30

Jun

Switzerland-EU partnership deadline looms

The European Union is threatening that from Sunday midnight, to terminate its preferential treatment of Swiss stock exchanges. From July 1, the EU would no longer recognize Swiss stock-exchange regulations…

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30

Jun

E-voting suffers another setback in Switzerland

  The Swiss government has decided to suspend efforts to enshrine electronic voting into the country's law, but it plans to continue trials using improved systems. A consultation among political…

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30

Jun

Photo Story:  The Montreux Jazz Festival

British musician Elton John performs on the stage during his final 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour at the 53rd Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF), in Montreux, Switzerland on the evening of…

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28

Jun

UPDATED: France registers record temperatures as death recorded in the UK, Italy, and Spain

As a heat wave continues to scorch parts of Western Europe, a wildfire has broken out in northeastern Spain and France measured its highest-ever June temperature. The heat is expected…

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26

Jun

Swiss to lose access to websites of foreign casinos

Swiss gamblers are going to lose access to the websites of foreign casinos.  As of 1st July,  the provision of the new Swiss gambling law which restricts online gambling to…

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25

Jun

London based exchanges are preparing to delist Swiss stocks in EU

London-based exchanges are preparing to delist Swiss stocks this week after financial markets became entangled in a deteriorating row between Switzerland and Brussels over their relationship. CBOE Europe, the EU’s…

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17

Jun

Flooding and devastation in many parts of Europe after severe storms

Many parts of western Europe in the last days were hit by several severe storms that caused devastation and flooding. Weather conditions that even caused some fatalities. A storm on…

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15

Jun

Photo Story – Women on Strike

A general aerial view taken with a drone shows women protest during a nationwide women's strike in Lausanne, Switzerland, 14 June 2019. Over 40'000 people gathered for the protest in…

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14

Jun

Swiss women strike over inequality

Women are going on strike across Switzerland on Friday, demanding an end to an equality gap that is far wider than in many other western European countries. "Wages, time, respect," is the…

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12

Jun

Swiss nursery schools now rejecting unvaccinated children

A Swiss childcare group has decided to turn down applicants not vaccinated against measles and whooping cough. The “Bubble Bees” organisation, which operates eight nurseries across north-eastern Switzerland has started…

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05

Jun

Accident involving a cable car at the Swiss mountain of Titlis

An accident involving a cable car at the Swiss mountain of Titlis left several maintenance workers injured, police confirmed on Wednesday. The workers sustained injuries when one of the cables…

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04

Jun

Women to strike in Switzerland for equal pay and end of domestic violence

Nearly 30 years after staging a first nationwide strike for equal pay, women across Switzerland say they are preparing fresh action to push for wage parity. In fact, next Friday,…

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03

Jun

Switzerland and Sweden the top in Europe for skilled foreign workers and students

  Switzerland and Sweden are the most attractive locations for highly qualified foreign workers, according to a new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In a ranking…

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19

May

Swiss voters approve tighter gun control

Swiss voters agreed on Sunday to adopt tighter gun controls in line with changes to European Union rules, heading off a clash with Brussels, projections for Swiss broadcaster SRF showed.…

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16

May

Head of Geneva airport security arrested

  The head of security at Geneva airport in Switzerland has been arrested in a corruption investigation. The head of the security company, which employed him, was also arrested. The…

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03

May

Swiss to get medical certificates via WhatsApp

  The German firm AU-Schein.de is offering German-speaking workers in Switzerland a medical certificate via WhatsApp for just €9. Getting a medical certificate in Switzerland generally means visiting a doctor’s…

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02

May

Photostory: Test day for the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet in Switzerland

A Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off during a test and evaluation day at the Swiss Army airbase, in Payerne, Switzerland. Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off  in Payerne as…

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02

May

Woman risking jail for putting rubbish out on wrong day

A woman from Lutry on Lake Geneva in Switzerland was hit with the fine of around 166 euro after she put out her garbage on the wrong day. Her lawyer…

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24

Apr

Slideshow: Swiss police presented with electric police cars

New electric cars of the police of canton St. Gallen are presented in St. Gallen, Switzerland, 24 April 2019. Within the next one and a half years, the police of…

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22

Apr

Slideshow: The tulip festival in Morges

Pictures taken with a drone of the tulip festival in the Parc de l'Independance in Morges, Switzerland as people also enjoy the warm weather on Easter Monday. There are 120,000…

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22

Apr

Fire bombs thrown at Turkish consulate in Zurich

Swiss police said that three men have been arrested after two incendiary devices were thrown at the Turkish consulate general in Zurich. In the incident a hedge outside the building…

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22

Apr

Swiss village subsidises alarms for residents after spike in burglaries

The Swiss village of Boncourt, which counts just over 1,200 inhabitants, decided to subsidise the purchase of burglar alarms for the residents after a spike in break-ins. Lionel Maitre, the…

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18

Apr

First commercial 5G network launched in Europe

The first commercial 5G network was launched in Europe with a network that covers 50 Swiss cantons and includes the Switzerland's largest cities, such as Lausanne, Zürich, Geneva and the…

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01

Apr

SLIDESHOW: ‘Cracking Art’ in Switzerland

Photos of plastic sculptures on display in the streets of Ascona, Switzerland that are part of the outdoor exhibition 'Cracking Art'. Cracking Art, is part of an artistic movement born…

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07

Dec

Switzerland faces the threat of financial sanctions from the EU after failing on Friday to endorse a deal aligning the small Alpine nation more closely with the bloc

Updated : Switzerland faces the threat of financial sanctions from the EU after failing on Friday to endorse a deal aligning the small Alpine nation more closely with the bloc.…

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08

Nov

UBS faces accusations of laundering the proceeds of tax fraud and illegally soliciting clients in France

French prosecutors argued in a Paris court on Thursday for Swiss bank UBS AG to be fined 3.7 billion euros for helping wealthy French people evade taxes. After a seven-year…

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10

Oct

NGO alliance hands petition to Swiss Government to allow Aquarius to be registered under Swiss flag

An alliance of non-governmental organisations has handed in a petition, containing 27,000 signatures, that calls on the Swiss government to allow the humanitarian ship Aquarius to fly under the Swiss…

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23

Sep

Pirates kidnap 12 crew members on board Swiss cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria

A group of pirates attacked a Swiss cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, kidnapping 12 crew members in a region that has seen dozens of similar attacks…

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11

Sep

Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, 100 people, including 21 children, died in the Mediterranean is amongst the news one can read on a number of international websites. We also read about the possibility…

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09

Sep

UEFA Nations League Roundup

Switzerland beat Iceland 6 - 0, while Spain beat England 2 - 1 in England. Northern Ireland lost to Bosnia Herzegovina 1 - 2.  This is the round up of…

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03

Sep

Switzerland set to loosen arms export rules to allow sales to countries in civil war

Switzerland looks set to loosen arms export rules to allow sales to countries embroiled in civil wars despite a newspaper report that Swiss-made hand grenades probably made their way into…

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05

Aug

20 dead as vintage airplane crashes in Swiss Alps

The Guardian reports that all 20 passengers and crew onboard a vintage plane that crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday were killed, police have confirmed. The authorities also confirmed…

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04

Jul

World Cup – Sweden v Switzerland

Sweden booked their place in the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals for the first time in almost a quarter of a century after Emil Forsberg forced a slender 1-0 win over…

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28

Jun

World Cup Round Up

  South Korea 2 Germany 0 Korea Republic's historic 2-0 win over Germany in Kazan may not have been enough for the Taeguk Warriors to progress to the Round of…

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23

Jun

Balkan’s conflict tensions echo in World Cup

The Guardian: Swiss footballers Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri have risked inflaming political tensions in the Balkans after they used an Albanian nationalist symbol to celebrate their goals against Serbia in…

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22

Jun

World Cup Round Up – Day 9

Brazil 2 Costa Rica 0  Brazil broke Costa Rican hearts as they snatched a last-minute 2-0 win in Saint Petersburg. While late goals from Philippe Coutinho and Neymar kick-start their…

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11

Jun

Swiss vote to ban remote online gambling websites

SBC News reports that foreign gambling sites are to be banned in Switzerland, after Swiss citizens overwhelmingly backed a new gambling law, replacing the 1923 Lotteries and Betting Act and the 1998 Gambling…

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