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Record abstention rates in Switzerland under scrutiny

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 “Passing from misinformed uncertainty to informed uncertainty, such is the goal of surveys and opinion polls in political science!” These were the words of political scientist Claude Longchamp, Switzerland’s best-known pollster, at a presentation of bachelor’s dissertations by students of the seminar “Inequality, democracy and participation,” at the Department of political science of Zurich UniversityExternal…

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Museums become catalysts for active citizenship

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 Cultural institutions are not an obvious tool for advancing immigration reform and promoting tolerance. In fact, many people see museums and art galleries as only for people with degrees on their walls and money in their pockets, and as telling stories that only they want to hear. But museums have long played a starring role…

Internet becomes more important for sceptical Swiss

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 The majority of Swiss now go surfing online for information rather than use newspapers, radio or television.

When Switzerland had its own ‘king’

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 A digitalised archive of letters offers an insight into the mind of politician-entrepreneur Alfred Escher, who ‘ruled’ Switzerland for over 30 years.

New tax breaks to replace special status

This content was published on Dec 14, 2015 The Swiss economy should benefit from new tax breaks anticipated to mitigate the abolition of special status for foreign companies, which was approved Monday by the Senate as part of the “tax reform III agenda”. The dossier must now pass through the House of Representatives.

Parliament approves the automatic exchange of tax information

This content was published on Dec 14, 2015 Soon, Swiss banking secrecy will no longer protect foreign clients after the Senate on Monday rubber stamped a reform allowing the automatic exchange of tax information (AIE) with selected countries.

Fake snow use highlights water usage

This content was published on Dec 14, 2015 The ski region of Corviglia near St Moritz adds artificial snow to 80% of its slopes. Half of the water is taken from a newly built storage lake. The rest is pumped up from the valley. In Motta Naluns in the lower Engadine, saving water isn’t an issue either. On the contrary. Artificial snow makes…

UK and Switzerland entwined in migrant talks

This content was published on Dec 14, 2015 For now they are on different sides of the EU fence, but Britain and Switzerland are finding their respective Brussels negotiations on migration curbs increasingly intertwined.

Letters, livestock, and a bus that drives itself

This content was published on Dec 13, 2015 Here are the stories we’re following the week of December 14.

France copies Swiss vocational training model

This content was published on Dec 13, 2015

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