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What is work worth today, what does life cost, and where does our money go? This is where pay, consumption, business, innovation and responsibility meet.
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The Swiss National Bank expects a high profit after nine months. The question is not only the amount: how much should go to the Confederation and cantons, and how much should remain as a reserve?
6 completed participations
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Hot days make buildings and neighbourhoods a health and cost issue. Should heat protection become mandatory in new construction?
21 completed participations
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Germany wants to catch up in artificial intelligence. Data centres, research and applications need speed, while energy, data and public oversight remain contested.
32 completed participations
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Wars and crises are lengthening coffee routes to Switzerland. What is a fair response?
30 completed participations
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On 29 November 2026, Switzerland will vote on raising VAT to finance the 13th AHV pension. Is that fair, or is another answer needed?
24 completed participations
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Christine Lagarde has announced her resignation as ECB president. Her successor will take office while inflation, interest rates and political expectations remain contested.
48 completed participations
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The Swiss National Bank expects a high profit after nine months. The question is not only the amount: how much should go to the Confederation and cantons, and how much should remain as a reserve?
6 completed participations
Open pollHot days make buildings and neighbourhoods a health and cost issue. Should heat protection become mandatory in new construction?
21 completed participations
Open pollGermany wants to catch up in artificial intelligence. Data centres, research and applications need speed, while energy, data and public oversight remain contested.
32 completed participations
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International skills competitions put young professionals in the spotlight. For Switzerland, this again raises the question of how strongly vocational education, employers and the state should invest in skills.
167 completed participations
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The 13th AHV pension raises funding needs. The issue is not only VAT, but how the effort is shared between generations and income groups.
204 completed participations
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The Aletsch Glacier has been retreating for years. It makes the climate crisis visible and confronts Switzerland with concrete choices about protection, adaptation and responsibility.
181 completed participations
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A fully vegan restaurant has received a Gault Millau distinction for the first time. The question goes beyond one venue: does fine dining need animal products, or does it become more contemporary without them?
198 completed participations
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German Unity Day falls on a Saturday in 2026. Should a public holiday on a weekend be compensated with a weekday off?
201 completed participations
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On 2 October 2001, all Swissair aircraft stayed on the ground. 25 years later the question remains open: should the state have rescued the airline – or did responsibility lie with its management?
197 completed participations
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