The European Initiative is the first attempt to have a multinational referendum process occur, though not as easy to access as the Swiss system others are hopeful it would bring more involvement of ...

They aren't alone in their concerns. If the US had a referendum system similar to that in Switzerland, my bet is that you would see something similar happening there Republican senator Rand Paul ...

Swiss People’s Party (SVP) delegates didn’t mince words during their national meeting on Saturday. They have attacked the new ...

Switzerland's President and Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter forecast higher annual budget deficits of around 3 billion ...

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 ...

Under the Swiss system of direct democracy, a proposal needs 100,000 signatures before going to a referendum.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.