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

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• Unemployed border workers: EU approves burdensome reform for Switzerland

  The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a reform aimed at redefining the competences of unemployed frontier workers.

• Border allowance: Bern deals with EU reform

  The law under discussion in Brussels could shift unemployment payments to unemployed foreign workers to Switzerland

• More Switzerland-GB: end of negotiations on updated free trade agreement

  The Confederation and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations for an updated free trade agreement. The cartel strengthens legal certainty for businesses and will reduce administrative obstacles.

• 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.

• Unemployment of frontiersmen opens a new front with Brussels

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

• 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

• Border nurse in Ticino: requirements and salary

  Practical guide for border nurses: from the recognition of the qualification to the new Agreement, up to the calculation of the net salary.

• 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.

• 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

• VAT increase for the army: the Federal Council revises downwards

  The Federal Council has decided to temporarily increase VAT to finance defence strengthening, mitigating the impact on low-income domestic economies.

• VAT increase: the Government decides to mitigate the increase

  The Federal Council has decided to mitigate the increase in VAT intended to finance the strengthening of the army.

• Italy-Switzerland Frontier: non-relevant company headquarters

  The Revenue Agency clarifies with response no. 126/2026 how the 2020 Agreement applies according to the place of activity.

• Graubünden: initiative to pay in cash on buses

  Popular initiative to ensure cash payment on public transport in Graubünden

• Border taxation 2026: the new rules after the tax agreement

  Find out how the taxation for border workers changes from 2026 with the new tax agreement between Switzerland and Italy.

• The Swiss Parliament struggles to find agreement on important issues

  The Swiss Parliament ended the summer session with little progress on crucial issues such as the financing of AVS pensions and agreements with the EU.

• Swiss banks: still a haven for dirty money?

  Analysis of the reforms of the Swiss banking sector and banking secrecy.