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Solothurn voters reject minimum wage of CHF23 per hour

Solothurn voters reject minimum wage of 23 francs per hour

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Employees in the Swiss canton of Solothurn will not receive a minimum wage of CHF23 ($25.30) per hour. Voters have clearly rejected a left-wing popular initiative for a minimum wage.

Young people in Lucerne still only vote at the age of 18

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Voting age in Lucerne to remain at 18

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Voters rejected the constitutional initiative on lowering the voting age to 16 on Sunday with 79.1% of votes against.

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February 9, 2025 vote: the result from across Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 The Swiss have voted: use our interactive map to explore the detailed results of Sunday’s ballots on environmental responsibility.

Nine substantive proposals will be decided in six cantons

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Nine issues to be decided in six Swiss cantons

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Solothurn and Basel Country will vote on minimum wage initiatives, and Lucerne is deciding on lowering the voting age to 16.

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 A selection of the news of the week: Switzerland is becoming less of a tax haven.

Switzerland votes on respecting planetary boundaries

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 The “environmental responsibility initiative”, brought by the Young Greens, wants to make the Swiss economy respect the limits of nature. Voting ends at midday on Sunday.

Bottles of Perrier sparkling water are presented in front of liquid nitrogen before the general meeting of the world's biggest food and beverage company, Nestle Group, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

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This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The head of Nestlé Waters reacts to revelations by the French media about non-compliant water.

Swiss health office turns to Bluesky against backdrop of US censorship

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has joined the Bluesky social network, while US President Donald Trump works with X owner Elon Musk to censor content on official US websites.

Significantly higher expenditure than budgeted for highway reconciliation

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Much more spent on Swiss motorway vote campaigns than budgeted

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 Opponents and supporters of motorway expansion spent over CHF10 million ($11 million) on their campaigns, around a third more than announced in November.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Not Pictured) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump said that the he wants the US to take an ''ownership position'' of Gaza. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO / POOL

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This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 Donald Trump's decisions have very real consequences in Switzerland.

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