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…
Karin Keller-Sutter’s journey to the divided city of Moutier
Ahead of the March 28 vote, the head of the Federal Department of Justice saw the City Council and the cantonal authorities of Bern and…
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…
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…
Switzerland and the “fantastic four” of direct democracy
Popular initiatives for the total or partial revision of the Constitution and abrogative or optional referendums embody the salt of a…
The ethics of competitiveness and the spirit of federalism
The success of the Swiss model appears to lie in the competition between the 26 cantons in the areas of efficiency, income distribution and…