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Swiss-EU disputes could go to ‘arbitration court’, says government

This content was published on Mar 5, 2018 The Federal Council has declared a willingness to accept a special arbitration court to settle legal disputes arising from Swiss-EU relations.

Director General of the Swiss Public Broadcasting Corporation Gilles Marchand speaks to the press during the No Billag vote

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Press calls for reforms following licence fee vote

This content was published on Mar 5, 2018 In the wake of No Billag's rejection, the Swiss press say the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation must downsize, but opinions vary on how to do this.

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Attack on public broadcasting licence fee clearly fails

This content was published on Mar 4, 2018 A large majority of voters reject a proposal to do away with the mandatory licence fee for Switzerland’s public broadcasters.

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Tax ‘total meltdown’ averted

This content was published on Mar 4, 2018 Swiss voters have comfortably renewed the government’s right to tax its citizens and companies for another 15 years.

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Fribourg and Schwyz to become more politically transparent

This content was published on Mar 4, 2018 Political parties and organisations in cantons Schwyz and Fribourg will have to declare their finances during campaigns for elections and votes.

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Vote results March 4, 2018

This content was published on Mar 4, 2018 Licence fee for public broadcasters and Federal taxes 2021.

1970: Can votes be counted with a computer?

This content was published on Mar 3, 2018 This Sunday is voting day again in Switzerland. Here's a look at a 1970s vote-counting experiment using IBM computers.

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Who puts the money in politics – and do we need to know?

This content was published on Mar 3, 2018 Do we need more transparency in politics? It’s a question going to the vote in some Swiss cantons this Sunday.

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Swiss government puts gun law reforms to parliament

This content was published on Mar 2, 2018 The Swiss government has submitted to parliament gun law reform proposals to bring Switzerland into line with a European directive.

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Civilian protection service grows more popular

This content was published on Mar 1, 2018 By the end of 2017, Switzerland had about 48,000 people serving in the military’s civilian protection corps – 4,000 more than the year before.

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