Federalism: A comparative analysis between Switzerland and other federal countries
Federalism is a system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and various sub-national units of government,…
Public holidays in the Swiss Confederation
In Switzerland, the 26 cantons that make up the Swiss Confederation are free to set their own public holidays, with the exception of 1…
Cohesion between town and country has strengthened in Switzerland
The 2016-2023 multi-year program of the New Regional Policy (NPR) already makes an important contribution to the development of the…
Stanisław Obirek: “Beware of anti-Semitism without Jews”
Professor of History of Christianity in Warsaw compares hatred and mockery of the people of Israel around the world, highlighting latent…
“Pandemic as a learning curve for federalism”
An interim report on the approach of the cantons to the crisis from COVID19, carried out by Avenir Suisse, saw Zug, Ticino and Grisons at…
Differentiated regionalism? A compelling dissertation
On sale on "Swiss Federalism" the book that, in a clear and precise way, illustrates fiscal federalism and the opportunity of regional…
Giancarlo Pagliarini: “Federalism would facilitate Italy”
The 79-year-old politician, now active with the "October 22 Network", remembers Gianfranco Miglio, thinks of the lira for the South and…
Switzerland will test the new electronic voting system
As some cantons will resume testing with Swiss Post's future election computer system, Bern will implement an independent audit
Switzerland gives “guarantees, trust, autonomy and neutrality”
These are the findings of the "Security" study published by the Military Academy (ACMIL) and the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH…
South Tyrol, the story of a small country eternally unconquered
A journey through the Autonomous Province of Bolzano on the sixteenth anniversary of the "Notte dei Fuochi", on the edge of the always…
“Prize for Federalism” 2021: finalists selected
The fifty or so very different applications from various parts of Switzerland that were in the running for the CHF 10,000 from the…
In Basel on 27-28 May the “Conference on Federalism”
The intersection of the Swiss system of power-sharing and dynamism is the theme of the sixth tri- or quadrennial happening expected in the…
One hundred and sixty years of Italy, not even one of federalism …
On March 17, 1861, Metternich's "geographical expression" was transformed into a unitary state, removing the confederal idea cherished by…
In Rome the powers of a Region: bill at the start
On Thursday, March 11, the Constitutional Affairs Committee began examining a bipartisan DDL on reform and ordinary laws on Italy's capital…
Law against facial dissimulation: the ball passes to the cantons
The Federal Bureau of Justice will assist states, which have two years to do so, in drafting at the local level the implementing rule for…
China-Switzerland talks on financial markets
Virtual meeting on March 3 between Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer and Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Liu He on stock exchange,…