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A tax revolution to fund the energy shift?

This content was published on Jan 25, 2015 Climate change, atmospheric pollution, dangers to health and the environment – fossil fuels (petroleum, gas, and coal) are the source of serious problems for the world, many of which will burden future generations. In Switzerland, debate on a new approach to energy policy has been going on for 30 years, but even today fossil fuels…

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Tax break seeks to ease pressure on families

This content was published on Jan 19, 2015 The centrist Christian Democratic Party has traditionally put family policy high on its agenda. Unfazed by unsuccessful attempts in parliament over the past two decades to boost the financial standing of families, it collected the necessary signatures to force a nationwide vote. While the initiative was pending in parliament, voters rejected two separate constitutional amendments…

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Democracy is the ‘best of all bad forms of government’

This content was published on Jan 16, 2015 Can Swiss direct democracy handle the complexity of some of society's current problems? swissinfo.ch talks to political scientists Claude Longchamp and Martina Imfeld about the state of direct democracy in Switzerland.

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Geneva to vote on lake tunnel again

This content was published on Jan 5, 2015 Three months after a similar initiative was rejected at the ballot box, voters in canton Geneva look set to decide again whether to build a road tunnel under the lake.

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Swiss president looks ahead to 2015

This content was published on Jan 1, 2015 She is convinced that the country’s political system still works even though certain people’s initiatives may hardly be reconcilable with international law. Sommaruga’s biggest project in 2015 will be the implementation of a proposal approved by voters last February to cap immigration and re-introduce annual quotas. In a written interview, she stresses that steering immigration…

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Anti-immigration vote not due to demographic pressures

This content was published on Dec 18, 2014 The pressure of increasing numbers of people moving to Switzerland was not one of the main factors behind citizens backing a recent controversial proposal to curb immigration. They voted based on personal values, a new study has revealed.

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Schwyz voters choose taxes and subsidies over spending cuts

This content was published on Dec 11, 2014 Voters in the city of Schwyz have surprisingly turned down their local government’s recommendation to reduce spending on education, childcare and energy subsidies in favour of a tax increase.

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European Citizens’ Initiatives: what next?

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 A recent citizens’ initiative allows Europeans to participate in political decision-making in Brussels – a tool they have used over 50 times in the past few years. The latest on the list is an initiative against the free trade agreement with the US causing headaches on all sides.

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From Finland and Switzerland with love

This content was published on Dec 1, 2014 Just in time for the festive season two countries have sent out a couple of very friendly messages to the rest of the world. While the Swiss offered a genuine lesson in openness and modern direct democracy, Finland’s first successful citizens’ initiative made (almost) everybody happy.

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