Switzerland Renews its Support for Frontex
More than two-thirds of Swiss voters—72%—voted in favour of increasing their contribution to the agency. Their refusal would have had serious repercussions on the overall functioning of the institution.
More than two-thirds of Swiss voters—72%—voted in favour of increasing their contribution to the agency. Their refusal would have had serious repercussions on the overall functioning of the institution.
Just last week Switzerland insisted on its role as a neutral country regarding sanctions against Russia. But following international and national pressure, the government stepped in line with the EU on Monday.
Swiss media companies had seen their revenue streams dry up over the past 20 years, pushing many publishers to the brink of extinction. Even so, a proposed law to subsidize private media companies with public money was rejected by Swiss voters.
The new provisions concern about 0.0015% of the Swiss population. But that is not the point: it is a signal of the resolutely progressive path that Switzerland intends to take.
At stake is nothing less than both partners’ continued cooperation and Switzerland’s membership of the EU common market.
The World Economic Forum (WEF), perhaps best known for its annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland which brings together the who’s who of the global liberal elite, has canceled all public events that were set to coincide with January’s meeting, citing security concerns and death threats.
The new law had the backing of the Swiss government.
Regions in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria were hit hard. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the “surreal” devastation in the flood-ravaged region of German. Merkel walked through the village of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate state, one of the two hardest-hit regions in western Germany. “It is a surreal, […]
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