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Swiss Review
October 4/26

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Swiss glaciers – melting in record time

Alpine glaciers were severely affected in the scorching summer of 2026. Their dramatic retreat is one of the most visually striking symptoms of…

Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter | “There is a systemic gap in healthcare coverage”

Politics

Referendum looms on VAT hike to fund the state pension system

Politics

Jean Ziegler, the man who dared to bite the hand that fed him

Profile

Exhibition | Remembering Blatten – remnants of a buried village

Images

eCdC makes it easier to manage your administrative formalities from abroad

Notes from the Federal Palace

Lukas Bärfuss | A reckoning with Switzerland

Profile

No more fireworks?

Politics

Figures | Hot summer, hot parties and a rather cool neighbourhood

Switzerland in figures

The Ukrainian War Requiem – led by the Swiss composer Michael Zaugg

Books

Swiss arms exports – should restrictions be loosened?

Politics

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Johan Manzambi | Footballer

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Authors deliver wake-up call on human rights

Books

The Swiss Abroad spend the SwissCommunity Days in Brunnen at the end of August

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Puzzle | Family Theissen, Slovakia

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Taxation of married couples – another vote to take place

Politics

Lukas Gretener | From an Apprenticeship to a Degree in Engineering

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Youth Services | Two adventure-packed weeks together

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Youth Service | Holiday Camps 2027: Save the date now

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SJAS | Memories and friendships that resonate far beyond summer

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SJAS | Summer Camp Programme 2027

Votes and Elections

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Swiss Review
October 4/26

Swiss glaciers – melting in record time

Our highlights

Beavers are recreating wetlands destroyed by humans

The December issue of the “Swiss Review” has been cancelled

Tsunamis on Swiss lakes – “the danger is real”

Time is running out for Switzerland’s magnificent glaciers

The secret Alpine gold depots

Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter | “There is a systemic gap in healthcare coverage”

Referendum looms on VAT hike to fund the state pension system

Jean Ziegler, the man who dared to bite the hand that fed him

Exhibition | Remembering Blatten – remnants of a buried village

eCdC makes it easier to manage your administrative formalities from abroad