Giorgia Meloni is officially the Prime Minister of Italy. She has been formally instructed by president Mattarella to form a government. In eleven minutes, prime minister Giorgia Meloni and Italian president Mattarella were ready, this morning at the presidential palace in Rome. Meloni’s right-wing coalition had unanimously nominated her as prime minister and the president agreed, she said in the …

Government leaders have been arguing about this for months. In the coming days, it will again be on the agenda at an EU summit in Brussels. What is on the table and when will the measures take effect? Four questions and answers. The price of gas has dropped a little, and gas reserves are now well filled. But still energy …

By keeping the three German nuclear power plants still operating longer, chancellor Scholz has managed to avert a government crisis. Especially the German liberals get their way. In recent weeks, tensions between the German liberals (FDP) and the Greens have risen so high that the cracks in the Berlin coalition were clearly visible. But on Monday evening, the parties, together …

The Swiss government discriminates against men when it comes to pension benefits. That is the harsh conclusion of the European Court of human rights. The case that one man brought after his wife died in the 1990s is now causing the Swiss pension system to have to be reformed. The Swiss government has received a big slap in the face …

Ask Bernd (59) who is responsible for the energy crisis in his country and the engineer immediately tumbles a political-economic indictment. ‘We ourselves, ” he says, as a piercing autumn wind rages over the north-eastern coastal town of Lubmin. ‘Just think: until recently we had fixed, low energy prices. But Germany is on the side of the Americans, and so …

Switzerland has a serious systematic problem with racism against people of African descent, according to a report presented Monday to the UN Human Rights Council, which provides a wide range of examples, from police violence to a child’s play. The UN-appointed working group noted positive measures taken by Switzerland, but still expressed concern about the prevalence of racial discrimination and …

Next Sunday, the Swiss will be able to decide on the future of intensive livestock farming in the country. A Citizens ‘ Initiative to make this subject of a referendum received sufficient support. The referendum is supported by Greenpeace, Bio Suisse and the Green Party. They want to put an end to what they call ‘industrial livestock farming’. Both the …

Switzerland signed the contract with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of 36 F-35A fighter aircraft. Two senior officials signed the contract on behalf of Switzerland in Bern on September 19. The aircraft will be delivered between 2027 and 2030, replacing the current fleet of F-5E/F Tiger and F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft. The purchase contract represents a value of six billion Swiss …

Several international media reported in recent days that Switzerland threatens with fines and prison sentences for those who set their heating higher than 19 degrees. But is that true? The member states of the European Union are taking various measures to reduce energy consumption. The federal government wants to use 15 percent less gas. For example, Germany has reduced the …

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said today that it is the West’s fault that gas deliveries cannot take place through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The Russian added that the full resumption of gas supplies by Russia through Nord Stream 1 “undoubtedly” depends on whether the West lifts its sanctions against Moscow. ,”It is the sanctions from the West that have …