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How Swiss festive bad boy Schmutzli cleaned up his act

This content was published on Dec 7, 2024 Once upon a time, a mysterious dark-faced figure would enter Swiss homes on December 6, beating and (briefly) abducting children into behaving better. Schmutzli needed an image makeover.

No miscalculation with incorrect AHV financial perspective

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Swiss pension forecast fiasco caused by faulty methodology

This content was published on Dec 7, 2024 Incorrect forecasting of Swiss pension expenditure resulted from faulty methodology rather than classic miscalculations, an investigation has found.

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Sanctions enforcement: Bern ‘cannot rule out’ Switzerland gets Russian gold via Central Asia

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 The Swiss government admits that it cannot rule out the presence of Russian gold in trade flows with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Parliament wants to equip transport police with Tasers

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Swiss transport police set to be given stun guns

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 Transport police officers are set to be allowed to use stun guns in Switzerland.

The National Council cuts funding for Swiss aid abroad

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Swiss parliament cuts foreign aid budget

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The House of Representatives on Wednesday cut the foreign aid budget by CHF250 million ($282 million) in favour of the army.

The 13th pension is paid once a year, in December.

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Parliament confirms 13th pension payment to be paid once a year in December

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The 13th old-age pension payment will be paid out as planned from December 2026, the Swiss Senate confirmed on Wednesday.

Farmers' movement emphasizes demands with protest in Bern

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Swiss farmers protest over prices and bureaucracy

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 Around 1,000 Swiss farmers took part in a protest action near Bern on Tuesday, calling for less administrative work, more planning security and fairer prices.

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‘Parliamentarians are constantly campaigning’

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 One year after Swiss national elections, are parliamentarians still in tune with the people and are they defending the interests of the Swiss Abroad?

Survey sees gains for SVP and losses for center-left camp

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Poll: right-wing Swiss People’s Party enjoys growing support among population

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 If national elections had been held in Switzerland last month, the right-wing Swiss People's Party would have won, and increased its share of votes by 2% compared to the 2023 federal elections.

National Council wants half a billion francs more for the army

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Swiss army receives CHF500m extra funding boost

This content was published on Dec 3, 2024 The Swiss army will have CH 530 million more than expected for armaments investments after a parliamentary chamber approved the increase.

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