FocusHumanitarian Switzerland faced with influx of refugeesOver 35,000 people sought asylum in Switzerland last year. The continuing flow of refugees is inevitably producing both sympathy and hostility and a…Read moreOur highlightsAsylum costs almost two billion Swiss francs. But does it pay dividends? FocusA harmonious Federal Council electionPoliticsSuccessful in business, cautious in politics – Johann Schneider-Ammann, President of the Swiss ConfederationPolitics
Dear readersEditorialI hope you have had a good start to the new year. 2016 is a year of anniversaries for us. We will celebrate 25 years of the Area for the Swiss Abroad…Letters to the editorMailbagMonique Schwitter | A woman and her loversBooksFrom potato peelers to rocketsImagesThe ultimate Gotthard tunnel yearPoliticsAgainst speculating with foodPoliticsSpeculating with food is the “most abhorrent form of profit-making”, according to the Young Socialists (Juso) who have submitted an initiative aimed…Uncompromising deportationPoliticsThe SVP is seeking to apply its deportation initiative to the letter through an implementing initiative. Opponents warn of far-reaching consequences.Opposed to the “marriage penalty”Politics“It is unfair that married couples and registered partnerships are disadvantaged compared to cohabiting couples in terms of taxes and social…How the Swiss Abroad votedPoliticsThere was also a shift to the right beyond Swiss borders. This is based on a survey by the Centre for Democracy Studies in Aarau, conducted with the…“I leave out the somersaults these days”CultureIn Switzerland, the electronic cigarette is nicotine-free SocietyA new chapter in his lifeSportAlexandra Lavizzari | From Kathmandu to Somerset via RomeLiterature seriesSummer camps for 8 to 14-year-oldsSwissCommunityAre you aged between 8 and 14? Would you like to spend 14 days in Switzerland getting to know your homeland better? Then sign up for a holiday camp…The Area for the Swiss Abroad in Brunnen needs your contributionSwissCommunityAdvice on careers and studySwissCommunityAn education or professional training in Switzerland is the goal of many and highly sought after. However, the views that young Swiss Abroad have of…OSA adviceSwissCommunityI’m planning to return to Switzerland and to look for a job there. What advice and information can you give me?Youth Service offersSwissCommunityThe Youth Service again has a wide range of offers for young Swiss Abroad this year.Behind the scenes of Swiss government – the Federal ChancelleryNotes from the Federal PalaceVotes and ElectionsNotes from the Federal PalaceA game featuring works of artDiscoveriesCall to the mountainsDiscoveriesMarko Lehtinen is the new editor-in-chiefFrom the editor’s deskEchoEchoQuotesQuotes