for…

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How to make town hall meetings more attractive

This content was published on Oct 3, 2016 Attendance at town hall meetings has been decreasing over the past 30 years and young citizens are noticeably absent.

Democracy

Initiatives can be successful even if withdrawn

This content was published on Oct 2, 2016 “Under these circumstances it would have made no sense to reject the counter-proposal,” a spokesman for the initiative committee said on Friday. At the same time, an initiative aimed at boosting energy efficiency was also withdrawn although enough signatures to force a nationwide vote had been collected in 2013. The promoters – a broad coalition of…

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Hungary’s government makes use of democracy rights

This content was published on Sep 29, 2016 “The ruling elite has colonised direct democracy and exploits it for its own purposes,” says Zoltán Tibor PállingerExternal link, a Swiss-Hungarian political scientist from Budapest’s Andrássy University. The referendum, a key tool of citizens’ participation in politics, became increasingly important after Hungary’s peaceful revolution in 1989. Votes took place about Hungary’s membership of the EU…

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Citizens force ballot box decision on new constitution

This content was published on Sep 28, 2016 Under Switzerland’s federalist structure, the country is divided into 26 cantons. These enjoy a high degree of autonomy with governments, parliaments, courts and constitutions of their own. Most of these “states” have overhauled their charters in the past 50 years, having joined modern Switzerland in 1848. The promoters of the reform in Valais argue it…

Democracy

Swiss Abroad greener and more pension-friendly

This content was published on Sep 26, 2016 The Swiss abroad voted somewhat differently from their fellow countrymen and women in two out of three of the issues at stake on Sunday.

Democracy

Swiss blue chips: US staff favour Republicans

This content was published on Sep 26, 2016 American employees of Swiss blue-chip businesses are betting on the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency and Republican business policies.

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