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Rapperswil, a democratic dinosaur?

350 von 18 000 Stimmberechtigten kamen: Gemeindeversammlung in Rapperswil-Jona im Juni 2017.

This content was published on Aug 11, 2017 With its 27,000 inhabitants, Rapperswil is Switzerland’s largest community where citizens still decide on political issues at town hall meetings.

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Non-citizens voting rights isn’t a radical idea

This content was published on Aug 10, 2017 As President Donald Trump wildly goes against democratic rights in the United States, it is time to guarantee non-citizens the right to vote.

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Swiss burka ban challenged at Locarno Festival

This content was published on Aug 9, 2017 As a guest in Locarno, Saudi poet Hissa Hilal bucked the local burka ban when she covered her face in front of the media.

Schweizer Shopper lassen sich im Einkaufszentrum Lago in der deutschen Grenzstadt Konstanz die Mehrwertsteuer rückerstatten

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Swiss border towns to combat ‘shopping tourism’

This content was published on Aug 9, 2017 As Swiss border towns want to form an alliance to put an end to the practice of "shopping tourism", we paid a visit to Kreuzlingen to find out more.

North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile

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Swiss tighten sanctions against North Korea

This content was published on Aug 7, 2017 The Swiss government has followed the United Nations in extending economic sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear and missile programmes.

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Syria investigator explains why she’s quitting UN Commission

This content was published on Aug 7, 2017

Customs officer checks baggage X-ray on a screen.

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Finding smuggled goods on cross-border coaches

This content was published on Aug 7, 2017

Zu seinen Waffen zählt auch Naivität: Daniel Gasteiger, Schweizer Civic-Tech-Pionier.

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The man who wants to revolutionise online government services

This content was published on Aug 4, 2017 “Civic tech” activist Daniel Gasteiger is a former investment banker who wants to digitise Swiss government.

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Swiss to close East European aid offices

This content was published on Aug 4, 2017 Swiss are to close aid offices in five Eastern European countries because the future of Swiss “cohesion” funds for these nations is unclear.

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Neuchâtel tackles crystal meth problem

This content was published on Aug 4, 2017 Neuchâtel is Switzerland’s “crystal meth capital”, with the highest proportion of users of the highly addictive drug.

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