When the real problem is not the “how much” but the “why”
The issue of tax pressure in Italy is never addressed from the point of view of the people, but always and only from the technical point of…
Twenty years ago Liechtenstein’s attack on Germany
On June 1, 2001, the Alpine Principality filed an unusual lawsuit with the UN Court of Justice for the use of its assets as war…
From ch Foundation a journalistic podcast on federalism
A project of the Bernese Stiftung will focus on the innovative power of the division of powers in Switzerland, but also on the difficulties…
Alex Kuprecht: “Federalism on the brink causes pandemic…”
On the sidelines of the Basel Conference, the President of the Council of States spoke in a video about his idea of Switzerland and the…
The federalism that awaits us according to Karin Keller-Sutter
During the Conference on Federalism 2021, the Federal Councillor offered an interesting point of view on the Swiss system of distribution…
The “Basel Declaration” for the federalism of the future
Following the similar profession of will in Montreux in 2017, the federal government, cantons, cities and municipalities have signed a new…
The five topics on the ballot in Switzerland on June 13, 2021
To the people the choices on clean water and anti-pesticide initiatives and the COVID19, CO2 and anti-terrorism policing Acts
Electronic Identification: Federal Council accelerates
Departments of Justice and Police and Finance, Chancery, Cantons, and academia urged to work together for EI despite March 7, 2021 no vote
The institutional agreement between Switzerland and the EU will not happen
That's how a seven-year negotiation process, in which the rocks always outweighed the opportunities, ended amid ups and downs on May 26,…
In Switzerland twenty-four months of reduced work allowance
On May 12, 2021, the Federal Council decided to extend the right to ILR, to which is added the extension of the summary procedure for…
Jean-Philippe Gaudin will no longer be the head of Swiss 007
The Government and the Divisionary at the top of the Information Activities Service will mutually terminate the employment relationship for…
Ignazio Cassis at the Council of Europe for digital rights
In Hamburg, the Federal Councillor and head of the FDFA underlined the risks associated with digitalisation, without wanting to put…
The number of prisoners in Switzerland is the lowest since 2011
The federal government reports a total of 6316 people incarcerated, occupying 85.4 percent of the available places in the 92 deprivation of…
BAK Economics: “There is alarm about the outlook for exports.”
According to the Basel-based research institute, increased technical barriers between Switzerland and the EU would lead to industry…
What if Soccer is the most reliable social marker?
In Italy, football matches determine in people picturesque and dangerous socio-pathological phenomena, which are easily measured on social…
More federalism means higher Gross Domestic Product
The outcome of an analysis by BAK Economics for the Assembly of European Regions and the Institut für Föderalismus on six leading…