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There is not much to be said about the Swiss politics. After all Switzerland is a place where direct democracy is implemented most often. Maybe because people are deciding the state problems by themselves our referendums are successful and unsurprising. In search for really good political topics we search the news from our neighbors – near and far.

Credit Suisse aftermatch: Angehrn is stepping down from the Finma

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
7 Sep 2023

Top executive Urban Angehrn of Swiss financial watchdog Finma is stepping down in the wake of Credit Suisse’s collapse earlier this year. He says the crisis surrounding Credit Suisse, which was eventually taken over by industry peer UBS, had a negative impact on his health because of all the stress involved. Angehrn is stepping down from the Finma at the …


Swiss and Italian Financial Regulators Forge Closer Collaboration for Cross-Border Oversight

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
17 Aug 2023

The Swiss financial market supervisory authority, FINMA, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Italian regulator CONSOB and the Italian central bank, Banca d’Italia, to enhance their collaborative efforts. “Thanks to this agreement, the involved authorities can carry out their supervisory activities more effectively across borders. This enhances legal certainty for supervised entities operating in …


Assasination of Fernando Villavicencio led to a state of emergency

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
11 Aug 2023

President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador has declared a state of emergency for sixty days following the murder of Fernando Villavicencio. The 59-year-old presidential candidate was shot dead on Wednesday after a campaign event in the capital city, Quito. “As of this moment, the armed forces are mobilized throughout the country to guarantee the safety of citizens, the peace of the …


Israeli parliament approves controversial law limiting power of judges

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
25 Jul 2023

The Israeli parliament voted on Monday in favor of a controversial legal reform proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The law reduces the influence of judges on political decisions. The vote centered around the so-called “reasonability principle.” Under the current law, judges in Israel can overturn government policies if they are deemed “unreasonable.” This occurs, for example, when a proposed …


Federal Council sticks to to neutrality, rejects export of old Leopard tanks to Ukraine

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
29 Jun 2023

The Swiss Federal Council has rejected the export licence for Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine. This was announced by the federal government in Switzerland on Wednesday following a request by Swiss arms company Ruag, Reuters news agency reported. The decision may have implications for previously announced deliveries of tanks by the Dutch government to Ukraine. The Federal Council argues that …


Switzerland wants to be climate neutral once again

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
20 Jun 2023

Switzerland wants to be climate neutral from 2050. That is the outcome of a referendum in the country. Can’t we ever just pick a climate side? “Other countries do just choose sides. Just look at the last elections in the Netherlands,” said Eurocommissioner Frans Timmermans. “And so India continues to emit a lot of CO2. Not nice for the earth, …


UBS should be downscalled – SDP

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
30 May 2023

Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party has drawn up a proposal to shrink UBS’s assets following its takeover of Credit Suisse, reports Aargauer Zeitung newspaper. The combined bank will have a balance sheet of about 1.5 trillion Swiss francs – about double the size of the Swiss economy, posing huge risks for the country, especially as the bank enjoys an implicit state …


Sanctions failed to restrict Russian businessmen movement

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
21 May 2023

Despite all the sanctions, many Russian oligarchs are still flying around the world. It was one of the first sanctions imposed by the West as a result of Russian aggression: all private jets of Russian oligarchs would be seized on foreign soil. The US Department of justice hoped to put pressure on Putin’s confidants in this way. In practice, however, …


Parliament to investigate Credit Suisse’s downturn

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
18 May 2023

A special committee of the Swiss parliament is going to investigate in depth the demise of Credit Suisse and the rescue of the bank by the larger Swiss industry partner UBS. Among other things, it will look at the role of the government, the central bank and Switzerland’s financial regulator in the rescue of Credit Suisse in March this year. …


Swiss weapons are: a referendum to decide?

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
16 May 2023

In Switzerland, a majority is slowly but surely emerging in favor of supplying weapons to Ukraine. It is unique to the neutral country. Or does a referendum throw a spanner in the works? Using Swiss Piranha armored vehicles, Saudi Arabia crushed protests in Bahrain in 2011. During that same Arab Spring, Libyan rebels used Swiss ammunition. In Syria, insurgents threw …


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