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Swiss parliament wants CHF15 million for women’s Euro 2025

Parliament wants CHF 15 million for the 2025 European Football Championships

This content was published on Dec 10, 2024 Parliament wants Switzerland to support next year's European Women's Football Championship with CHF15 million ($17 million).

Council of States says yes to the federal budget without a dissenting vote

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Swiss Senate approves federal budget without opposition

This content was published on Dec 10, 2024 The Swiss army will receive an additional CHF530 million in 2025, and no cuts will be made to direct payments for agriculture. What is unclear is how much will be saved on foreign aid.

Switzerland is operating with an outdated air surveillance system

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Swiss military ‘could struggle to defend airspace’: report

This content was published on Dec 8, 2024 A failure to integrate French air surveillance systems in Switzerland could result in an airspace defence blackout

Martin Chevallaz, a French-speaking no to the EEA, has died

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Swiss anti-EEA politician, Chevallaz, dies aged 77

This content was published on Dec 8, 2024 Former Swiss politician and army brigadier Martin Chevallaz, who campaigned against closer ties to the European Union, died on Thursday at the age of 76.

Swiss state coffers fund NGO projects in different countries.

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Opaque Swiss funding of NGOs under scrutiny

This content was published on Dec 8, 2024 As Swiss parliamentarians debate slashing state funding of NGOs, it remains unclear exactly how much money is being doled out to agencies.

No miscalculation with incorrect AHV financial perspective

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Swiss pension forecast fiasco caused by faulty methodology

This content was published on Dec 7, 2024 Incorrect forecasting of Swiss pension expenditure resulted from faulty methodology rather than classic miscalculations, an investigation has found.

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Sanctions enforcement: Bern ‘cannot rule out’ Switzerland gets Russian gold via Central Asia

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 The Swiss government admits that it cannot rule out the presence of Russian gold in trade flows with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Parliament wants to equip transport police with Tasers

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Swiss transport police set to be given stun guns

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 Transport police officers are set to be allowed to use stun guns in Switzerland.

The National Council cuts funding for Swiss aid abroad

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Swiss parliament cuts foreign aid budget

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The House of Representatives on Wednesday cut the foreign aid budget by CHF250 million ($282 million) in favour of the army.

The 13th pension is paid once a year, in December.

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Parliament confirms 13th pension payment to be paid once a year in December

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The 13th old-age pension payment will be paid out as planned from December 2026, the Swiss Senate confirmed on Wednesday.

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