Positions
The accession of Switzerland to the European Union is rejected by the editorial staff, as was Swiss acceptance of the Schengen Agreement. The Weltwoche also represents the view that welfare and other state-administered assistance programs are inherently flawed. It is, therefore, entirely pointless to hold a discussion concerning "abuse of the welfare state," as these flaws cannot be removed from the system. The system itself is unreformable.
The magazine is somewhat anti-statist and against an expanison of the welfare state. It also rejects state-subsidized nurseries and childcare.
In keeping with its neo-conservative and anti-mainstream positions, the Weltwoche is also skeptical of global warming and has denounced recent "alarmism" surrounding environmental issues. Internationally – outside of Europe – the Weltwoche often represents pro-American and pro-Israeli positions.
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