Switzerland's direct democracy system frequently allows citizens to take part in decision-making. During the referendum campaign, the Swiss government told voters just 80,000 of married couples ...

In a historic national referendum this month ... there is more flexibility built into Switzerland’s state pension system. The Swiss pension, known as the “AHV”, is adjusted every two ...

One thing the Swiss do not really argue about is their system of direct democracy. Although turnout is sometimes low, people do not complain about how often they are called on to vote. They even ...

However, the idea is an exciting one, brought about in many ways by the ongoing contradictions of the capitalist market system model. Indications are that the Swiss will reject the idea on Sunday but ...

He believes the cash system would play an important ... that they will succeed in the referendum push and that Bitcoin will be integrated into the Swiss constitution.

BERN, Switzerland — The initiative and referendum arrived in California ... But many Californians now tell pollsters that a system designed to empower them is dangerously dominated by the ...

Switzerland to collect passenger data for airplanes arriving from non-EU countries; and more Swiss news in our roundup on Thursday.

But the country’s system of direct democracy ... The “constructive referendum” amounts to a third way in which the Swiss could intervene in the democratic process. Fifty thousand signatories ...

Campaigners have handed in the necessary signatures for nationwide votes in May on a reform on the Swiss gun law and a separate decision by parliament for an overhaul of the corporate tax system.

This despite the fact that Sandoz no longer produces in Switzerland. Referendum on the way The referendum «Yes to medical supply security,» for which an alliance of small pharmaceutical ...