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Swiss Review
January 1/25

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No more winter snow

Switzerland is finding it harder to sell itself as a picture-perfect winter destination. Its highest ski resorts are increasingly the only places…

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Johann Jakob Bachofen | He claimed that women ruled the world until 2,500 years ago

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Sebastian Bohren | The violinist bringing the big time to a small town in Aargau

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Thomas Strässle | Beyond the border

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The “Fifth Switzerland” will meet in August 2025 in Berne

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Discussion: The nuclear debate reignites

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The Federal Audit Office – driving efficiency and transparency since 1877

Notes from the Federal Palace

Ensuring the future of “Swiss Review”

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A year full of Youth Service offers and events

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Holiday camps for children – open for bookings

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Young Swiss Abroad are also asking: Apprenticeship, university of applied sciences or university?

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Notes from the Federal Palace

Change of address Swiss Review

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Swiss Review
January 1/25

No more winter snow

Our highlights

Home alone in Basel

Unter-Emmentaler | “People want to know what is happening in their village”

Isabel Bürgin | A weaver inspired by her craft

The day the snow returned

Fifth Switzerland | Sentiment turns against the Swiss Abroad

How is sentiment towards the “Fifth Switzerland”? – Six answers

Not long to go before the Council of the Swiss Abroad elections

More money for defence, less for foreign aid

Signature fraud shocks Switzerland

Kiosks revisited

Municipalities want 30 km/h speed limit amid pushback from car lobby

The electorate stops plans for motorway expansion

Laurent Debrot

A toast to money, gold, gardens – and floorboards

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Johann Jakob Bachofen | He claimed that women ruled the world until 2,500 years ago