The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has received repeated complaints from foreign people regarding the lack of transparency in forms offering to register in business directories. One of the companies concerned, NovaChannel AG, used misleading forms. The victims believed to obtain an offer free of charge but in reality they concluded a costly contract for at least 3 years.
The SECO, on behalf of the Swiss Confederation, initiated a criminal procedure (2005) and filed a civil suit (2006) versus NovaChannel AG for violation of the Swiss law on unfair competition. On 1 October 2009 the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled as the court of last instance in the favour of SECO. Please find below the link to the website of the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC) where SECO has published the judgment.

The Swiss Review is now available in electronic form. All Swiss citizens living abroad have from now on the choice to receive the paper version or the electronic version of the Swiss Review. In order to indicate their choice, the Swiss citizens living abroad can fill in, via the link below, the form dedicated to this matter.

General information about the votes and the signing initiatives

Appart some official commentaries from the Swiss authorities, the Swiss Review, the Swiss International Radio and also the Swiss newspapers give detailed information on votes, elections and signing initiatives.

There is now a separate website on the subject "Continuation and extension of the free movement of persons Switzerland-EU". Please find below the link.

This site provides you, in the four national languages, with updated information, documentation and FAQ’s on the topic.