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 Magdalena Martullo-Blocher, who has dual roles as a deputy from the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and an entrepreneur, said too many immigrants are taking away jobs from the Swiss. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200810/swiss-politician-claims-foreign-bosses-dont-understand-the-countrys-business-environment Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:11:54 +0200 swiss-politician-claims-foreign-bosses-dont-understand-the-countrys-business-environment On Monday, Coca-Cola indicated its support for an upcoming Swiss referendum criminalising homophobia. As a result, the leaders of the youth branch of the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) - the largest party in Switzerland - are calling for a boycott. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200129/why-young-members-of-switzerlands-biggest-political-party-are-calling-for-a-coca-cola-boycott Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:30:29 +0100 why-young-members-of-switzerlands-biggest-political-party-are-calling-for-a-coca-cola-boycott A new campaign poster put out by the conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP) and featuring worms eating an apple has been the political talking point of the week in Switzerland. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190821/inside-swiss-politics-why-everyone-is-talking-about-a-worm-poster Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:29:38 +0200 inside-swiss-politics-why-everyone-is-talking-about-a-worm-poster The number of people immigrating and leaving Switzerland from the European Union has stabilized. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190215/immigration-of-eu-nationals-to-switzerland-has-stablized-european-union Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:37:38 +0100 immigration-of-eu-nationals-to-switzerland-has-stablized-european-union One hundred percent Swiss, over-sized and hard-edged: that is how a sausage named after Switzerland’s controversial right-wing leader Christoph Blocher has been described. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180321/swiss-right-wing-leader-honouredwith-a-sausage-christoph-blocher Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:31:29 +0100 swiss-right-wing-leader-honouredwith-a-sausage-christoph-blocher The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) proposal to put Swiss law above international law would weaken Switzerland and threaten human rights, the Federal Council has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170706/swiss-government-slams-svps-self-determination-initiative-foreign-law-courts Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:48:40 +0200 swiss-government-slams-svps-self-determination-initiative-foreign-law-courts The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) has called for a vote on ending the Swiss-EU agreement for free movement of people. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170626/svp-calls-for-an-end-to-free-movement-of-people-deal-with-eu Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:55:07 +0200 svp-calls-for-an-end-to-free-movement-of-people-deal-with-eu The Swiss voted on Sunday in favour of a massive overhaul of the country's energy system by gradually replacing the power from its ageing nuclear reactors with renewable sources. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170521/swiss-vote-for-gradual-nuclear-phaseout-preliminary-results Sun, 21 May 2017 17:10:52 +0200 swiss-vote-for-gradual-nuclear-phaseout-preliminary-results The Swiss Federal Court in Lausanne has found former leading members of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) guilty of racism over a poster used in its mass immigration initiative campaign in 2011. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170413/svp-ad-ruled-racist-by-swiss-supreme-court Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:00:29 +0200 svp-ad-ruled-racist-by-swiss-supreme-court Can a Swiss referendum be invalidated if one side is proved to be telling untruths? https://www.thelocal.ch/20170209/environment-group-calls-for-energy-referendum-to-be-quashed Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:39:42 +0100 environment-group-calls-for-energy-referendum-to-be-quashed The Swiss people will go to the polls on May 21st to decide whether the government’s ‘energy strategy 2050’ should go ahead. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170201/swiss-to-vote-on-governments-anti-nuclear-energy-strategy Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:39:23 +0100 swiss-to-vote-on-governments-anti-nuclear-energy-strategy Switzerland has been declared the seventh most liberal country in the world after research by British relocation service MoveHub. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170117/is-switzerland-one-of-the-worlds-most-liberal-countries Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:37:38 +0100 is-switzerland-one-of-the-worlds-most-liberal-countries A member of the Social Democrats has launched a surprise referendum bid against parliament-approved plans to implement curbs on immigration. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161229/swiss-may-vote-again-on-restricting-immigration Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:43:45 +0100 swiss-may-vote-again-on-restricting-immigration The right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) says it will not call on Swiss voters to decide on how its mass immigration initiative should be implemented. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161208/svp-wont-call-referendum-on-mass-immigration-initiative Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:24:51 +0100 svp-wont-call-referendum-on-mass-immigration-initiative Zurich cantonal authorities have cut 50,000 francs from the Theater Neumarkt’s 2017 grant to cover costs associated with a show that mocked Roger Köppel, an influential publisher and MP for the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP). https://www.thelocal.ch/20161125/swiss-theatre-docked-funds-for-mocking-populist-mp Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:11:48 +0100 swiss-theatre-docked-funds-for-mocking-populist-mp Never has a proposed law diverged so far from the text of a publicly-voted referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160922/swiss-press-criticize-berns-capitulation-on-immigration Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:09:58 +0200 swiss-press-criticize-berns-capitulation-on-immigration Politicians from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) have slammed the Swiss parliament’s decision to favour a ‘light’ implementation of the February 2014 anti-immigration initiative as unconstitutional. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160922/swiss-mps-clash-over-eu-friendly-immigration-plan Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:05:44 +0200 swiss-mps-clash-over-eu-friendly-immigration-plan The longtime strongman of Switzerland's populist right Christoph Blocher was attacked by an elderly man carrying a knife after a political debate in Zurich, but escaped unharmed, a newspaper reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160918/swiss-populist-attacked-my-knife-wielding-pensioner Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:33:51 +0200 swiss-populist-attacked-my-knife-wielding-pensioner Switzerland will be able to expel foreign nationals guilty of serious crimes including murder and rape under provisions set out by the seven-member federal government this week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160630/swiss-set-out-law-on-expelling-foreign-criminals Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:11:08 +0200 swiss-set-out-law-on-expelling-foreign-criminals 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