That’s 330 more than last year. This is the first semester for 1,681 people: The “Alma Mater” registered 1,681 Bachelor entries, 51 more than last year, as the university announced on Thursday. The University of Basel expects the total number of students and doctoral students to rise to more than 13,000 by the end of … Read more
Council of States in brief | 9 September 2024 No counter-proposal, no alternative. Parliament is proposing to the people that the Environmental Responsibility Initiative be rejected. Further decisions by the Council of States will be made shortly. With two abstentions, Parliament recommends that the people reject the Environmental Responsibility Initiative.Photo: Keystone The Federal Councils reject … Read more
Krattigen | 6 September 2024 Daniel Kummer will take over the presidency of the municipality from the retiring Stephan Luginbühl in November. The vacant seats on the municipal council will also be filled quietly. Krattigen gets a new mayor.Photo: Bruno Stüdle “Silent” elections will be held for the presidency of the municipality and the municipal … Read more
Together in the center | September 5, 2024 Marc Amacher likes to laugh loudly. Here, too, the Brienz native, who turned 40 on August 24, is just as authentic as in the blues and rock, which he celebrates with passion. On Friday, September 7, he will be celebrating the release of his fifth album “Live … Read more
Insurance Storms cloud Helvetia’s half-year results The insurance group, based in St. Gallen and Basel, was able to expand its business volume in the first half of the year. However, the storms in June led to a higher claim burden. The clean-up work in the storm areas in Misox is ongoing. Image: Alessandro Crinari/Keystone/TI-Press The … Read more
Commuters between Bern and Freiburg will need a lot of patience on Thursday morning: A train derailed between Düdingen and Schmitten FR and is causing restrictions on the affected railway line until around 4 p.m. A derailed train caused delays on Thursday morning. (Symbolic image)Photo: Keystone A shunting accident in Düdingen FR led to disruptions … Read more
Zweisimmen | 4 September 2024 The municipal council of Zweisimmen decides to provide financial support for Sparenmoos and the mountain communities affected by storms, as well as a loan to secure the primary care emergency service. After the project received positive feedback last winter, Zweisimmen wants to continue to secure the GP emergency service.Photo: zweisimmen.ch … Read more
PODCAST «Behind the headline» Xherdan Shaqiri, Beat Jans and the ESC: Things are really happening in Basel – the only question is, where are they going? Neither Zurich nor Geneva: To the surprise of many, Basel has been awarded the contract to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025. It is the next coup after … Read more
Roger Federer spoke on American television about the doping issues surrounding world number 1 Jannik Sinner. According to the Basel native, this kind of thing harms the image of tennis. “I think we are all pretty much convinced that Jannik did nothingFederer said on the American show “Today” on NBC. But the fact that he … Read more
Main Council 2016 extended Credit for band rooms. 2016 In March the dome is demolished; the canton covers the costs. 2016 planning stopped due to… 2024-09-03 16:28:48 #Basel #Dome #History #Continuous #Delays