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Swiss government opts against crackdown on honorary consuls and shady dealings

This content was published on Mar 9, 2026 Despite a series of dubious incidents involving foreign honorary consuls in Switzerland, the government has decided against tightening oversight.

The SBC initiative seeks to reduce the annual licence fee for the national broadcaster from CHF335 ($431) to CHF200 and exempt all businesses.

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Swiss voters reject cuts to licence fee

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 The Swiss have clearly rejected a proposal to reduce funding for Swissinfo's parent company.

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March 8, 2026 vote: the results from across Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 Use our map to explore the detailed results of Sunday’s ballots on the cash initiative, media licence fee, climate fund and and individual taxation.

Following Sunday’s clear rejection of the SBC initiative, Swissinfo spoke with both its backers and opponents to gauge how they interpreted the result.

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Reactions to SBC initiative ‘no’ vote

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 Following Sunday’s clear rejection of the SBC initiative, Swissinfo spoke with both its backers and opponents to gauge how they interpreted the result.

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Six takeaways from Switzerland’s media licence fee battle

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation has weathered another challenge to its licence fee. But the broader struggle over public broadcasting has yielded few winners — except one.

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Climate is a concern in Switzerland but no longer a priority

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 Climate change is one of the main concerns of the Swiss population. However, most citizens don’t want to invest more money in the ecological transition. Why?

The marriage penalty is gone: joy among supporters of individual taxation.

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‘Today liberal-progressive Switzerland triumphed over conservative Switzerland’

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 What lessons can be drawn from the results of Sunday's votes? Political scientist and pollster Martina Mousson explains.

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Swiss vote on taxing spouses, media licence fee, cash availability and climate fund

This content was published on Mar 7, 2026 Ballot boxes are set to close at noon on Sunday. Swiss citizens are voting on a referendum, three popular initiatives and a counterproposal. The results will be out the same day.

National Council rejects new constitutional article on neutrality

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Swiss parliament rejects neutrality initiative

This content was published on Mar 5, 2026 Swiss parliament has rejected the neutrality initiative, which aims to enshrine permanent and armed neutrality in the Constitution.

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Middle East conflict: ‘Everyone has a responsibility to inform themselves before travelling’

This content was published on Mar 5, 2026 With nearly 5,000 Swiss citizens stranded in the Middle East, the foreign ministry maintains that assistance will be provided only as a last resort.

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