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Swiss government wants to facilitate expansion of landfill sites

This content was published on Dec 29, 2023 The regulations on the expansion of landfill sites are to be relaxed in Switzerland.

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Swiss voters to decide on foie gras and fur imports

This content was published on Dec 28, 2023 Two popular initiatives calling for a ban on foie gras imports and a ban on fur imports have been submitted to the Federal Chancellery.

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Swiss prosecutor and ‘mafia hunter’ Dick Marty dies aged 78

This content was published on Dec 28, 2023 Former Swiss senator and prosecutor Dick Marty died on Thursday aged 78, his party confirmed.

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President of Swiss People’s Party to stand down

This content was published on Dec 28, 2023 Marco Chiesa, president of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, will not stand for re-election at the end of his term of office in March 2024.

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What lies ahead: The Swiss political landscape for 2024

This content was published on Dec 28, 2023 The new interior minister has a lot on her plate and Switzerland dares to come out of its shell.

JUSO press conference on a dried river bed

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Inheritance tax: signatures collected for ‘Initiative for a Future’

This content was published on Dec 27, 2023 The youth section of the Swiss Social Democrats (JUSO) say they have collected enough signatures for the “Initiative for a Future”.

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No evidence of terrorist attacks in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 24, 2023 The Federal Intelligence Service has no indications of concrete plans for terrorist attacks in Switzerland.

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New analysis shows clear risk of deadly 2017 landslide

This content was published on Dec 23, 2023 A new expert opinion on a major landslide in canton Graubünden in 2017 shows the authorities took an "unacceptable risk" by not closing the hiking trails.

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Key Swiss security post filled after difficult recruitment process

This content was published on Dec 22, 2023 Switzerland appoints Markus Mäder to head State Secretariat for Security Policy, after a long and difficult search for the right person.

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Swiss parliament rejects room for silence and prayer

This content was published on Dec 22, 2023 No quiet room is to be set up in the parliament building in Bern where politicians can retreat and pray during sessions.

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