SwissCommunity Thank you! Your donations helped us to keep going Donations, big and small, from our readers were of huge support to our magazine in 2024. Despite growing cost pressures, they helped us to continue producing the quality journalism that our editorial team strives for. They also reinforced the sense that readers in the “Fifth Switzerland” regard “Swiss Review” as their magazine. We very much hope to count on your support again in 2025 and are grateful for your contribution, because every little helps. MARC LETTAU, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The bank details for the transfer of voluntary subscriptions are as follows: Donate via credit card: www.revue.link/creditrevue Donate via PayPal: www.revue.link/revue Bank account for donations: IBAN: CH97 0079 0016 1294 4609 8 Bank: Berner Kantonalbank Bundesplatz 8 CH-3011 Berne BIC/SWIFT: KBBECH22 Beneficiary: BEKB Bern, account 16.129.446.0.98, Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, FAO Mr A. Kiskery, Alpenstrasse 26, CH-3006 Berne Reference: Support Swiss Review Email: revue@swisscommunity.org Elections to the Council of the Swiss Abroad – you have until 11 May 2025 to cast your vote The Swiss Abroad are set to vote on the new composition of the Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA) for the 2025–29 term. As we have explained in recent editions of “Swiss Review”, expatriates in specific countries and regions can elect their local delegates directly via e-voting. A lot of time and effort went into organising the vote, and the election campaign is now in full swing. If you are a Swiss Abroad in one of the eligible countries/regions, are aged 18 or over and registered your email address with the competent Swiss representation (embassy or consulate) before the deadline, you are entitled to participate in direct voting. What else do you have to do? Consult the “Swiss Review” regional pages or the OSA website (www.revue.link/asr25) to find out more about the people standing for election in your country or region. Please remember to use the voting code that the FDFA sent to you by email on 12 April 2025. You can cast your vote by Sunday, 11 May 2025, at the latest. The interests of the “Fifth Switzerland” are best served by a strong and representative CSA, not least in today’s political climate. So please vote! ANDREAS FELLER, DIRECT ELECTIONS WORKING GROUP OSA to hold more virtual information events in 2025 As in previous years, 2024 saw the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) hold three virtual information events for Swiss Abroad in partnership with the FDFA and Soliswiss, focusing on the issues and challenges that students, pensioners, employees and others face when they return to Switzerland. Recordings of these webinars are available to watch on the OSA website at www.revue.link/webinars. Given the considerable amount of interest in this format, more webinars will be held in 2025. The webinars are intended primarily for Swiss who already live abroad, but they can also be a useful source of information for those who want to emigrate. The webinar schedule is as follows: ■ 17 June 2025: Civil status ■ 16 September 2025: Taxes/finances ■ 4 November 2025: Political rights More detailed information on each webinar will appear in due course on the OSA website (www.revue.link/webinars). We look forward to your attendance at these virtual events. REBEKKA THEILER RUF, OSA LEGAL DEPARTMENT CSA meeting in Lucerne, July 2024. Photo: Nicolas Brodard 33 Swiss Review / April 2025 / No.2
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