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How can young women make themselves heard in politics?

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 Tama talks to Sami, who is also an ethnic Tamil and heavily involved in youth politics.

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Eased citizenship for third-generation immigrants to begin mid-February

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 From February 15, young people in Switzerland who fulfil certain conditions will be eligible to apply for citizenship via a simplified procedure.

Un facsimile del futuro opuscolo delle spiegazioni delle votazioni tra le mani di una donna

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The vote booklet gets a new look

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018

A wall of a Google office painted like a window, looking at a Swiss landscape

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Republicans Overseas: Trump’s Davos visit is about ‘America First’

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018 The presence of United States President Trump at next week’s WEF meeting is a chance for Switzerland to discuss American corporate tax reform.

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Over 10,000 new recruits kick off 2018 army service

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018 This week sees the start of the first of the year’s two Swiss army training schools, where according to official figures 10,200 recruits will line up for duty.

Öffentlicher Platz mit einigen wenigen Stühlen und Menschen.

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Does a minority rule Switzerland?

This content was published on Jan 15, 2018 A democracy with flaws: turnout in votes and elections in Switzerland is notoriously low compared to other countries.

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More women opt for Swiss military service

This content was published on Jan 14, 2018 The number of new female recruits has virtually doubled in the last two years. The SonntagsBlick newspaper reports that a record 250 women volunteered for service last year, up 35% from the previous year and practically double the 2015 numbers. “Interest in security issues among women has increased with the crises in Europe, in particular…

A car sports the flags of the EU and Switzerland

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Improving EU economy sparks plunge in Swiss immigration

This content was published on Jan 14, 2018 The number of European Union workers arriving in Switzerland halved last year from a 2013 peak, falling to 30,799 in 2017.

Protesters with the banner Kill Trump with his own weapon

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‘Kill Trump’ banner unfurled at anti-WEF rally

This content was published on Jan 13, 2018 The procession passed peacefully, but was noticeable by some provocative banners, notably one that read “Kill Trump With His Own Weapon!” This mimicked a controversial poster unfurled in a May 2017 Bern rally protesting against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which read “Kill Erdogan With His Own Weapons!”, and showed a gun being pointed at…

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Bern police investigate ‘Kill Trump’ demo banner

This content was published on Jan 13, 2018 Bern police are investigating a provocative banner that read “Kill Trump With His Own Weapon!” used in an anti-WEF rally.

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