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Swiss Review
January 1/23

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Boosted by the war, the Swiss solar energy sector is now eyeing mountain pastures

In Switzerland, photovoltaic energy represents around 6% of electricity consumption. This is a rather mediocre figure by European standards. The war…

Have you heard of the “Banana” from the Biel engineering college? It was not a fruit. It was a banana-shaped, bananayellow solar racing vehicle, built…

Two new faces in the Swiss government

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Canton Basel-Stadt becomes a climate pioneer

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Julia Steinberger

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The aluminium-free coffee pod taking on Nespresso

Economy

The longest passenger train in the world

Swiss statistics

What became of the environmental and women’s vote in Switzerland

Politics

Giovanni Bonalumi | When Ilaria saved Emilio from a life of celibacy

Literature series

Sina | Music about the passing of time

Sounds

Kim de l’Horizon | A shape-shifting narrative

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Votes and Elections

Notes from the Federal Palace

The next voting date is 18 June 2023.

Webinar on the topics of aging abroad and OASI (Old-age and survivors’ insurance)

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On 9 February 2023, the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) will be holding a webinar in collaboration with the FDFA, the Swiss Compensation Office…

The Council of the Swiss Abroad makes a clear commitment to Swiss neutrality

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Our 2022 summer holiday camps – in figures

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“Aging abroad”: the Consular Directorate of the FDFA helps seniors abroad

Notes from the Federal Palace

News and stories for young people on Instagram

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Summer holiday camps for children

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What does the new Swiss law on inheritance mean for me as a Swiss woman living abroad?

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What changes with the AHV 21 reform?

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The question: I have worked in Switzerland and many other countries outside the EU/EFTA over the past decades. Next year, I will be returning to…

In the country or in the city

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Discussion: striving for the ‘right’ neutrality

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Swiss Review
January 1/23

Boosted by the war, the Swiss solar energy sector is now eyeing mountain pastures

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All of a sudden, Lake Brienz was too clean for some

Chestnuts: Swiss cultural heritage is enjoying a revival

How the main political parties approach the “Fifth Switzerland”