Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Switzerland Today

Comments on yesterday's Sunday vote and major job cuts at Lufthansa, parent company of Swiss.

This content was published on Sep 29, 2025 Reactions to yesterday’s vote results and Lufthansa’s plan to cut thousands of jobs, with SWISS likely affected.

Picture of the day

This content was published on Sep 29, 2025 Over the weekend, St Gallen action artists Frank and Patrik Riklin transformed Basel’s Barfüsserplatz into a giant quilt under the motto Bignick.

Swiss Abroad clearly supported e-ID

This content was published on Sep 29, 2025 The Swiss Abroad were considerably more in favour of an electronic ID than voters in Switzerland. More surprisingly, they also overwhelmingly approved the end of rental tax.

Referendum committee calls for e-ID vote to be cancelled

Swiss Politics

Referendum committee calls for e-ID vote in Switzerland to be cancelled

This content was published on Sep 29, 2025 Swiss referendum committee urges cancellation of e-ID vote over Swisscom's lobbying.

Swiss democracy

Swiss approve electronic ID: reactions from both camps

This content was published on Sep 28, 2025 Swiss voters backed a state-run electronic ID on Sunday, with 50.4% in favour despite the referendum campaign.

Swiss Abroad

Switzerland Today – vote edition

This content was published on Sep 28, 2025 Swiss vote: e-ID approved, rental tax scrapped and Zurich bans leaf blowers.

Swiss Politics

E-ID vote: political scientist sees public mistrust in Swiss authorities

This content was published on Sep 28, 2025 Swiss voters have approved e-ID, but mistrust of the state is evident. Lukas Golder from research institute gfs.bern analyses the result.