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Defence Minister Martin Pfister poses with Swiss soldiers at the Trias training exercise in Austria on May 1, 2025.

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Committee launched to find new Swiss army chief

This content was published on May 16, 2025 The Swiss defence ministry has begun work to find a replacement for outgoing army chief Thomas Süssli.

Children play at a traveller site in Nidau, near Biel, 1954.

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History

How Switzerland, Scotland and Norway seized children from itinerant families

This content was published on May 15, 2025 In the 20th century, Yenish children in Switzerland were placed in institutions as part of a state-backed effort to destroy their way of life. Similar practices existed in Norway and Scotland.

Federal Council waives stricter rules for the electricity sector for the time being

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Swiss government backs down to industry outcry over energy security plans

This content was published on May 14, 2025 Swiss electricity providers should no longer be obliged to fulfil strict liquidity and capital requirements to ensure energy security.

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Neutrality

Switzerland appears to be more open to closer ties between its army and the West. Can it do that? This is the framework within which neutral Switzerland operates militarily.

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Secure AI system recommended for Swiss parliament

This content was published on May 14, 2025 Swiss politicians need secure AI tools to help them do their work, a parliamentary security policy commitee recommends.

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Switzerland sets aside more funds to protect religious minorities

This content was published on May 14, 2025 Jewish and Muslim minorities as well as LGBTQ+ communities will temporarily receive increased state protection in Switzerland.

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Swiss government ministers travelled more in 2024

This content was published on May 14, 2025 Swiss government ministers spent 513 hours in state-owned planes and helicopters last year, 31 hours more than in 2023.

Karin Keller-Sutter present at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV

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Swiss president to attend inauguration of Pope Leo XIV

This content was published on May 13, 2025 Karin Keller-Sutter will travel to Rome on Sunday for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.

Army tests weapons systems for long-range defence

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Swiss army tests weapons systems for long-range defence

This content was published on May 12, 2025 The Swiss army is examining the acquisition of weapons systems and ammunition to defend the country's borders over longer distances.

Two people in silhouette look at mobile phones while a contrail of an aircraft is seen in the sky in the evening twilight, at Zurich Kloten Airport, pictured in Ruemlang, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

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Demographics

No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland

This content was published on May 12, 2025 In many countries, buying a home is slipping further out of reach for young people. Switzerland is no exception.

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