Basel voted yes to Eurovision this November 24

In Basel-City, 66.4% of citizens support the 37.5 million credit for Eurovision 2025, according to the results of the postal vote.

The citizens of Basel-City overwhelmingly approve the credit of 37.5 million francs for the organization of the Eurovision Contest 2025. The counting of all postal votes resulted in a 66.4% “yes”, indicates Sunday the State Chancellery. (jah/ats)

A third of SMEs in the manufacturing industry have cut jobs. Two thirds suffer from a lack of orders, and 30% live from day to day. The atmosphere is as gloomy as during the pandemic.

The Swiss economy has long been closely linked to that of Germany, so that any slowdown in its neighbor had significant repercussions on Swiss industry. However, over the past 20 years, this dependence has lessened. Fortunately, because the major crisis currently hitting German industry would previously have had even more serious consequences for Switzerland.