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Swiss Review
August 4/23

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“Berne will probably still need to keep the new banking colossus on an even keel.”

The end came for banking stalwart Credit Suisse 167 years after its founding, when the government forced UBS to take over its ailing competitor.…

Switzerland aims to become carbon-neutral by 2050

Politics

Switzerland’s sunniest mountain is a solar research hotspot

Report

What should Switzerland’s direction be over the next four years? Welcome to our big 2023 election survey.

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Ski hats and Credit Suisse shares

Editorial

Alain Berset

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Swiss Review
August 4/23

“Berne will probably still need to keep the new banking colossus on an even keel.”

Our highlights

Switzerland aims to become carbon-neutral by 2050

Switzerland’s sunniest mountain is a solar research hotspot

What should Switzerland’s direction be over the next four years? Welcome to our big 2023 election survey.

Ski hats and Credit Suisse shares

Alain Berset

News

The new e-voting trials have gone well

How to declutter a museum

Swiss Abroad aiming for the Federal Palace

No ticket to ride

Swiss politician – and convicted criminal – Pierre Maudet wins re-election

Ylfete Fanaj, a Lucerne trailblazer

Gjon’s Tears | The Swiss voice making the whole world sob

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz / Quentin Pauchard | “La grande peur dans la montagne”

Anne-Lise Grobéty | She wrote with all her senses

Number of Swiss Abroad up by 34% since 2002

The Swiss Abroad are our calling card

Votes and Elections

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“Swiss Review” – theft of mailing address data

Help to obtain an education or training in Switzerland

The new e-voting system is “miles better than all the alternatives”

Well-trained camp leaders are essential to every great holiday camp

“Will I have to do military service when I return to Switzerland?”

OSA to hold more webinars after successful debut

Discussion: Carl Lutz and the Holocaust

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Swiss ReviewAugust 4/23

“Berne will probably still need to keep the new banking colossus on an even keel.”

Our highlights

Switzerland aims to become carbon-neutral by 2050

Switzerland’s sunniest mountain is a solar research hotspot

What should Switzerland’s direction be over the next four years? Welcome to our big 2023 election survey.

Ski hats and Credit Suisse shares

Alain Berset

News

The new e-voting trials have gone well

How to declutter a museum

Swiss Abroad aiming for the Federal Palace

No ticket to ride

Swiss politician – and convicted criminal – Pierre Maudet wins re-election

Ylfete Fanaj, a Lucerne trailblazer

Gjon’s Tears | The Swiss voice making the whole world sob

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz / Quentin Pauchard | “La grande peur dans la montagne”

Anne-Lise Grobéty | She wrote with all her senses

Number of Swiss Abroad up by 34% since 2002

The Swiss Abroad are our calling card

Votes and Elections

Please note

“Swiss Review” – theft of mailing address data

Help to obtain an education or training in Switzerland

The new e-voting system is “miles better than all the alternatives”

Well-trained camp leaders are essential to every great holiday camp

“Will I have to do military service when I return to Switzerland?”

OSA to hold more webinars after successful debut

Discussion: Carl Lutz and the Holocaust

The “Swiss Review” thanks its readers

Subscribe to the SwissCommunity newsletter

Swiss Review
August 4/23