Switzerland has many faces, and each has many stories to tell. I am interested in the country in all its diversity. I write about agriculture and banks, diplomats and folk-style wrestlers, but also industrial excellence and cultural achievements.
What’s coming up in the Swiss parliament’s 2024 winter session
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When parliament reconvenes for the winter session, Switzerland's role in the world will be under scrutiny. Fierce budget battles lie ahead.
Seven lessons from the November 2024 Swiss referendums
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A dip in public trust in authorities, a winning streak for the left: what else can be learned from Sunday's votes in Switzerland?
Taxes on pension payments: no problem for the Swiss Abroad
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If Switzerland introduces more taxes on pension capital withdrawals, this will not affect Swiss nationals abroad. Tricks for them already exist.
The Swiss are deeply divided over relations with the EU
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Despite little enthusiasm for the European Union, the Swiss consider the bilateral agreements with Brussels to be important.
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There has been free trade between Switzerland and China for ten years. Now Switzerland wants to update the agreement. What advantages has it brought the two countries so far?
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What did the session bring? A lot of controversy, but little progress, especially from the perspective of the Swiss Abroad.
Vote analysis: ecological initiatives often fail due to resistance by Swiss farmers
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Political scientist Urs Bieri on the main lessons of Sunday’s votes in Switzerland on the biodiversity initiative and occupational pension reform.
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Paper was regarded as a guarantee of security in the Swiss voting system. Those days are over. An analysis of a far-reaching paradigm shift.
Switzerland’s new transparency rules fail to clarify party donations
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Switzerland has had new transparency rules for political financing for a year now, but newly published figures provide no clear answers on party donations – quite the opposite.
‘We’ll take the time we need’ with EU negotiations, says top Swiss trade diplomat
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‘Time pressure is the number one trap in any negotiation,’ warns Helene Budliger Artieda regarding negotiations with the EU.
Anniversary Trip to the Square of the Swiss Abroad
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The 100th Congress of the Swiss Abroad came to an end with a visit to the Swiss Abroad Square in Brunnen. A photo gallery.
The Council of the Swiss Abroad says yes to more democratic elections
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The delegates have approved a project for more direct elections. New electoral constituencies sparks debate, as does the decision to hold the Congress only every four years.
