Switzerland
Swiss stock exchange loses EU access
The Swiss Market Index rose 1pc in early trading on the first day since EU-based traders lost the right to trade equities…
Swiss footballer Florijana Ismaili missing in Lake Como in Italy
Florijana Ismaili, a female football player with the Swiss national team, has been declared missing after a swimming accident on Lake Como…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…