Tag: councils
In Belgium, the far right hopes to enter municipal councils
Guy d’Haeseleer, MP for the xenophobic and separatist far-right party Vlaams Belang (VB), during a congress in Lokeren, October 6, 2024. JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE / AFP In 2018, they came…
Federal Council’s financial plans – National Council Commission slows down financing of the 13th AHV pension – News
The Social and Health Commission of the National Council (SGK-N) has spoken out against the separate financing proposal for the 13th AHV pension planned by the Federal Council. Instead, the…
Budget agreement in Parliament – The councils use their budget tricks – News
Contents Author: An analysis by Christine Wanner It just went well: After hours of wrestling, the National Council and the Council of States have agreed on the budget for 2024…
“Arena” on Switzerland-EU – Poker with Brussels: How good are the Federal Council’s cards? -News
Contents Switzerland wants to sit at the negotiating table with the EU again. This week the Federal Council announced that it had commissioned a negotiating mandate. There is criticism even…
Criticism of the Federal Council’s plan – electronic patient dossier in a headwind – News
Contents Author: Philip Schrämmli In the future, everyone in Switzerland should receive an electronic patient dossier free of charge. All healthcare providers will be required to keep such dossiers. The…
State councils agree – civil servants can enter nursing training
Civil servants become more usableAccording to Hattmannsdorfer, it is doubly important that civil servants can already complete the introductory training in the GuKG professions (GuKG = Health and Nursing Act)…
Consequence of salary cuts: Works councils sue Volkswagen
Consequence of salary cuts Works councils are suing Volkswagen 4/11/2023 1:53 p.m The level of the salaries of some VW works councils is questioned by a court ruling. The car…
Tunisia: the president will dissolve the municipal councils, an achievement of the Jasmine Revolution
[ad_1] By Le Figaro with AFP Posted yesterday at 12:51 , Update yesterday at 2:29 p.m. A poster of Tunisian President Kais Saied hangs on the side of a building,…
According to the cantons, the Federal Council’s emergency plan is hardly enforceable
When the energy runs out, the heaters have to be turned down – but not to the same extent everywhere. This is met with criticism: the concept is incomprehensible and…
Not enough municipal councils – Baselbieter municipality of Kilchberg is forcibly administered – News
contents Because the municipal council of the 170-strong village is still not complete, the canton of Baselland appoints a governor. Four times Kilchberg (BL) called for elections, four times it…
The Federal Council’s energy plan – hydropower and emergency power plants are to secure the power supply – News
The Federal Council intends to set up a hydropower reserve from next winter. The reserve is intended to be available in the event of an extreme power shortage. The state…
Trade interests vs. politics – The pandemic as a way out of the Federal Council’s Olympic dilemma – News
contents Author: An analysis by Mirjam Spreiter The Olympic Games in Beijing presented the Federal Council with a dilemma: Should it attend the opening on February 4th or not? Criticism…