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Brexit: should expats in Switzerland be worried?

This content was published on Jun 9, 2016 If British voters decide on June 23 to leave the European Union, in effect Brits abroad will wake up as potential non-EU citizens.

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The district that voted in favour of a basic income

This content was published on Jun 7, 2016 The proposal was turned down by 76.9% of voters, with all 26 of the country’s cantons coming out against. Only one commune in western Switzerland and a few districts in the cities of Geneva and Zurich were in favour. Geneva’s Pâquis district was one area where over 50% of voters approved the initiative. The proposal aimed…

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Don’t follow Swiss example, think tank warns Brexiteers

This content was published on Jun 6, 2016 In the run-up to the referendum on June 23, several British eurosceptics have become convinced that the Swiss model offers a bright future in which countries outside the EU thrive, sign free trade agreements with whomever they want and have control of their borders. However, two experts in European integration have published a study that…

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Public services – a glimpse into the soul of the people

This content was published on Jun 6, 2016 As the initiative’s delighted opponents noted, following the high approval rating in the first opinion poll, the Swiss citizens then fortunately “noticed” that it would have led to a backwards step into the 1990s; to a weakening of public services and ultimately to a veritable sham. Nostalgia likely played a role in explaining the initial…

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Swiss back genetic testing of embryos (again)

This content was published on Jun 5, 2016 Switzerland is set to become the last country in Europe to allow in vitro embryos to be tested for genetic disorders before they are implanted in a woman’s uterus.

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Basic income plan clearly rejected by Swiss voters

This content was published on Jun 5, 2016 Official final results show the proposal winning 23.1% of the vote and all the country’s 26 cantons coming out against. Only one commune in western Switzerland and a few districts in the cities of Geneva and Zurich came out in favour. “The campaigners failed to present a convincing funding scheme for their proposal. But they…

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Public services initiative fails by surprisingly large margin

This content was published on Jun 5, 2016 Opinion polls before the vote had suggested a tight result. It would have needed both an outright majority of votes nationally and a majority of cantons to support it in order to succeed. Final results show the initiative was rejected by more than two out of three voters. Transport Minister Doris Leuthard said the…

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Swiss vote on utopian basic income

This content was published on Jun 4, 2016 The promoters – a group of humanists, artists and entrepreneurs – believe the initiative would allow all residents to live in dignity, as the money would help cover essential needs and they would be free to choose a more creative way of living. The proposal aims at reforming the cumbersome existing social security systems, boost…

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Politicians should not be afraid of people’s power

This content was published on Jun 2, 2016 Having dedicated most of his professional life to issues of participatory democracy, the 63-year old trained political scientist and politician looks back over four decades in a wide-ranging collection of essays, interviews, analyses and a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. His book Die unvollendete Direkte Demokratie (Unfinished direct democracy) was…

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