Initiative for Switzerland to back nuclear weapon ban launched
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The Alliance for a Nuclear Weapons Ban has launched a popular initiative for Switzerland to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Hungarians in Switzerland look at momentous past and Orbán’s present
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Switzerland once took in 10,000 Hungarians fleeing Soviet persecution. Four of them look back – and at the country’s democratic development over the past 30 years.
Why Macron didn’t dare venture too far into democratic territory
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The French President has called on voters to elect a new parliament. Despite this democratic gesture, very little has been done to meet citizens’ expectations.
What do you think Switzerland’s Alain Berset can bring to the Council of Europe?
The former interior minister is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the Council of Europe – which issues should his five-year term focus on?
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Ex-Interior Minister Alain Berset is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the historic Strasbourg organisation. Who is Berset, and what’s in store for his five-year term?
Swiss canton of Jura celebrates triumph through ‘conviction’
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Citizens and celebrities from canton Jura on Sunday celebrated the 50th anniversary of a historic referendum that led to the creation of Switzerland's youngest canton.
How Swiss companies profited from apartheid South Africa
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Before the first free elections in South Africa 30 years ago, Switzerland had close economic ties with the apartheid regime.
Taiwan has developed into an exemplary democracy. This can be seen in schools as well as in election campaigns – despite or because of its precarious status.
What do you think Switzerland’s Alain Berset can bring to the Council of Europe?
The former interior minister is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the Council of Europe – which issues should his five-year term focus on?
How is your country dealing with the return of stolen artifacts?
Western nations like Switzerland often have to deal with the process of recovering or returning looted artifacts which have been illegally imported. What’s the situation like in your country?
