After two days of extraordinary session, Parliament has issued a symbolic rejection of the Federal Council's rescue plan for Crédit Suisse. This decision has no direct impact, but it does reveal certain issues, as pointed out by the press on Thursday.
Six environmental activists blocked the freeway in the canton of Uri on Good Friday. Altercations, traffic jams and police intervention - this is «non-violent» mobilization, when so many legal and effective tools exist, particularly in Switzerland.
A well-known Geneva writer and politician, Jean Romain was for many years a teacher, notably of philosophy. In 2001, he wrote «Lettre ouverte à ceux qui croient encore en l'école» (Open letter to those who still believe in school), and today shares his vision of an institution he knows well.
President of the Institut des Libertés, a liberal-conservative think tank in Paris, entrepreneur, financier and essayist Charles Gave presented his vision of Swiss economic success in a YouTube broadcast last December. Review.
Inheritance tax is a particularly questionable levy, although it has many supporters. At least, that's what can be gleaned from a 2014 book by the Liberal Institute offering a stimulating defense of the institution of inheritance.
Several Vaud institutions are launching a cantonal initiative proposing a 12% tax cut. Beyond the regional case, this initiative raises the question of the right tax rate. Philippe Miauton and Arnaud Bouverat debate the issue.
The fight against wokism will be part of the program of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for the 2023-2027 legislative period. Despite the criticism, this could well be a very clever move for the conservative party in the run-up to the federal elections.
This Wednesday, October 12, we took part in a debate on the Federal Council's «magic formula» on the...
AVS 21, a fair and necessary reform or a junk measure? Our editor-in-chief Jonas Follonier and deputy editor-in-chief Antoine-Frédéric Bernhard give their differing opinions on the pension reform to be put to the vote on September 25.
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