Switzerland
EU to remove Switzerland from tax haven lists
European Union finance ministers are set to remove Switzerland from the bloc’s lists of countries deemed to act as tax havens, an…
Switzerland to introduce two-week paternity
Fathers in Switzerland are set to receive two weeks off work after the government proposed a compromise with family leave campaigners. Campaigners…
EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Geneva, Switzerland
A picture taken with a drone shows a view of a giant biodegradable landart painting by French-Swiss artist Saype at the Parc…
Concern in Switzerland after first vaping-related illness
Swiss lung doctors are calling for a register of suspected vaping-related illness after a first suspected case was reported in Switzerland. The…
Photo Story: Highlights from the Swiss Festival of Traditional Music in Crans-Montana
Highlight of some of the 1,500 participants during the closing parade of the Federal Festival of Traditional Music (Fete Federale de la…
Another Swiss bank enters into cryptoassets
Arab Bank Switzerland has teamed up with blockchain technology firm Taurus to offer its wealthy clients access to bitcoin and ethereum. The…
Photo Story: The final touch
A staff member cleans the red carpet prior to the arrival of Slovenian President Borut Pahor in Kehrsatz near Bern, Switzerland, 19…
Investors withdraw gold from Hong Kong
Private investors have begun to shift their holdings of gold from Hong Kong, months into the financial centre’s worst political crisis. Gold…
Saype’s Beyond Walls Project land art in Geneva
A picture taken with a drone shows a view of a giant biodegradable landart painting by French-Swiss artist Saype at the Parc…
FDI in Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Ireland, Switzerland and British territories fuelled by multinational corporate tax avoidance – Research
40% of the world’s stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) is “phantom” capital, designed to minimise companies’ tax liabilities rather than financing…
EPA’s eye in The Sky: Walenstadt, Switzerland
An aerial image taken with a drone shows people enjoying the evening on the shore of lake Walensee in Walenstadt, Switzerland. Photo:…
Swiss artist installs 300 trees in football stadium
Basel-based artist Klaus Littmann has transformed a 30,000-capacity stadium in southern Austria into a forest as part of an exhibit paying tribute…