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Swiss Review
December 6/24

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Albert Rösti reignites the atomic debate

Seven years ago, Swiss voters decided to phase out nuclear power. The Federal Council is now looking to reverse that: it wants to approve the building…

Gertrud Pfander | “We are magicians! We have the sixth sense! Victory will still be ours!”

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Swiss Review
December 6/24

Albert Rösti reignites the atomic debate

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Martina Schmid | “Cows have a close affinity with humans”

The Reuss Delta, where nature and the economy exist in harmony

“We need to talk”: about inheritance and what it entails

Direct democracy

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Claude Nicollier | A loose screw in space

Switzerland’s new suicide assistants question the status quo

Few have heard of the “Rütli of the Fifth Switzerland”

Switzerland gets the travel bug

IT experts warn against digitisation for the sake of digitisation

New attempt at strict climate protection

Farmers’ resistance sinks nature protection initiative

Democracy in action: improving the CSA election process

The cherry laurel can no longer enter Switzerland

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