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Swiss defence minister denies ‘chaotic’ handover

Viola Amherd: "I don't see that the situation is chaotic"

This content was published on Jan 24, 2025 Outgoing Swiss defence minister Viola Amherd denies her succession plan is chaotic.

As a Swiss Abroad, how do you feel about the emergence of more conservative family policies in some US states?

In recent years several US states have adopted more conservative policies on family issues, abortion and education. As a Swiss citizen living there, how do you view this development?

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Should the Swiss economy be forced to respect the limits of nature?

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 On February 9, the Swiss will vote on the "environmental responsibility" initiative. The text requires the economy to respect the planet's limits.

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Swiss politician who shot at image of Jesus resigns from Liberal Green Party

This content was published on Jan 21, 2025 Sanija Ameti, who caused controversy after shooting at an image of Jesus and Mary last September, has resigned from the Liberal Green Party.

Chinese Vice-Premier Xuexiang on visit to Bern by Cassis and Parmelin

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Chinese Vice Premier Xuexiang visits Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 20, 2025 Economics Minister Guy Parmelin and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis have welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang to Bern

Center-President Gerhard Pfister does not want to become a Federal Councillor

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Centre Party president rules out run for Swiss government post

This content was published on Jan 19, 2025 Outgoing Centre Party president Gerhard Pfister will not join the race to replace defence minister Viola Amherd in the Swiss government, the politician announced on Saturday.

Neighboring countries not role models for Keller-Sutter in terms of fiscal policy

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Switzerland’s neighbours are ‘not role models’ in fiscal policy, says finance minister

This content was published on Jan 18, 2025 Swiss finance minister Karin Keller-Sutter defended the country's compliance with the debt brake at a meeting of her party, the Radical-Liberals, on Saturday.

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Weapons or uniforms? The cost-cutting Swiss army has chosen

This content was published on Jan 18, 2025 One casualty of the Swiss Armed Forces' austerity measures is the dapper service uniform.

Outgoing Fedpol chief warns of funding cuts for police work

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Outgoing Swiss federal police chief warns of insufficient resources

This content was published on Jan 17, 2025 The outgoing director of the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), Nicoletta della Valle, has warned that officers, prosecutors and investigators in Switzerland have insufficient resources to do their work.

Many people enjoy the cute rodents, but land and forest owners less so. This is because beavers like to gnaw on trees and eat branches. They can also dam up streams and undermine flood defence dams until the water overflows and floods meadows or houses. But the beaver is also a very useful animal. According to a research project by the Federal Office for the Environment, it contributes greatly to biodiversity. As a tireless creator, it has created an ecosystem in Marthalen (ZH), for example, to which dragonflies, amphibians, fish and aquatic plants have returned. Beaver expert Christof Angst calls beavers "the best promoters of biodiversity". It is also the largest rodent in Europe, and a beaver can grow heavier than a deer. Beavers were once extinct in Switzerland, but were then successfully reintroduced. Today there are around 5000 beavers in Switzerland again.

Swiss cantons allowed to shoot beavers under specific conditions

This content was published on Jan 17, 2025 The Swiss federal government has updated the Hunting Ordinance to include provisions for regulating beaver populations.

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