Pascal Couchepin News Today

In today's briefing: Swiss pensions, a Hamas ban and pricey ski holidays.

A new initiative launched this week aims to shorten residency requirements for foreigners in order to quality for Swiss citizenship. Here's what you need to know.

Almost 200 people in the public eye – including several former Swiss presidents – have called for action on Swiss-EU relations.

Each year Switzerland publishes an official photograph of the cabinet. The style and tone of the image often reflect wider changes.

Seventeen former Swiss presidents are still alive. What does this record say about the country’s political stability and leadership?

The Swiss government is considering restricting or even banning organised assisted suicide in an attempt to reduce so-called “death tourism”. The Swiss government is considering restricting or even banning organised assisted suicide in an attempt to reduce so-called “death tourism”. Swiss authorities want to ensure euthanasia is a last resort for the terminally ill, amid fears their current laws on assisted suicide could be open to abuse. A study last year suggested more and more people...

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>> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. with major funding from the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. and additional funding from the park foundation. committed to raising public awareness. with additional funding for this program from: ( sirens blaring ) >> tonight on frontline, the future of american health care is at the center of a great debate. h...

>> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. with major funding from the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. and additional funding from the park foundation. committed to raising public awareness. with additional funding for this program from: ( sirens blaring ) >> tonight on frontline, the future of american health care is at the center of a great debate. h...