All posts tagged Bundesrat
In Britain we say that the first sign of old age is the policemen start to look young. In Switzerland I’m sure the same goes for the Bundesrat.
Electing a new Swiss government
Tomorrow is election day in Switzerland. Again. But this one is special because it will produce a new government (finally).
Swiss elections: the final stage
Switzerland swings to the left! Now that the last results of the Swiss parliamentary elections are in the final picture is clear – and it’ ...
A week in Swiss politics
Earthquakes don’t happen very often in Swiss politics, which has a reputation for being rather boring – in Switzerland as much as in the ...
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Tears of outgoing Bundesrat minister Merz
September 20, 2010, 11 CommentsWith only two days to go before his successor is elected by the Swiss parliament, outgoing Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz was today reduced to tears.
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All you need to know about Switzerland: government
July 10, 2010, 9 CommentsThe Swiss TV news last night spent 15 minutes reporting and analysing the resignation of Moritz Leuenberger, the transport minister. True, he has been in the government for 15 years, […]
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Win a trip to Jungfraujoch – and more!
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 31 Comments -
Dead famous in Switzerland
September 15, 2010, 29 Comments -
A beginner’s guide to Swissness
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Meet Homo helveticus
October 3, 2011, 26 Comments
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Eight great books on trains
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Win a trip to Jungfraujoch – and more!
November 4, 2013, 68 Comments -
The Ten Swiss Commandments
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The biology of Swiss windows
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The Slow Train has arrived!
September 13, 2013, 7 Comments
