Two new senior officers for Swiss Army
The Federal Council appointed Brigadiers Hugo Roux and Peter Soller to lead the Military Academy and Anti-Aircraft Training Formation 33
Division of tasks between Switzerland and the cantons: halt to the project
COVID stops adjusting responsibilities on individual premiums, supplementary OASI/DI benefits, regional passenger traffic and rail…
Coronavirus: extension of reduced work measures
The Federal Council has decided to extend the simplified IRL procedure until 30 June 2021 and voted to abolish the waiting period.
The two Federal Institutes of Technology in Lausanne and Zurich are booming
ETH and EPFL have met the strategic goals set for 2017-2020 in teaching, research, and knowledge and technology transfer
Here for free the volume “Public Finance 2020” of Switzerland
The new brochure of the Federal Finance Administration (FFA) presents the most important figures of the Confederation, cantons,…
Private use of company cars: higher deduction
In Switzerland, taxation of the use of the employer's vehicles must be on a flat-rate basis and must also include transport costs for…
Switzerland and… Global Commission for the Energy Future
Ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, the new entity will draft recommendations that put humans at the center of a clean energy…
Online trade: more customs security between Switzerland and the EU
Bern will participate in the "Import Control System 2", whereby data will already be transmitted during shipment from the country of…
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…
Apprenticeship and baccalaureate examinations in Switzerland: full steam ahead!
The Federal Council has issued precautionary exemptions in the event that tests can only be carried out at school in written or oral form.
Switzerland will reduce the environmental impact of food
Agroscope recommends imports from countries whose agricultural production is respectful of nature as well as avoiding losses and waste…
Here’s how Switzerland’s roads and highways will change in 2021
The federal government will invest 2.9 billion francs for maintenance, operations, improvements and construction, including 396 million for…
Switzerland joins the UN in making children’s voices heard
Federal Council will subsidize organizations that raise awareness of children's rights and sector training providers for five years
Switzerland will aim to switch from diesel to electric buses
The Federal Council will consider three different scenarios for abandoning older coaches for battery-powered ones, according to CO2 and…
The Swiss Districts? Still children of a minor federalism
Neither Cantons nor municipalities, Bezirk or Amtsbezirk in German and District in French are not used to apply for citizenship and are not…
Switzerland paradise of the purchase of goods and services online
In 2019, 97 percent of Helvetians used the Internet for shopping, a fact that placed them ahead of the Netherlands and Denmark even for top…