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Vast majority of Swiss prefer bilateral path with EU

This content was published on May 3, 2016 A survey by the University of Geneva published on Tuesday found that 66% of German-speaking citizens, 69% of French-speaking citizens and 57% of Italian-speaking citizens give priority to the bilateral accords with the EU. Support for the bilaterals is highest among the centre-left Social Democrats (+90%), followed by the centre-right Radicals and Christian Democrats (80%).…

Swiss president sees no negotiating room on free trade deal

This content was published on May 3, 2016 In an interview with Swiss public radio, SRF, the Swiss leader said he had been in “frequent contact” with European Union and American negotiators as the TTIP discussions go forward. “We’re currently in a holding pattern…receiving information openly,” he said. However, Schneider-Ammann admitted that Switzerland did not have any influence over the direction of the…

The fruits of fly research

This content was published on May 3, 2016 How do fruit flies use their noses to sniff out the rotting fruits they love so well?

Solar Impulse lands in Phoenix

This content was published on May 3, 2016 The plane left Mountain View, California, at dawn on Monday and landed 16 hours later in Goodyear, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona at 8.55pm local time. The 745 mile (1,119 km) flight, at a maximum altitude of 22,000 feet (6,706 metres) and an average speed of 43 mph, was the 10th leg of its round-the-world quest.…

Beyond elitist promoters and populist leavers

This content was published on May 2, 2016 “Democratic Participation in a Citizen’s Europe: What Next for the EU?“External link is the title of a one day gathering at Liverpool’s Foresight Centre on May 5. Hosted by the Liverpool European Law UnitExternal link, the Democratic SocietyExternal link and the ECI CampaignExternal link civil society activists, politicians, journalists, administrators and academics will address not…

When humanitarian assistance turns hi-tech

This content was published on May 2, 2016 The four-year hubExternal link is the fruit of collaboration between the Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). “With more than 150 million people worldwide affected by humanitarian crises, the demand and potential applications are enormous,” the ICRC and EPFL said in a joint…

Warmer winter results in fewer avalanche deaths

This content was published on May 2, 2016 Since the Swiss started taking climate measurements in 1864, the only warmer winter ever recorded was in 2006-2007, said the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) on Monday in its annual report. Mountain temperatures were four to six degrees Celsius above average, with most of the snowfall holding back until January.…

Former US workforce head supports basic income

This content was published on May 2, 2016 In a discussion with the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper, Reich, who is now a political science professor at the University of California Berkeley, said that “technological advancements are eating away more and more good jobs”. “The development of the workforce worries me,” he said. “In the next 25 years, about half of well-paid jobs will disappear because…

‘The Erasmus generation’

This content was published on May 2, 2016 When the founding fathers established the fundamental pillars of what is to be the European Union, after experiencing the atrocities of totalitarianism and lack of freedom, they did not anticipate what the outcome would be; they just had a dream of a Europe with no borders and boundaries, to eliminate the possibility of populism and…

‘Petition for Europe’

This content was published on May 2, 2016 The closer to home or wallet legislation comes, the more motivated citizens are to participate. On my petitioning website, I see that half of the petitions are addressed to the local government, about very specific issues. The other half is more often about symbolic issues on the national level. When citizens petition the national government…

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