Switzerland News News Switzerland » People: Despite crises and fears: Why are 80% of Swiss people so optimistic?
The Swiss have only just finished collectively celebrating the success of their national side which – unlike the German national team – at least reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, before ...
News Switzerland » People: Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million.
News Switzerland » People: Vote looms in Switzerland after foes of migration put proposal to cap population at 10 million
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A poster reading "To break away from Europe at a time like this - No to the SVP Chaos Initiative", featuring images of President ...
News Switzerland » People: The reasons why Switzerland's voted to reject population cap
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million, opting for economic certainty and close ties ...
News Switzerland » People: Switzerland moves to cap population at 10 million with 1 in 3 residents foreign-born
A right-leaning political party in Switzerland has proposed to limit the population of the wealthy European nation to 10 million until 2050, including foreign nationals and native-born residents. The ...
News Switzerland » People: Swiss miss out on chance to save their nation from immigrant invasion
Snow caps, yes: people caps, no. In a national referendum this week, the people of Switzerland voted against a hard cap of 10 million on the population. The vote was called by the conservative Swiss ...
News Switzerland » People: Switzerland Asks If 10 Million People Is Where to Draw the Line
A Swiss plebiscite Sunday on whether to impose a population ceiling is offering voters a choice that threatens to become their most consequential yet of the current century. The proposed plan would ...
News Switzerland » People: In Switzerland, most people rent for life. Is that really by choice?
ZURICH — In any other country, Philip Skiba, a well-paid analyst working in the finance industry, might not hesitate to buy a home. But in the town where he lives, on the outskirts of Zurich, even the ...
News Switzerland » People: Vote looms in Switzerland after foes of migration put proposal to cap population at 10 million
GENEVA — Swiss voters will take up an unprecedented proposal to limit Switzerland’s population, part of a longtime push by right-wing leaders to cap the number of foreigners who migrate to the rich ...