The debate is both legal and political: does approval of the new Swiss-EU agreement package require a simple popular majority, or a double majority of the people and the cantons? Two legal experts compare their arguments.
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Social networks play an important role in the lives of teenagers. Faced with the risks of addiction and exposure to extreme content, the question of an age limit for accessing platforms is becoming increasingly important.
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Farmers enjoy a strong influence on the Swiss political scene. This influence, deemed excessive by some, raises the question of sectoral interests in decision-making.
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The popular initiative enables Swiss citizens to propose constitutional amendments. However, despite the frequency with which they are launched, these texts rarely come to fruition. Should the number of signatures required be increased?
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Transparent campaign financing is a key issue for democratic confidence. In Switzerland, only donations exceeding CHF 15,000 must be declared for federal votes and elections. Should this threshold be lowered, as advocated in particular by the left?
During her term of office, centrist Federal Councillor Viola Amherd advocated closer ties with NATO, provoking discontent on both left and right. Her surprise departure from the executive reshuffles the deck and leaves the country's strategic orientation in an unstable global context in doubt.
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The question may have already crossed your mind, or even entered your daily professional life: is it desirable for a company to make its employees' remuneration packages public internally? Two of our authors debate the issue.
Cost savings, collaboration, distraction - open spaces are a divisive issue, even in our editorial office.
The question of Sunday opening is one that comes up regularly, and one that is just as often a source of irritation. The two members of our editorial team wanted to cross swords and get straight to the point.
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Liberalism and conservatism seem to be philosophically opposed, but meet with certain marriages in politics. So, are they compatible or incompatible? Two members of our editorial team cross swords in our feature on current cleavages.
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