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…
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…
364.3 million requested for federal buildings
The government has adopted the 2021 dispatch on constructions that are useful to Switzerland, from the Swimming Centre in Tenero to the…
“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…
Sustainable vegetables: there’s the “Horticulture” test station
An advanced federal and experimental facility dedicated to the fundamental issues of "ecological" agricultural production has opened in…
The Special Center of Asylum of Les Verrières is back in operation
The Neuchâtel facility, where stricter rules apply for exits and security systems are reinforced, now houses 21 very "problem" asylum…
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…
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…
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…
Digital geodata from swisstopo available free of charge for use
From March 1, 2021, the Federal Office of Topography of Switzerland will make its services and official digital data available online free…
Up the income of Swiss households, but…
Bank Cler's "Swiss Income Monitor" analysis found increases of CHF 3,500 and CHF 5,400 on median and average earnings, alongside greater…
The Presidency of the Helvetic Confederation from 1848 to the present day
Brief history of the highest office provided for by the Swiss Federal Constitution, assigned from time to time to the most senior Councilor…
Council of Europe: Who will represent the Swiss territories?
The names of the 12 members of the Swiss delegation to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg for the period…
An App to unbureaucratize the work of Swiss farmers
The "My agricultural data sharing" application, which was successfully tested in late 2020 in the canton of Fribourg, will speed up the…
Swiss monuments? A “hidden” treasure to be exploited…
Protecting Switzerland's real estate heritage of 270,000 historic buildings creates positive spillover effects for culture, tourism and…
Slight decline in tax burden of Swiss cantons and municipalities
The 2021 exploitation index, calculated by the Federal Finance Administration, shows a decline in two-thirds of the states, particularly in…