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Vote poll: ‘no’ to inheritance tax; narrow ‘yes’ to civic service

Clear 'no' to inheritance tax - narrow 'yes' to compulsory service

This content was published on Oct 15, 2025 The first poll for the November 30 vote shows Swiss voters are against the inheritance tax but support civic service.

A man packs cardboard boxes into a van during a house moving, pictured on January 31, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. (KEYSTONE/Urs Jaudas) Ein Mann verstaut am 31. Januar 2009 in Zuerich waehrend eines Umzuges Kartonschachteln in einem Lieferwagen. (KEYSTONE/Urs Jaudas)

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Oct 14, 2025 Swiss are leaving home later than ever. Plus, could UBS one day leave Switzerland altogether?

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This content was published on Oct 14, 2025 Communications Minister Albert Rösti visits the exhibition Really?! Fact, Fake or Opinion? Find out! at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne, organised in cooperation with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. The show uses interactive displays to teach visitors how to identify fake news.

Neuchâtel and Zurich are as hot today as Italy 50 years ago

This content was published on Oct 14, 2025 Current temperatures in Switzerland are similar to those found much further south a few decades ago, RTS reports.

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Explainer: the upcoming Swiss vote on compulsory civic duty for all

This content was published on Oct 14, 2025 On November 30, the Swiss will vote on expanding compulsory civic service to all citizens. What’s at stake?

What do you think about introducing civic service for everyone to replace military service?

What do you think about introducing civic service for all?

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In Switzerland, as elsewhere, the release of the last Israeli hostages is the main event of the day.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Oct 13, 2025 In Switzerland, as elsewhere, the release of the last Israeli hostages dominates the news.

Picture of the day

This content was published on Oct 13, 2025 Life is slowly returning to normal in Blatten, the Swiss village devastated by a landslide earlier this year. Over the weekend, volunteers joined clean-up efforts to restore buildings damaged by the disaster.

Poll shows majority of Swiss voters back cut to radio and TV licence fee

This content was published on Oct 12, 2025 A Tamedia poll published shows that 53% of Swiss voters support an initiative to reduce the annual radio and television licence fee from CHF335 to CHF200.

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 11, 2025 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

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