https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland’s largest party, the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), lost its campaign against asylum reform this weekend after the public voted to accept a proposal aimed at speeding up the asylum process. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160606/swiss-peoples-party-snubbed-by-public-over-asylum Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:18:29 +0200 swiss-peoples-party-snubbed-by-public-over-asylum The Swiss on Sunday flatly rejected a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160605/swiss-say-no-thanks-to-basic-income-for-all Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:15:22 +0200 swiss-say-no-thanks-to-basic-income-for-all Campaigners for a minimum income in Switzerland set a Guinness Record for the world's largest poster on Saturday, as they sought support for the controversial proposal ahead of a referendum next month. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160515/swiss-minimum-income-campaign-sets-guinness-record-with-poster Sun, 15 May 2016 13:47:17 +0200 swiss-minimum-income-campaign-sets-guinness-record-with-poster