Archive: Open Switzerland

The SNB Shows Its Independence

Remaining competitive with the stronger franc

30.01.2015, Gerhard Schwarz

More Subsidiarity rather than sham Solidarity

An Appeal for Reform in the EU

06.11.2014, Rudolf Walser, Alois Bischofberger, Samuel Rutz

Avenir-Suisse-Conference about über international organisationen

The Hidden Treasure of Geneva

Switzerland as a base for international organisations

10.10.2014, Verena Parzer-Epp

Les Suisses attachent de l'importance aux petites choses | Avenir Suisse

The Swiss Love for Small Things

“Why Switzerland?” — Switzerland through foreign eyes

29.08.2014, Alberto Mingardi

Those Swiss Again!

“Why Switzerland?” – Switzerland as seen from abroad

28.08.2014, Franz Schellhorn

Why Switzerland Is a “Special Case” and Cannot Be a Model for Other States

“Why Switzerland?” — Switzerland through foreign eyes

22.07.2014, Jonathan Steinberg

Overall target rather than quotas

How the immigration initiative target can be met while preserving the free movement of persons

15.05.2014, Patrik Schellenbauer

low immigration among Switzerland's neighbors

“ . . Cast the First Stone”

The unusual openness of Switzerland

13.05.2014, Gerhard Schwarz

For small states, success doesn’t come through adjusting or becoming part of a bigger group, but by differentiation. As a stronghold for “the minority view”, amid a vast, global mainstream, Switzerland also has an important role to play for others as a benchmark, an inspiration and maybe, sometimes, as a barb too.

01.05.2014, Gerhard Schwarz

Managed Immigration

Switzerland’s referendum vote to curb immigration has prompted questions about how a quota based system could be implemented. A new Avenir Suisse special publication examines and rates administrative and price-based options. The comparisons reveal an auction system would be the “least bad” alternative.

08.04.2014, Gerhard Schwarz, Urs Meister und Patrik Schellenbauer (Publishers)

Empty Hopes for Full Reserve Banking

Why measured steps are a better way of reforming the financial system than bold leaps

25.03.2014, Rudolf Walser and Jörg Baumberger

The Overall Target: Less Immigration in Spite Of the Free Movement of Persons

Switzerland does not have to break its accords with the European Union on the free movement of persons to meet the aims of the “Masseneinwanderungsinitiative” (the successful February referendum on limiting immigration, ed). Instead, immigration could be curbed bindingly and durably by a 10 year “overall target” (ie. cap) on…

03.03.2014, Patrik Schellenbauer, Gerhard Schwarz

Switzerland Has Decided

In an interview with Blick, German speaking Switzerland’s biggest selling daily newspaper, Avenir Suisse director Gerhard Schwarz draws some initial conclusions from the referendum backing the so called “Anti Mass-immigration” initiative. The priority now will be to achieve the greatest flexibility in domestic and foreign policy in implementing the decision. It is also important not to endanger the elaborate series of bilateral treaties negotiated with the EU.

12.02.2014, Gerhard Schwarz interviewed by René Lüchinger