Social issues

Nathalie Yamb explains what it means to be on a sanctions list

Sanctioned by the EU, abandoned by Switzerland

(23 January 2026) (CH-S) Several EU citizens have already been sanctioned by the European Commission. Two Swiss citizens have also been sanctioned: Jacques Baud – about whom “Swiss Standpoint” has already reported several times – and Nathalie Yamb. Ms Yamb was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Neuchâtel Jura and has dual Swiss and Cameroonian citizenship. For years, she has been campaigning for the sovereignty of African states. In this context, she criticises France’s influence in its former colonies.

The EU protects itself – from democracy

by Gudula Walterskirchen*

Elon Musk recently criticised the current EU system as a bureaucracy, not a democracy. The European Commission, for its part, has initiated a “shield for democracy” that is intended to guarantee fundamental democratic values and the rule of law. But what about respect for the rule of law and democratic principles within the EU itself? Is Musk right?

Information is like a trickle of pure water

Fortunately, there are journalists, media outlets, and networks outside the mainstream

by Guy Mettan,* Geneva

(19 December 2025) In the context of the cognitive warfare that we Westerners have been living in for about ten years, information has become a weapon of mass destruction. Or rather, a weapon of massive deception.

In a world where journalists are increasingly disappearing in favour of “information designers”, it is not surprising that information today is produced, formatted, packaged, and distributed like a pack of artificial ham in the supermarket. Even if the ham originally came from a real pig made of flesh and bone, the end product no longer has much to do with the raw material. From its colour to its consistency, not to mention its taste, there is nothing natural about it anymore. It has become completely artificial. The wonders of packaging and marketing do the rest: at the end of the chain, the consumer is left paying for a largely adulterated product.

Those who want to spare children from everything are not doing them any favour

by Allan Guggenbühl*

(19 December 2025) Many parents put their children at the centre of their lives and make no demands of them. But growing up also involves frustration, challenges – and learning to overcome them.

“Sleeping in on Monday morning is a human right!” the teenager declares defiantly. He is outraged that his teacher expects him to be at work at seven o’clock after the weekend. On Monday morning, he needs to recover from the weekend! Getting up early is impossible!

Who has taken control of defining schools?

The consequences are devastating. Carl Bossard calls for a change.

by Beat Schaller, Sichtweisenschweiz.ch

(12 December 2025) What is taught in schools and how it is taught is now determined by a small circle of educators: bureaucratically isolated, academically aloof and largely disconnected from the reality of school life.

The consequences are devastating for teachers, pupils, parents, the economy and society.

In a thought-provoking interview, Carl Bossard* shows who is challenged, what works and how the educational shift for 21st-century schools can be achieved – astutely, expertly and conclusively.

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.