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Swiss Army marching orders and leave passes go digital

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 Members of the Swiss Armed Forces can now call up marching orders for military service and leave passes directly in an app on their smartphone.

Parties divided on the re-export of Swiss war material

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Swiss politicians divided on re-export of war materiel

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 Recipient states of Swiss war materiel should be allowed to transfer it to third countries such as Ukraine after a period of five years, according to a draft document from a commission.

Confederation closes nine temporary federal asylum centers by the beginning of March

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Switzerland to close nine asylum centres as fewer people arrive than expected

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) is closing nine temporary federal asylum centres across Switzerland with a total of 1,735 accommodation places by the beginning of March.

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Voters to decide on major Swiss motorway expansion

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 A referendum has been launched against the six-lane extension of the A1 motorway. Swiss voters will have their say on November 24.

Switzerland and Austria with research cooperation in the field of armaments

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Switzerland and Austria exchange soldier performance data

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 An initial technical agreement on the topic of "Human Performance Monitoring" in defence research and technology has been signed.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 The Swiss steelworks are in crisis, the right-wing Swiss People's Party is gaining voter share, and there's a legal vacuum regarding pee breaks.

Canton Graubünden expands experimental e-voting to more municipalities

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 Currently, six municipalities have been participating in the trial, but the scheme will expand to include 12 more in 2025.

Swiss Abroad

‘A dream come true’: preservation and restoration of historic Swiss chalets in Canada

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 Swiss mountain guides went to Canada 125 years ago. To mark the anniversary, the Edelweiss Village rescuers take a look back.

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Swiss to cut staff caring for underage asylum-seekers

This content was published on Oct 20, 2024 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) is reducing its support staff for unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers. It will cut 120 full-time positions at national level.

Swiss Abroad

The Week in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 19, 2024 In the news this week in Switzerland: the watchmaking sector has been struggling and the CHF1,000 note vs the 5-centime/Rappen coin.

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