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Women represented on all top Swiss company boards

This content was published on May 20, 2019 Russell ReynoldsExternal link found that 55 of the 206 board members are women, raising the proportion from 21% to 27% within two years. Last week the annual Schilling ReportExternal link from recruitment firm Guido Schilling said that women made up more than a fifth (21%) of supervisory board members at Switzerland’s 100 largest firms for…

EU welcomes Swiss double vote on guns and taxes

This content was published on May 20, 2019 On Sunday, voters gave the green light to a tightening of gun ownership rules that allowed Switzerland to remain in the Schengen free movement zone. They also gave the thumbs up to a revision of company tax following years of complaints from the EU that the old regime violated competition rules. The EU Commission’s chief…

Vote reaction: ‘The Swiss prefer Schengen to guns’

This content was published on May 20, 2019 Swiss newspapers have generally welcomed voters’ decision to tighten the country’s gun law, bringing it into line with the European Union.

Push for drug pricing transparency strikes a nerve with industry

This content was published on May 19, 2019 The 72nd World Health Assembly opens on Monday, but a draft resolution to end secrecy around drug pricing has already struck a nerve.

Voters decide against cuts to welfare payments

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Welfare benefits will not be reduced in canton Bern after voters threw out a proposal to lower public spending below agreed standards.

Switzerland votes ‘yes’ to overhaul corporate tax rules

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Switzerland voted yes on Sunday to a reform of the corporate tax system that will scrap preferential treatment for multinational firms.

Geneva shops to open three Sundays per year, voters decide

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Geneva voters have narrowly accepted a new law to allow shops open on Sundays. A trial period of three Sundays per year for two years will be tested.

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Basel voters pour cold water over plans for zoo aquarium

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Voters in Basel have rejected a controversial project to build a giant aquarium complex for the local zoo.

Protestors carry banners during a march against chemical companies in Basel

Basel chemical industry targeted by demonstrators

This content was published on May 18, 2019 An estimated 2,000 people in the Swiss city of Basel have protested against agrochemical firms as part of a global movement.

E-bikes and C-sections

This content was published on May 18, 2019 A round-up of some of the most eye-catching statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

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