Bilaterals III: when the Fribourg employers fabricate fear to gag the people
When a chamber of employers publicly calls for a political party to be «fought», when a subsidised media relays a carefully calibrated alarmist discourse without distance, and when any dissenting voice is disqualified even before the debate, this is no longer an economic discussion - it's a political conditioning operation. Under the guise of defending prosperity, [...]
Martin Pfister: Swiss defence left to budgetary tinkering and political denial
There are decisions that commit a country for a generation - and others that silently betray it. In the space of just a few weeks, a Federal Councillor who was previously unknown to the general public has achieved the feat of combining a massive tax increase, a deliberate circumvention of the debt brake and a strategic alignment without democratic debate, all without [...].
The CJEU no longer judges the law: it imposes it
When an unelected court imposes on a state what its constitution explicitly prohibits, it is no longer an interpretation of the law but a confiscation of political power. The CJEU's latest decision crosses a red line: under the guise of freedom of movement, it transforms European judges into ideological legislators, relegating the [...]
Harmonising to integrate: how Swiss federalism is being nibbled away, standard by standard
You don't kill Swiss federalism with words - you smother it with standards. Harmonisation“ here, ”bringing into line“ there, ”technical alignment“ elsewhere... and, without a clear vote, without a clear break, the cantons slip from sovereign to mere executors. The most worrying aspect is not centralisation per se: [...]
EU or USA: the trap of a false choice that weakens Switzerland
We are trapped in a false dilemma: choose Brussels or Washington, the EU or the United States, as if there were only two possible futures for Switzerland. This binary debate is a dead end. While public opinion is divided over ideological loyalties, the main issue is being played out elsewhere: in the discreet legal mechanisms that are stripping away our sovereignty [...].
Cash: what AGEFI doesn't want you to understand before 8 March
We are being told that defending cash is an archaic, pointless, almost dangerous fad. In reality, this discourse reveals above all the muted panic of a financial community that is no longer used to being questioned. When editorial writers explain to the sovereign that «the problem doesn't exist», it's not a question of education, but rather of a [...].
Ignazio Cassis must go. For neutrality. For Switzerland.
Switzerland is not neutral when it hesitates. It ceases to be so. When a country founded on humanitarian law, mediation and diplomatic constancy begins to «study» power clubs designed to circumvent multilateralism, this is not prudence: it is renunciation. And this renunciation has a name: [...]
Neutrality without financial sovereignty = illusion
Switzerland is reassuring itself with fine speeches about Swiss neutrality, prudence and wisdom. But while we talk, our money is working for the Empire. Behind the soothing rhetoric and calls to «remain calm», a brutal reality is emerging: sovereignty is not proclaimed, it is held. And today, [...]
Apprenticeship 2030: raising standards to save Switzerland's strengths
This article is part of the “Apprenticeship 2030” Pact, a comprehensive strategy paper addressed to federal parliamentarians. It proposes a coherent set of concrete measures - merit, requirements, honest guidance, support for SMEs, modernisation of content and gradual skills upgrading - to secure apprenticeships and skilled work in Switzerland over the long term. The note [...]
Apprenticeships at risk: the bilateral agreements have downgraded the CFC
For decades, apprenticeship has been one of the Confederation's greatest success stories: an effective social lift, a guarantee of dignity through work and a pillar of economic prosperity. The Federal Certificate of Competence embodied this unique Swiss promise, based on competence, effort and local roots. But for over [...]