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Twenty initiatives in 60 years: Switzerland’s relentless immigration debate

Immigration in Switzerland, migration, foreign nationals, referendums in Switzerland

This content was published on May 6, 2026 Immigration has boosted Switzerland’s economy but repeatedly challenged its political system. Yet the arguments in this debate have barely changed over the decades.

Members of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London pose at the Reichenbach Falls near Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland on 3 May 2026. Dressed in elaborate Victorian costumes, they staged the legendary battle between Sherlock Holmes and his adversary Professor Moriarty - 135 years after its literary description.

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This content was published on May 5, 2026 Members of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London pose at the Reichenbach Falls near Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland on May 3, 2026. Dressed in elaborate Victorian costumes, they recreated the legendary battle between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty – 135 years after its literary debut.

Switzerland Today

This content was published on May 5, 2026 Local Journalism Day: why local reporting remains vital for democracy amid industry pressures.

How Switzerland is responding to a growing elderly prison population

This content was published on May 5, 2026 Many prisons in Switzerland are ill-equipped to cater for elderly inmates. Protection from fellow inmates is also a problem.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on May 4, 2026 Something has cracked at the heart of Swiss defence: the army is far from satisfied with armament company Ruag.

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This content was published on May 4, 2026 Everyone in the saddle for the 34th Love Ride on the Dübendorf airfield in canton Zurich. Once again this year the charity motorbike event for people with dystrophies and muscular disabilities attracted thousands of visitors.

Why Switzerland’s fuel stockpiles are for Swiss use only

This content was published on May 4, 2026 In the event of fuel and heating oil shortages, Switzerland can draw on compulsory stockpiles. It does not have to share these with other countries.

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Being underestimated helped Bling founder build a fintech success

This content was published on May 3, 2026 The Swiss market was too small for his fintech idea, so Nils Feigenwinter founded the start-up Bling in Berlin.

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on May 2, 2026 Welcome to our selection of the most important stories from Switzerland over the past seven days.

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This content was published on May 2, 2026 An employee inspects rockfall protection nets on Wednesday at a safety systems test site in Walenstadt, canton St Gallen. The in‑house technology was tested with two 800‑kilogram blocks.

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