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CSA meeting on 15 March 2024

The Council of the Swiss Abroad will come together for the first hybrid meeting of the year in the Kursaal Bern. You can follow the meeting live.

New "Artist in Residence" in Brunnen

Nat Cartier, a Swiss artist living abroad, has been awarded this year's scholarship as "Artist in Residence" at the Square of the Swiss Abroad in Brunnen.

Debate on the SRG Initiative

The Swiss Abroad parliamentary group met at the Federal Palace for the first "parliamentary breakfast" of the new legislative period. The focus of discussions was the "200 francs is enough!" SRG Initiative to halve the radio and TV fee and the effect this would have on obtaining information for the more than 800,000 Swiss Abroad.

Congress of the Swiss Abroad 2024

The program for the 100th Congress of the Swiss Abroad is online. Register now for the anniversary event in Lucerne!

OSA desk calendar survey

Once again, the calendars were all snapped up this year. Should the popular item be produced again in 2025? Have your say now.

«Living in ...» – What is life like abroad?

SwissCommunity's new social media project focuses on the life and diversity of the Swiss Abroad. You can also take part!

90th year of holiday camps

The 2024 jubilee year got off to a great start with a winter camp. Snow, sun, motivated participants and counsellors.

Confederation pushes ahead with e-ID and e-voting

An electronic identity card (e-ID) should not only make life easier in administrative matters for citizens living in Switzerland, but also for Swiss citizens living abroad.
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Congress of the Swiss Abroad 2024

The program for the 100th Congress of the Swiss Abroad is online. Register now for the anniversary event in Lucerne!

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Child pensions set to be abolished – in Switzerland and abroad

16. marzo 2024 - The Swiss House of Representatives is in favour of abolishing child pensions. This also affects retired Swiss Abroad and foreign workers who have left…

Welfare for Swiss expats: fewer but increasingly complex cases

15. marzo 2024 - How much social assistance does Switzerland transfer abroad? And why is the amount getting smaller and smaller? An in-depth look at the financial aid…

Relief after anger: how the Swiss Abroad view the pension vote

05. marzo 2024 - Swiss citizens who live abroad are delighted with the result of the national vote on Sunday, in which a 13th monthly pension payment was approved.…

Swiss Abroad gave strong support to ‘13th month’ pension rise

04. marzo 2024 - In Sunday's pension votes, around two-thirds (65%) of Swiss citizens who live abroad backed the proposal to increase monthly pension payments. A…

What you need to know about the Swiss spring parliamentary session

27. febrero 2024 - The Swiss parliament is meeting in Bern for the spring session. The Swiss Abroad will be directly affected by many of the motions and proposals put…

Edelweiss Village becomes a Swiss monument in Canada

16. febrero 2024 - For a long time, the fate of six historic Swiss chalets in Canada was uncertain. Now the former home of the legendary Swiss mountain guides in the…

‘Swiss pensioners who live abroad in luxury are an exception’ 

13. febrero 2024 - On March 3 the Swiss will vote on an extra – or 13th – monthly pension payment. Martina Bircher, a parliamentarian from the right-wing Swiss People’s…

Do Swiss pensioners living abroad ‘milk’ the system?

05. febrero 2024 - The goodwill of the Swiss towards fellow citizens living abroad appears to have taken a blow as the debate over pension payments heats up in…

‘Electronic identity will make life easier for Swiss Abroad’

18. enero 2024 - The Swiss government wants to introduce a free, voluntary digital identity document. This will offer improved security and make it easier for Swiss…

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