Free immigration from the EU certainly boosts economic performance, but it has serious side-effects that have been overlooked. It is thus becoming the driving force behind Switzerland's illiberal transformation.
At a time of geopolitical turbulence, interventionism may be desirable, provided that political power is capable of reversing course afterwards. However, nothing is less certain for a country like France, which is already over-indebted.
At a time when the European Union is going through a period of doubt, its long-stalled relations with Switzerland are the subject of debate, with the announcement in December of the conclusion of negotiations. Interview with René Schwok, an expert on European issues.
The European Union is the scene of a major political confrontation between sovereigntists and advocates of a form of international governance. A situation which raises the central and delicate question of sovereignty in the age of globalization.
Following similar agreements with Tunisia, Mauritania and Egypt, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in Beirut on May 2 a €1 billion aid package to support Lebanon's «socio-economic stability».
Since the turn of the century, income inequality has been declining worldwide. However, they are increasing in China, India, Russia, the USA and within European countries - but not in Switzerland. Here we explain an unprecedented phenomenon that is set to continue.
For our special report on communities, particularly national ones, French essayists Alexandre del Valle, geopolitologist, and Philippe Val, editorialist, cross swords on the idea of European sovereignty as promoted by Emmanuel Macron.
The Socialist National Councillor and President of the Swiss Union of Trade Unions (USS) paints an uncompromising portrait of the country's current situation and its recent past: institutions, the social question, the state of the left... everything is covered.
After a long career as the face of political journalism in French-speaking Switzerland, Alain Rebetez tells the Helvetians all about France, as Tamedia's Paris correspondent. Five years after his arrival, we take stock of his mission and the differences between the two countries.
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