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SWI swissinfo.ch

Our partner organisation SWI swissinfo.ch reports daily from Switzerland on the topics of politics, the economy, culture, society, science and direct democracy.

The platform provides information in ten languages, and offers top multimedia stories and analysis in German, French, Italian and English, as well as in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and Russian.

SWI swissinfo.ch is a public-law news information platform of SRG SSR which was created from the former Swiss Radio International. It offers independent information from the fields of politics, the economy, culture, science and education as well as on direct democracy. Its target audience includes foreigners who are interested in Switzerland as well as Swiss abroad.

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SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

Swiss Abroad were less harsh on the inheritance tax initiative

01. diciembre 2025 - The initiative to introduce a new inheritance tax on the wealthiest did not win the support of the diaspora on Sunday, but it was received with more…

Canton Vaud gives vote to Swiss Abroad for Senate elections

30. noviembre 2025 - Residents of canton Vaud who live abroad will now be able to take part in elections to the Senate, as they already can for the House of…

Ten years on: achievements and challenges of the Swiss Abroad Act 

27. noviembre 2025 - A decade ago the Swiss Abroad Act came into force, defining for the first time the rights and obligations of Swiss expats. What has this law actually…

The Swiss honorary consul in New Zealand on broadening his horizons 

24. noviembre 2025 - Few Swiss honorary consulates are further away from home than the one in Auckland, New Zealand. Since 2019, Adrian Blaser, a chemist from Bern who…

The remarkable tale of a Swiss village in Rhode Island 

23. noviembre 2025 - There is an unusual farmstead in the US state of Rhode Island that would not look out of place in Italian-speaking Switzerland. The story of the…

The bise, the Swiss wind with a mind of its own

10. noviembre 2025 - The bise is a cold, dry wind that can sweep through Switzerland at any time of year. It is known to leave people with headaches and aches. The bise is…

Sämi, the yodelling Swiss Postbus driver

07. noviembre 2025 - Bus driver and yodeller Sämi Zumbrunn turns every ride into an unforgettable experience. Who better to act as ambassador for a Swiss tradition that…

Inside the unpaid mission of Switzerland’s consul in Morocco

04. noviembre 2025 - Max Rosari’s role as Swiss honorary consul in Marrakech, in Morocco, mostly involves informing citizens. But sometimes he gets involved in quite…

Switzerland expands voluntary honorary consul network

04. noviembre 2025 - Switzerland is strengthening its global network of honorary consuls – it now boasts 225 diplomatic representatives around the world. These volunteer…

SWI swissinfo.ch – a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR

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