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Agreements and politics

Bilateral treaties, the tax agreement, federal votes and reforms affecting cross-border workers.

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231 articles on agreements and politics, newest first.

• Cross-border workers and teleworking: setting up a home workstation

  Teleworking accounts for up to 25% of working time. The protocol entered into force on February 9, 2026.

• PS, yes to three initiatives: bees, mobility and internet

  THUN - On the second day of the party congress in Thun (BE), PS delegates said yes to three initiatives.

• Ticino Parliament: A2-A13 to become a USTRA priority again

  Ticino Parliament votes on a resolution not to postpone the A2-A13 connection beyond 2050. Locarnese is the only major region without direct motorway access.

• Fines and sentences: conversion into community service in Ticino

  97 cases in Ticino in 2025. In Zurich, 1'388 requests: 4 hours of work are worth 1 day in prison.

• Pasture: staff dispute before the federal government

  Giorgio Fonio submits an inquiry about mandates and employment guarantees. Trade unions and the Staff Commission request a meeting with AOZ about the situation in Ticino.

• Switzerland rejects EU border rules

  Swiss Parliament: 109 votes in favour to 72 for not implementing new EU rules that would cost 600-900 million per year.

• Living in Craveggia and working in Ticino as a cross-border worker

  New Cross-Border Workers Agreement: signed on December 23, 2020, in force from January 1, 2024, with different exemptions for old and new cross-border workers.

• Smart working for cross-border workers: 25% limit on days

  The tax threshold for smart working from Italy is 25%; entered into force on 9 febbraio 2026, retroactive application from 1 gennaio 2024. One day out of five is 20%.

• Bilateral Agreements III: Council of States test on Monday

  The package of Switzerland-EU agreements reaches the Council of States on Monday: the source expects a marathon debate, with sparks in the exchange.

• Frontiersmen, Malesco writes to the Government for funds

  Enrico Barbazza, mayor of Malesco, requests the Government to fully transfer the resources allocated to border municipalities to support local services.

• Swiss Border Study: Border Costs and Collapse

  Federal Council report and Ecoplan study: traffic jams for 422,000 hours a day, billion-dollar costs and the collapse of border workers by up to 60% without Schengen.

• Border controls: the Government rejects the UDC initiative

  The Federal Council rejects the initiative 'Stopping abuses in asylum': systematic checks would cost billions and risk leaving Schengen.

• FFS cargo cuts: Bern responds to Ticino

  The federal government rejects the resolution of the Canton of Ticino on the cuts of FFS Cargo, confirming the management autonomy of the company and the centrality of the north-south axis.

• Because developing new drugs costs more and more

  In 2024, the average cost to develop a new drug reached $2.23 billion, an increase of 65% compared to 2014.

• AVS 2030: the Swiss pension reform

  The AVS 2030 reform was presented in Bern. Extra income estimated at 600 million per year and increase in minimum age from 58 to 63 years. Divisions between parties.

• AVS, the delay on reforms: Economiesuisse's alarm

  Mäder, outgoing President Economiesuisse, criticizes the government: discussion on the postponed retirement age, risks to the sustainability of the system.

• ATA staff cuts: 205 fewer employees in Lombardy

  The Budget Law 2025 reduces the number of school staff. Unions alarmed for safety and services in institutions.

• Cristina Zanini moves from the great advice to the board of directors

  The socialist deputy and former mayor of Lugano, Cristina Zanini, has decided to leave the Grand Council to join the board of directors of Aet, the Ticino electricity company.

• Construction: new six-year agreement in Ticino

  The construction agreement is signed: construction allowance of up to 9 francs by 2028 and travel time counted from the first minute.

• Living in Stazzona and working in Ticino as a border worker

  The new tax agreement for Italian cross-border workers in Switzerland.

• Living in Briosco, working in Ticino: frontier guide

  From 1 January 2024, the New Frontier Agreement governs taxation between Italy and Ticino. Briosco is 70 km from the crossing: a practical guide for Ticino residents and workers.

• Living in Malesco, working in Ticino: practical guide

  Moving to Malesco to work in Ticino: access points, journey times, advantageous taxation and reduced costs for border workers.

• Ticino Seasonal Work: Rules, G Permit and Rights

  From 2024, the new tax agreement reforms taxes and refunds for border workers. Rules for G leave, taxation and rights in seasonal work in Ticino.

• Living in Charvensod and working in Valais as a border worker: what changes

  The new tax agreement between Italy and Switzerland: how it affects the lives of border workers.