The Fifth Switzerland debates on the topic of democracy in Lugano

Published on August 17, 2022

Press conference on 16 August 2022 in Lugano

At the invitation of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), SwissCommunity, a total of around four hundred people from over 40 countries will meet in Lugano from 19 to 21 August 2022 for the 98th Congress of the Swiss Abroad. At the media conference in Lugano, President Filippo Lombardi and Director Ariane Rustichelli presented the congress programme and the OSA's expectations of policy in favour of the Fifth Switzerland, the international community of the Swiss Abroad.
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