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The Swiss should be encouraged to ski
Ski season is just around the corner. However, due to the corona pandemic, there is a risk of large losses. Now, a nonpartisan committee wants to save the winter season. According to “SonntagsBlick”, the committee wants to launch an image campaign in all parts of the country and linguistic regions under the motto “Switzerland goes skiing”. Virtually all the major Swiss winter sports resorts, from Andermatt to Zermatt, as well as numerous exponents of business and political associations are on board. The Co-Presidium includes CVP Valais State Councilor Marianne Maret, GLP President Jürg Grossen and FDP States Councilor Hans Wicki, who also chairs the Swiss Cable Car Association. Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin is the sponsor of the initiative.
Only one in two people would get vaccinated
The willingness to get vaccinated against the coronavirus is low in Switzerland. This was the result of a representative survey by Tamedia, which the “SonntagsZeitung” published today. According to this, only 54 percent of the Swiss would be vaccinated against the virus. That is not enough to create herd immunity and stop the epidemic. Manuel Battegay, a member of the federal Covid Working Group and chief physician of the Infectious Diseases and Hospital Hygiene Clinic of the Basel University Hospital, is calling for an awareness campaign. Willingness to vaccinate can be increased by transparent information.
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Bank customers complain about high obstacles to Covid-19 loans
As part of its aid program, the federal government provides the Swiss economy with Covid-19 loans with guarantees. The federal government guarantees 85 percent of loans from 0.5 to 20 million francs. Banks are at risk for the remaining 15 percent. Now, according to the “SonntagsZeitung”, clients report that banks are demanding a broad guarantee for their participation in order not to suffer losses in the event of bankruptcy. Business owners who urgently need money for their businesses must inject new capital or provide personal loans. In the event of bankruptcy, it is not the lender who recovers the money, but the bank. The banks are insured, but the taxpayer is not.
Economist calls for caution with state aid from Corona
HSG economist Reto Föllmi, who specializes in foreign trade, cautions against too much government aid. The extension of the reduced working day to 18 months granted in the wake of the crown crisis was exaggerated, Föllmi said in an interview with “NZZ am Sonntag.” Short-term work allows employees to stay in industries facing structural change. Rather than stick to their jobs, employees in travel agencies, restaurants, or the event industry should look for alternatives. Switzerland must maintain a sense of proportion while continuing to cope with the economic crisis. If state aid were expanded to a kind of comprehensive insurance, private initiatives would be eliminated.
Increasing pressure on framework agreements with the EU
Following the rejection of the SVP limitation initiative by the Swiss people, attention turned to the framework agreement with the EU. Above all, the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is pressing. This pressure should not be overestimated, as Hans-Ulrich Bigler, Director of the Swiss Trade Association, said in an interview with the “SonntagsBlick”. The association still considers a framework agreement necessary. However, the current text cannot be a majority. According to “SonntagsZeitung”, there is an idea in the federal administration to save the agreement: wage protection and social security issues must be protected from the adoption of European law.
SP threatens greater submission against fighter jets
The national advisers of the SP, Priska Seiler Graf and Fabián Molina, are convinced, after the vote on the acquisition of combat aircraft, that the time has come to think fundamentally about the army and the politics of peace. According to “SonntagsBlick”, Seiler Graf and Molina have produced a new basic document for the SP. In it, the party criticizes the DDPS, which in addition to buying airplanes, is also thinking of buying bombs. If the draft takes internal party obstacles, unsurprisingly, an initiative would be the SP’s official party line. If the DDPS wanted to buy a US fighter jet, it would likely be a popular initiative. If the DDPS still demands bombs, the vote is safe.
Will you eat less than half the meat in 20 years?
The business of vegan products is booming in Switzerland. Consequently, the food industry is in a tremendous state of flux. Investors are pouring billions into plant-based groceries and lab meat. According to a study published by “NZZ am Sonntag”, as a result of climate change, in 20 years we will not be consuming even half of the meat that today. But it is not enough to replace meat with vegan alternatives. Only if milk consumption decreases will CO2 emissions from animal husbandry decrease, said Ian Roberts, chief technologist at the Bühler Group. Eating vegan is becoming commonplace right now.
Survey: Blocher Shouldn’t Receive His Pension Retroactively
Three-quarters (74 percent) of the Swiss are against the fact that former federal councilor Christoph Blocher should pay his pension retroactively. According to a Tamedia poll, which was published by the Sunday newspaper Le Matin Dimanche in western Switzerland, only 44 percent of the SVP is in favor of paying a pension to Blocher; 49 percent are against it. The rejection of the other parties is even more pronounced. The Green Liberals reject the subsequent payment of a pension to Blocher with 87 percent, followed by the SP with also (87 percent), the Greens (85 percent), the CVP (79 percent) and the FDP (77 percent). hundred). In terms of age, people over 65 are more skeptical than the younger generation.