Presented by Christian Hölzl on 16 October 2026 at the conference “Multicultural Citizenship and its Challenges: Recognition, Subsidiarity, and Rule of Law” (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Ittihadiyoun, Beirut), session “The Concept of Subsidiarity”.
Subsidiarity goes hand in hand with solidarity. The slides show Swiss financial equalization between cantons: strong cantons give part of their surplus, the Confederation adds its own share, and weaker cantons rise above a guaranteed minimum, closer to the Swiss average.