
Official double surnames return on 1 January 2027
Spouses will be able to choose a double surname with or without a hyphen. Children remain excluded from the new rule.
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Spouses will be able to choose a double surname with or without a hyphen. Children remain excluded from the new rule.
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The Federal Office of Public Health and partner organisations are using short videos, social media and advice. The campaign is part of Switzerland’s national programme against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
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The preliminary draft should be supplemented by risk assessments, protection measures and a ban on profiling advertising for minors.
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A study is intended to investigate life situations, responsibilities and knowledge gaps, and is the first step in a two-stage strategy process.
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The first meeting is scheduled for this fall.
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By 9 October, some 500 people in Geneva, Epeisses and Payerne are working together after a fictitious disaster.
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On the day of the tenant, the view is directed towards a narrow housing market. The official housing rate is 0.93 percent; the tenant association demands political countermeasures.
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The Covenant does not see any need for an additional strategy to secure the ownership of water, available quantities and careful maintenance.
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The Federal Council has decided to adjust the pensions for January, which amounts apply, as the increase differs from the 13th AHV pension, and therefore pays more attention to the budget budget.
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The health insurance premiums are rising again, which is why the national average only tells a part of the story – and what insurers should pay attention to when comparing them.
Life is given by God. His protection must never depend on the balance of the account. Anyone who combines financial benefits with the abandonment of life-prolonging treatments risking that from a supposedly free choice a pressure will be exerted on the weakest.

The bathing season in the swimming pool Hörnli in Kreuzlingen has ended. Since the last day of the bath on September 19 the gates remain closed.
The blank housing number has fallen to 0.93 percent in 2026, and the federal government does not expect to relax in the short term and is working on proposals for faster planning and construction approval procedures.