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Switzerland plans its Ministry of Truth

A new law aims to bring order to digital debate – just like the EU: Controlling free thought instead of citizens who think: Goodbye democracy!

by Hanspeter Gautschin*

(14 November 2025) (CH-S) The Federal Council wants to “strengthen” the “rights” of users in the digital space and “oblige” very large communication platforms and search engines to “be more fair and transparent”. This is to be enforced by federal law. The consultation period runs until 16 February 2026.1

The model for this is the European Union’s “Digital Services Act”. This top-down law now promises authoritarian conditions for Switzerland as well. Hanspeter Gautschin highlights the parallels on “insideparadeplatz.ch”.

Venezuela’s Oil, US-led Regime Change, and America’s Gangster Politics

by Jeffrey D. Sachs* & Sybil Fares**

(14 November 2025) The flimsy moral pretext today is the fight against narcotics, yet the real objective is to overthrow a sovereign government, and the collateral damage is the suffering of the Venezuelan people. If this sounds familiar, that’s because it is.

“The Swiss-EU package poses a massive threat to Swiss agriculture”

by the editorial team of “Swiss Standpoint”

(7 November 2025) (CH-S) After thoroughly studying the approximately 2,000-page agreement package between Switzerland and the European Union (EU), the “Interessengemeinschaft (IG) BauernUnternehmen”* (Farmers’ Business Interest Group) has concluded that it poses a massive threat to Swiss agriculture. It therefore clearly rejects this “administrative monster”.

Although no date has yet been set for the referendum, opinions are being formed at all levels in Switzerland. A critical examination of the agreement package is urgently needed, as it binds Swiss legislation to the EU to such an extent that its adoption would mean a significant loss of sovereignty for our country and its citizens.

Hungary’s commitment to peace

Viktor Orbán’s visit to the Vatican

by the editorial team of “Hungary Today”

(7 November 2025) (CH-S) The energy and commitment Viktor Orbán shows in working for his country could serve as a benchmark for our Swiss politicians. Despite Hungary’s sometimes troubled history with the Soviet Union, the Prime Minister is doing everything in his power to reach a peaceful solution rather than continuing to pursue war.

One must take note of Hungary’s enormous social and economic development in recent decades before making a rash judgement about the country’s path. Instead of relying on ideology and dogmatism, the Hungarian government is allowing itself to maintain economic relations with a wide variety of countries, such as the USA, China and even Russia (oil), to ensure the welfare of its own population. “Hungary Today” reports on an interview with Viktor Orban during his visit to the Pope in Rome at the end of October.

The accession of Ukraine could break up the European Union

A test case for Switzerland?

by Prof. Dr. Eberhard Hamer*

(7 November 2025) (CH-S) Professor Hamer takes a closer look at the financial consequences of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Since the European Union summit in Copenhagen at the beginning of October, his fears are threatening to become reality.

Under pressure from the German, French and British governments, as well as from the European Commission under von der Leyen and Kallas, accession and thus even greater financial and military support for Ukraine by the European Union is becoming increasingly likely. But resistance within the European Union is also growing: some Central European governments are no longer willing to support Brussels’ high-handed and aggressive course at the expense of their own populations.

The world after the Budapest cancellation

The financial and geopolitical world order in times of impending unrest

by Alastair W. Crooke*

(31 October 2025) Trump’s attempt to build a “Budapest scenario” (i.e. a Putin-Trump summit grounded on the earlier Alaska “understanding”) was unilaterally cancelled (by the US) amid acrimony. Putin had initiated the 2.5 hr Monday call. It reportedly contained tough talking by Putin about the lack of US preparation towards a political framework – both in respect to Ukraine, but crucially also in respect to Russia’s wider security needs.