Swiss Review 5/2021

Swiss Review / October 2021 / No.5 29 Federal votes The Federal Council determines voting proposals at least four months before the voting date. Everything you need to know about voting propos- als (voting pamphlets, committees, recommendations by Parliament and the Federal Council etc.) is available at www.admin.ch/votes or via the Federal Chancellery’s VoteInfo app. The Federal Council has decided that the following federal proposals will be submitted to the people on 28 November 2021: ■ ■ Popular initiative “For better nursing care (Nursing Care Initiative)” ■ ■ Popular initiative “Appointing federal judges by ran- dom selection (Justice Initiative)” ■ ■ Amendment to the Federal Act on the Statutory Prin- ciples for Federal Council Ordinances onCombating the COVID-19 Epidemic (COVID-19 Act) (Hardship Cases, Unemployment Insurance, Childcare, Creative Artists, Events) Popular initiatives No new popular initiatives have been launched. The list of pending popular initiatives is available in German, French and Italian at www.bk.admin.ch > Politische Rechte > Volksinitiativen > Hängige Volksinitiativen © Yang Fan Consular services anywhere, conveniently on your mobile devices www.fdfa.admin.ch Santo Domingo (2020)    Responsible for the FDFA official communications: Consular Directorate Innovation and Partnerships Effingerstrasse 27, 3003 Berne, Switzerland www.eda.admin.ch, email: kdip@eda.admin.ch