One of the most well-known organizations in Switzerland and abroad providing qualified assistance to those wishing to end their life is Exit, which operates in the German-speaking part of…
A member of the government of the Swiss canton of Geneva, Pierre Maudet, who is responsible for the economy and security, advised foreigners to obtain a Swiss passport before the legislation becomes…
Preliminary calculations by the Swiss national radio and television company SRG SSR show that 58.9% of voters oppose the efforts of the conservative Swiss People's Party (Schweizerischen Volkspartei…
Two of Switzerland's largest financial institutions – UBS and Credit Suisse – have begun actively checking their clients from the former USSR and getting rid of 'undesirable elements.' As…
Currently, two million foreigners live in Switzerland. And the question of deporting foreign citizens residing here who have come into conflict with the law is, understandably, a subject of lively…
Switzerland is among the countries with the highest proportion of foreigners living in the country (24.3% as of 2014). Few countries in the world can compare with Switzerland in this regard. In…
Switzerland's population has surpassed the 8-million mark, while the number of foreigners who have settled in its territory has been slowly approaching two million in recent years. At the same time…
Perhaps this is one of the most unusual political ideas of the decade: to pay everyone a certain amount each month regardless of whether the citizen works or not. Does it have a chance in the…
Switzerland could become the first country in the world where every citizen will receive an unconditional monthly income from the state – regardless of whether they have a job or not. A nationwide…
In 2015, 39,500 people applied for asylum in Switzerland. According to NashaGazeta.ch, the number of applications increased by 66.3% compared to the previous year. The growth observed in the autumn…
Not all Swiss schoolchildren manage the curriculum successfully enough to enter university or a polytechnic school. At the same time, as the publication NashaGazeta.ch writes, in terms of the number…
In 1972, as a result of a referendum at the federal level, Switzerland adopted a multi-tiered pension system that is still in effect today. How do local citizens manage to secure a peaceful old age…