Switzerland

Agriculture

“We want to fulfil our bridge-building function”

Around 1400 young people got a taste of farming last year

by Jonas Ingold

(29 January 2022) LID. In this interview Agriviva’s managing director Ueli Bracher sums up the year and discusses the challenges of the future.

Publishers want to make taxpayers pay

This article exists only in German and French. It hasn’t been translated.

No to mandatory organ donation!

This article exists only in German and French. It hasn’t been translated.

“YES to a secure electric power supply”

A federal popular initiative in preparation

Media release of the “FDP.Die Liberalen” of the Canton of Zug

(13 December 2021) “FDP.Die Liberalen, Zug” is launching a national popular initiative for a secure electric power supply. The aim is to guarantee that Switzerland will have a self-sufficient electric power supply in line with its load by the year 2050. This means that security of supply must be guaranteed at all times, regardless of trading with other countries. Otherwise, there is a risk of electric power supply shortages, outages, grid damages and enormous economic losses.

No to the Swiss Federal Council’s «counter-proposal»

Organ removal – safeguarding the rights of the individual

The «objection solution» makes people who are unable to oppose the removal of their organs to organ suppliers

Guest commentary by Christoph A. Zenger*

(14 December 2021) Edit. This article appeared in the NZZ on 17 February 2021, before the popular initiative was conditionally withdrawn.

People’s referendum of 13 February 2022

The new media law will soon go before the people

by Thomas Scherr

(9 December 2021) The “State Media No” committee submitted its referendum against the new media law with over 110,000 signatures at the beginning of October 2021. The Federal Council set the voting date for 13 February 2022 and opened the referendum campaign in the first days of December.