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‘With my pension money I can’t live in Switzerland’

Increasingly more people are withdrawing their pension capital and emigrating to cheaper countries – some out of necessity, others by choice.

This content was published on Mar 26, 2025 An ever growing number of retirees in Switzerland are withdrawing their pension capital and emigrating to cheaper countries – some out of necessity, others by choice.

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Why more Jewish people in Switzerland are considering a move to Israel

This content was published on Mar 26, 2025 Anti-Semitism is not the main reason the Swiss community in Israel is growing. But more and more Jewish people are thinking about emigrating for this reason.

Former Fifa President, Joseph (Sepp) Blatter, centre, reacts after the verdict at the special appeals court, in Muttenz, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. A special appeals court, sitting in Muttenz near Basel, will hear request by Switzerland's Attorney General's office (OAG) to reopen proceedings against Blatter and Michel Platini. (KEYSTONE/Urs Flueeler).

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Mar 25, 2025 The former heads of world and European football, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, were acquitted once again by Swiss courts.

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This content was published on Mar 25, 2025 The Espace Arlaud in Lausanne is paying tribute to the late Vaud-born illustrator Etienne Delessert, creator of the beloved Yok-Yok character. Delessert passed away in 2024, and the exhibition traces the career of this influential Swiss artist.

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This content was published on Mar 24, 2025 Serious violent crime and cybercrime are on the rise in Switzerland. That and more in Monday's briefing.

Swiss nuclear power plant experiences emergency shutdown

This content was published on Mar 24, 2025 The automatic emergency shutdown of Beznau 2 nuclear power plant occurred at 10:31 pm on Sunday.

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The Week in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 22, 2025 This week was characterised by several topics concerning the Swiss Abroad. The meeting of the Council of the Swiss Abroad also took place on Friday.

Is your place of origin, your Heimatort, important to you?

Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?

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Heimatort, sweet Heimatort: the unique Swiss concept of home

This content was published on Mar 22, 2025 Why do Swiss passports and ID cards care about your “place of origin” rather than “place of birth”?

An UN security guard with his dog Miss check the journalists' equipment during the informal 5+1 Meeting on Cyprus, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. The informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus, which is being held on March 17 and 18, in the context of the Secretary General's good offices efforts on the Cyprus issue. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

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This content was published on Mar 22, 2025 A security officer and his dog “Miss” inspect press equipment during recent United Nations (UN) talks on Cyprus in Geneva.

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