Swiss Review 5/2019

Swiss Review / September 2019 / No.5 25 Thank you In the last twelvemonths, many readers have paid a voluntary subscription to help fund the print edition of “Swiss Review”. We in the ed- itorial team would like to thank you for this support, which has reinforced our intention to continue publishing on paper for the fore- seeable future – to the standard towhich you are accustomed. Specifically, your support has enabled us to lend the necessary amount of depth to complex themes – e.g. the debate surrounding e-voting, and background re- search ahead of this autumn’s national elec- tions. The funding makes us even more com- mitted to producing a publication that provides an eminently readable and – in the case of the print edition – tangible, tactile connection to your home country. MARC LETTAU, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Skiing and snowboarding into the new year There are still some free spots availa- ble to children aged 8 to 14 on the FYSA New Year camp in Valbella in the Grisons mountains. Date: Thursday, 26 December 2019 to Saturday, 4 January 2020 Number of participants: 42 Cost: CHF 900 (contribution to the camp) Ski or snowboard hire: Approx. CHF 150 Registration deadline: 30 September 2019 Registration The winter camp for children aged 8 to 14 in Valbella (canton of Grisons) is the only Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA) 2019-20 winter season event for which you can still book places. For further details as well as the relevant registration form, visit www.sjas.ch/en. We are able to offer price reductions whenever these are justified. We are also happy to post you our information brochure on re- quest. Financial support for Swiss families living abroad The FYSA wants to enable all Swiss children living abroad to visit and ex- perience Switzerland for themselves at least once, regardless of their fami- ly’s financial circumstances. To make this possible, the FYSA raises money every year on behalf of such children. The FYSA urges families who lack the necessary financial means to register for the camp and fill in the “Applica- tion form for reduction of the camp fees” – so that their children can also spend some time in Switzerland. For further details on the opportunities and conditions for price reductions, please contact the FYSA administra- tive office directly. The FYSA looks forward towelcoming children who are keen to get to know and experience their homeland up close. (LR) For more information, please contact: Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA) Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Bern, Switzerland tel.: +41 31 356 61 16 ; fax: +41 31 356 61 01 email: info@sjas.ch; www.sjas.ch IMPRINT: “Swiss Review”, the magazine for the Swiss Abroad, is in its 45 th year of publication and is published in German, French, English and Spanish in 14 regional editions. It has a total circulation of 418,000, including 223,000 electronic copies. Regional news appears four times a year. The ordering parties are fully responsible for the content of advertisements and promotional inserts. This content does not necessarily represent the opinion of either the editorial office or the publisher. EDITORS: Marc Lettau (MUL), Editor-in-Chief; Stéphane Herzog (SH); Theodora Peter (TP); Susanne Wenger (SWE); Simone Flubacher (SF), responsible for “news.admin.ch” , Relations with the Swiss Abroad, FDFA, 3003 Berne, Switzerland EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Sandra Krebs TRANSLATION: SwissGlobal Language Services AG; LAYOUT: Joseph Haas, Zürich; PRINT: Vogt-Schild Druck AG, 4552 Derendingen POSTAL ADDRESS: Publisher, editorial office, advertising: Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne, Tel.: +41313566110, Fax: +41313566101, Postal account (Swiss National Giro): 30-6768-9. Email: revue@aso.ch COPY DEADLINE for this edition: 2 August 2019 All Swiss Abroad who are registered with a Swiss representation receive the magazine free of charge. Anyone else can subscribe to the magazine for an annual fee (Switzerland: CHF 30 / abroad: CHF 50). Subscribers are sent the magazine direct from Berne. www.revue.ch CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please advise your local embassy or consulate. Do not write to the editorial office in Berne.