The Local Switzerland 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 Separatist Swiss region plans June 2020 Mouti-exit vote Many in the town of Moutier have long sought to exit the canton of Bern and join neighbouring Jura. After a 2017 election was ruled invalid, the mayor has proposed another vote for mid-2020. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191003/separatist-swiss-region-plans-june-21-2020-mouti-exit-vote Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:50:01 +0200 separatist-swiss-region-plans-june-21-2020-mouti-exit-vote Why the small Swiss town of Moutier is making headlines (again) The latest chapter in the long-running saga of the commune of Moutier's bid to leave the canton of Bern and join neighbouring Jura made headlines in Switzerland on Thursday. Here is what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190829/why-the-small-swiss-town-of-moutier-is-making-headlines-again Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:14:02 +0200 why-the-small-swiss-town-of-moutier-is-making-headlines-again How a small Swiss town just saw its very own 'Brexit vote' declared invalid The "leavers" of the Swiss town of Moutier have been thwarted in their bid to switch over to another canton. Here's the whole story. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181107/how-a-small-swiss-town-just-saw-its-brexit-vote-declared-invalid Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:14:02 +0100 how-a-small-swiss-town-just-saw-its-brexit-vote-declared-invalid Two Bern villages vote against following Moutier to canton Jura Three months after the town of Moutier voted to leave the canton of Bern and join the Jura, two neighbouring communes have rejected a plan to follow suit. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170918/two-bern-villages-vote-against-following-moutier-to-canton-jura Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:11:17 +0200 two-bern-villages-vote-against-following-moutier-to-canton-jura Jura question: Another village launches campaign to leave canton Bern The small commune of Belprahon could become the second village to quit the canton of Bern and join the Jura when its 300 residents vote on the issue on September 17th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170809/jura-question-another-village-launches-campaign-to-leave-canton-bern Wed, 09 Aug 2017 11:02:18 +0200 jura-question-another-village-launches-campaign-to-leave-canton-bern ‘Mouxit’: Moutier’s decision highlights Switzerland’s cultural divide With four national languages, Switzerland is rightly proud of its linguistic richness, but the so-called röstigraben is alive and well, as proved by Sunday’s historic referendum in Moutier. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170620/mouxit-moutiers-decision-highlights-switzerlands-cultural-divide Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:24:58 +0200 mouxit-moutiers-decision-highlights-switzerlands-cultural-divide Moutier makes historic decision to leave canton Bern In a historic referendum on Sunday the people of Moutier chose to leave canton Bern and join canton Jura. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170619/moutier-makes-historic-decision-to-leave-canton-bern Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:06:34 +0200 moutier-makes-historic-decision-to-leave-canton-bern Jura's separatist struggle: Why one Swiss village may vote to quit its canton On June 18th the people of Moutier, a commune in the Jura mountains, will vote on whether to remain in the canton of Bern or leave it to join the canton of Jura instead. The Local looks back at the history of the hugely sensitive ‘Jura question’ that has led to this important vote. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170503/jura-separatism-why-moutier-may-vote-to-quit-its-canton Wed, 03 May 2017 14:56:37 +0200 jura-separatism-why-moutier-may-vote-to-quit-its-canton Nine lose lodgings in Bernese Jura hotel fire Municipal officials found temporary housing for nine people whose lodgings were made uninhabitable by a fire on Wednesday that severely damaged a hotel-restaurant in Moutier, a town in the canton of Bern. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160210/nine-lose-lodgings-in-bernese-jura-hotel-fire Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:29:44 +0100 nine-lose-lodgings-in-bernese-jura-hotel-fire Bern fireman admits to setting 15 fires The prosecution is seeking a jail sentence of eight and a half years for a 27-year-old fireman in the canton of Bern who admitted to deliberately setting 15 buildings and vehicles on fire. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150113/bern-fireman-admits-to-setting-15-fires Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:58:00 +0100 bern-fireman-admits-to-setting-15-fires Moutier eyes joining Jura in wake of referendum A majority of voters in French-speaking areas of the canton of Bern voted against joining the canton of Jura but those in Moutier bucked the trend, raising questions about whether the town will now separately bid to secede. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131124/moutier-eyes-joining-jura-after-referendum Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:07:00 +0100 moutier-eyes-joining-jura-after-referendum