Swiss Abroad

US ambassador to leave on presidential inauguration day

This content was published on Nov 22, 2016 “I wanted to let you know that my family and I will be leaving Switzerland on January 20, 2017 and heading back to our beloved Seattle,” LeVine stated on her Facebook pageExternal link. It is the day when US president elect Donald Trump, will be sworn in as the 45th president of the country. LeVine…

Swiss Politics

Defence minister lays out fighter jet plan

This content was published on Nov 21, 2016 Parmelin’s strategy was based on a report prepared by a group of experts about possibilities for purchasing new planes. He told the press on Monday that rushing the process and procuring new jets more quickly, as several parliamentarians have argued for, would be “the worst” possible decision because “a serious approach” must be taken to…

Swiss Politics

Switzerland is ‘open’ to Britain rejoining EFTA

This content was published on Nov 21, 2016 “It told my colleagues if the UK approaches EFTA to explore the possibility of joining EFTA, Switzerland would be open to discussions,” Schneider-Ammann told reporters in Geneva following an EFTA ministerial meeting. The Swiss president said another solution would be a free trade agreement between Britain and EFTA, the small club of nations – Norway,…

Swiss Politics

Army ammunition goes missing (again)

This content was published on Nov 21, 2016 Some 300 to 500 cartridges for assault rifles have been missing from army barracks in Kloten since last week. An investigation is underway to determine whether the unaccounted-for ammunition has been lost or stolen or is the result of an accounting error, said army spokesman Tobias Kühne. “The investigation will examine all possibilities,” he said,…

Swiss Politics

What are the Swiss papers talking about?

This content was published on Nov 20, 2016 swissinfo.ch gives a round-up of the main stories in this Sunday's papers.

Swiss Politics

Atomic energy, national parks and mountains

This content was published on Nov 20, 2016 Here are some of the stories we’ll be following the week of November 21.

Swiss Politics

Swiss jets escort Russian plane

This content was published on Nov 19, 2016 The Russian Embassy wants to know why the Swiss Air Force sent three fighter jets to escort a Russian government aircraft.

Swiss Politics

Automatic exchanges signed with three countries

This content was published on Nov 19, 2016 Switzerland has signed declarations to exchange tax information automatically with Brasil, Mexico and Uruguay and Mexico.

Swiss Politics

Learnings and next stop: Turin

This content was published on Nov 19, 2016 That’s a wrap for our coverage of this year’s event; the next Global Forum for Direct Democracy is expected to take place in Turin, Italy in 2017. For ongoing, year-round direct democracy coverage, follow #deardemocracy on Twitter and on swissinfo.ch/directdemocracyExternal link. Some top takeaways from the 2016 Global Forum, from participants’ point of view:

Swiss Politics

The Los Angeles experience

This content was published on Nov 19, 2016 Grayce Liu is the general manager of the department of neighborhood empowerment in Los Angeles, also known as Empower LA. External link At the Global Forum, she says she’s found that grassroots citizen involvement projects all struggle with many of the same issues and that “we need to exchange methodology to promote an international network of democracy cities.”…

Swiss Abroad

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Swiss Abroad

More

US ambassador to leave on presidential inauguration day

More

Defence minister lays out fighter jet plan

More

Switzerland is ‘open’ to Britain rejoining EFTA

More

Army ammunition goes missing (again)

More

What are the Swiss papers talking about?

More

Atomic energy, national parks and mountains

More

Swiss jets escort Russian plane

More

Automatic exchanges signed with three countries

More

Learnings and next stop: Turin

More

The Los Angeles experience

Popular Stories

Most Discussed