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Keller-Sutter: Pope was a person full of respect

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Pope was a person full of respect: Swiss president

This content was published on Apr 26, 2025 Swiss president Karin Keller-Sutter, who is attending the funeral of Pope Francis, says the pontiff was always full of respect.

What are your experiences with housing shortages and rising property prices?

Switzerland is steering towards a housing crisis. Are there solutions?

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Apr 25, 2025

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NGOs operating abroad receive a good 10 per cent less federal funding

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Swiss NGOs abroad to receive 10% less federal funding

This content was published on Apr 25, 2025 In 2025 and 2026, Swiss NGOs will have 10% less federal funding available for international cooperation than in the previous two-year period.

Less than a million disbursed for the vote on 9 February

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Swiss parties spent less than CHF1 million on February green vote

This content was published on Apr 25, 2025 Swiss political parties spent CHF 700,000 ($840,000) on campaigns in the run-up to the overwhelmingly defeated vote on February 9, according to the Swiss Federal Audit Office.

Keller-Sutter appeals to US Treasury Secretary for better cooperation

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Swiss appeal to US Treasury Secretary for better cooperation

This content was published on Apr 25, 2025 Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter met her US counterpart, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in Washington on Thursday.

More tenants in Zurich are being forced to move home than anywhere else in Switzerland

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Vulnerable tenants hit hardest by Zurich evictions

This content was published on Apr 24, 2025 More tenants are evicted in Zurich than anywhere else in Switzerland, which particularly affects older people on low incomes.

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Switzerland postpones launch of emergency number for domestic violence victims

This content was published on Apr 22, 2025 The launch of the “142” emergency number, which aims to help victims of domestic violence in Switzerland, has been postponed to May 2026.

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Swiss democracy

‘One for all, all for one’ – how the Swiss government makes decisions

This content was published on Apr 22, 2025 Secret meetings, no prime minister, and a seven-member executive that defends decisions collectively – the Swiss system of “collegiality” explained.

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Switzerland-EU electricity agreement: the key issues it must tackle

This content was published on Apr 22, 2025 Could Swiss dams pass into European hands? This is one of many questions that a new electricity agreement needs to clarify.

On April 5, thousands demonstrated in Zurich against the housing crisis. It was the city's largest housing demonstration since the turn of the millennium

Demographics

Zurich: Welcome to the world capital of housing shortages!

This content was published on Apr 21, 2025 In Zurich, only seven out of 10,000 apartments are vacant on average – the lowest rate in Switzerland and probably in the Western world.

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