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Agreements and politics

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

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• AI into Bankruptcy: Disability at 18

  Swiss Disability Insurance risks bankruptcy by the early 2030s.

• Border allowances: the EU reform that costs billions

  Brussels reforms unemployment benefits: Switzerland risks up to CHF 1 billion more per year.

• EU reform may cost Switzerland dearly

  The reform could lead to increased costs for Switzerland.

• Unemployed frontier workers: the 900 million Swiss allowance

  The EU Parliament has approved the reform on the unemployment of frontier workers, causing an aggravation of 900 million francs for Switzerland.

• Second part-time job in Italy for Swiss border workers

  Tax and contractual guidance: how to manage double income between Switzerland and Italy in compliance with the Agreement on border workers in force since 2024.

• Swiss naturalization after years as a border worker: requirements

  To obtain Swiss citizenship after years of working as a border worker, you must meet the requirements established by Swiss law.

• Work in Switzerland, life in Ticino: Routes and Agreements for 32,000 Frontier Workers

  VareseNews survey: 46 out of 649 border workers in the province of Varese work in Switzerland, with an increase of 21% in the last 10 years.

• Frontier workers and mobility at the heart of Regio Insubrica's work

  The New Frontier Agreement was signed on 23 December 2020 and will be in force from 1 January 2024.

• Frontier, more trains and buses. Agreement with the Canton of Ticino

  The agreement between the Region and the Canton of Ticino provides for an increase in cross-border rail and road connections.

• Unemployment of frontiersmen opens a new front with Brussels

  The new social security agreement could have a significant impact on border workers.

• More power companies, little desire to build nuclear power plants

  Swiss energy groups welcome the lifting of the ban on the construction of nuclear power plants in Bern.

• Pflegefachfrau in Basel: what you need to know you are border

  New border agreement 2024, €10,000 deductible and tax rules for Italian workers in Switzerland.

• Migros Vaud: nuova caissière e regime transitorio

  Old cross-border workers remain taxed only in Switzerland (Art. 9 of the 2020 Agreement).

• Unions launch referendum against minimum wage reform

  Minimum wage reform passed by Parliament would expose low-wage workers and women to risks.

• Referendum against minimum wages launched

  Trade unions and political parties launch referendum against the decision of the Federal Assembly to give priority to collective bargaining agreements over cantonal minimum wages.

• Solothurn Film Festival 2026: The Financial Challenge Continues

  The Solothurn film festival recorded 65,000 spectators, but is facing financial difficulties with an operating result of 39,000 francs in the red.

• Implementation of cross-border commuter agreements is in Switzerland's interest

  Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter met with Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti to discuss international financial and tax issues.

• grenzgänger schweiz steuern 2026: tax rules and practical comparison

  The new Frontier Agreement from 1 January 2024 governs taxation: old frontier workers, new regimes, Italy-Steuer and practical examples.

• Frontier: 2026 taxation after new tax agreement

  From 2024, the Borderers Agreement introduces separate rules between old and new borderers, exemption and tax credit. This is what changes with the operating rules from 2026.

• Postman fired after 42 years. Bern, in the end, does not intervene

  A Vodese postman has been fired after 42 years of service. The Federal Council did not want to intervene in the matter.

• OK to fund the 2038 Winter Olympics

  The federal contribution to the costs for the 2038 Winter Olympics, limited to 200 million francs, is deemed acceptable by the National Finance Commission.

• Frontier teleworking: how many days in 2026

  New rules on teleworking for frontier workers: 25% maximum, bilateral agreement and fiscal impact.

• The Right of Frontier Workers to Work in the Public Sector in Geneva

  Learn about the rights of frontier workers in the public sector in Geneva and its implications.

• Summer SBB construction sites: Ticino travel disruptions

  From 20 July to 30 August, changes to rail connections in Ticino due to SBB summer construction sites.