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Swiss parliament cuts foreign aid budget

The National Council cuts funding for Swiss aid abroad

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The House of Representatives on Wednesday cut the foreign aid budget by CHF250 million ($282 million) in favour of the army.

The 13th pension is paid once a year, in December.

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Parliament confirms 13th pension payment to be paid once a year in December

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The 13th old-age pension payment will be paid out as planned from December 2026, the Swiss Senate confirmed on Wednesday.

Farmers' movement emphasizes demands with protest in Bern

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Swiss farmers protest over prices and bureaucracy

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 Around 1,000 Swiss farmers took part in a protest action near Bern on Tuesday, calling for less administrative work, more planning security and fairer prices.

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Climate change threatens Swiss mountain huts

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The climate crisis is taking its toll on the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) mountain huts dotted across the Alps. Many buildings are at risk, but a special fund for hut renovations will soon be empty.

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‘Parliamentarians are constantly campaigning’

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 One year after Swiss national elections, are parliamentarians still in tune with the people and are they defending the interests of the Swiss Abroad?

Survey sees gains for SVP and losses for center-left camp

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Poll: right-wing Swiss People’s Party enjoys growing support among population

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 If national elections had been held in Switzerland last month, the right-wing Swiss People's Party would have won, and increased its share of votes by 2% compared to the 2023 federal elections.

Swiss Abroad

Today in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 3, 2024 A conservative mood has gripped the country, according to a recent analysis. The way refugees are treated shows what this means in concrete terms.

Swiss army receives CHF500m extra funding boost

This content was published on Dec 3, 2024 The Swiss army will have CH 530 million more than expected for armaments investments after a parliamentary chamber approved the increase.

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Swiss e-ID on the brink of parliamentary approval

This content was published on Dec 3, 2024 Swiss citizens could have access to an e-ID from 2026 as parliament has agreed to the idea in principle despite still having to iron out some minor issues.

Born in Biel in 1989, Marco Sieber is a trained doctor who applied to the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2021.

Swiss Abroad

Swiss astronaut Marco Sieber completes NASA space station training

This content was published on Dec 3, 2024 Swiss astronaut Marco Sieber has just completed six months of training at the US space agency NASA in Texas. This takes him a step closer to travelling to the ISS.

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