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 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…
How the voting record of citizens’ initiatives changes
The government decided to temporarily revise the COVID-19 ordinance on signature lists to be collected for bills in analogy to referendums
“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…
The “von Wattenwyl talks” and the search for a compromise
Since February 1970 in the "old town" of Bern, the Federal Councillors have been meeting with the leaders of the parties in the Executive…
New protected assets in the cantons of Geneva and Grisons
The Federal Council has adapted two inventories of Swiss settlements to be protected as well as useful to promote the culture of quality…
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…
Alertswiss alerts now also on the MeteoSwiss application
Agreement between the Federal Offices of Civil Defense and Meteorology and Climatology will expand news outreach beyond today's 750,000…
The Swiss people and cantons liquidate the burqa and niqab
51.2 percent of Swiss voters and 20 out of 26 federal states approved the "Yes to a ban on facial concealment" initiative in the March 7…
Pratteln-Augst tramway: the Swiss government gives its approval
BLT Baselland Transport AG will have until 2025 to extend the public railroad and connect the development centers "Grüssen" and "Salina…
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…
More UniNE-UST collaboration on analytics, megadata and AI
The University of Neuchâtel and the Federal Statistical Office will strengthen their cooperation in the field of big data science and…
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…
Between what is given and what is received, there is the fiscal residue
In 1950, economist James Buchanan defined the yardstick against which to assess the adequacy of the overall redistributive activity of the…