The Swiss Senate took steps on Wednesday towards banning the use of racist symbols that excuse violent or extremist behaviour, including speech, gestures and the display of flags that stir hatred, as well as the public wearing of symbols reminiscent of Nazi tyranny in Europe....
The chances of reaching an agreement on a new bilateral package with Brussels are “real and good”, according to Alexandre Fasel, Switzerland’s state secretary in charge of the European Union dossier....
The Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), now in the black according to its president Mirjana Spoljaric, will cut a total of 4,000 jobs this year and next....
The delivery of Israeli drones to the Swiss Air Force has been delayed again. Scheduled for the end of 2024, they should arrive at the end of 2026, it was announced on Wednesday. The delay has been caused by the current situation in the Middle East and technical problems....
Switzerland must reduce at least three-quarters of its carbon emissions in the Alpine country, the House of Representatives agreed on Wednesday....
The European Commission has adopted a draft mandate signalling its readiness to open negotiations with Switzerland on future cooperation and a series of agreements. This now passes to the European Council. Switzerland, for its part, has already unveiled its draft mandate for negotiations with the European Union....
Fewer than a third of Swiss people are in favour of nuclear power. Enthusiasm for wind turbines is also limited, according to a survey. The Swiss are primarily in favour of solar panels and hydroelectric power plants for their electricity supply....
UBS Group is planning to sell its exposure to a portfolio of loans that Credit Suisse made to junk-rated Italian companies, according to people with knowledge of the matter....
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for a police operation in Zurich on May 1, 2011. According to the judgement, the encircling of protesters and subsequent detention violated the rights of two demonstrators....
A new voice will resound from the top of Lausanne Cathedral in Switzerland from January 1. It will be that of the new watchman, Alexandre Schmid....
Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) has donated 156 beds to Ukraine. They will be transported in three trucks and are destined for eight Ukrainian hospitals....
The House of Representatives has followed the Senate in supporting a government proposal to classify Hamas as a terrorist group....
The Swiss International Air Lines’ (SWISS) fleet is complete again: on Sunday, the airline retrieved the last of its aircraft from the Jordanian capital Amman....
Swiss financial market supervisory authority FINMA is calling for tougher instruments as a consequence of the downfall of Credit Suisse. This includes, for example, the option for it to impose fines....
Swiss Energy Minister Albert Rösti and his counterparts from six European Union countries have pledged to get all of their electricity from carbon free sources by 2035....
Activist investor Cevian has acquired a 1.3% stake, worth €1.2 billion (CHF1.14 billion), in the Swiss bank UBS. This makes the Swedish investment firm one of the bank’s ten largest investors....
The Swiss government has been given more flexibility when it comes to approving the export of war material. Both chambers of parliament have agreed to allow the government to deviate from previous restrictions on such exports in exceptional cases....
The Swiss canton of Valais has already reached half of its wolf hunting target, shooting 17 of the animals in 18 days since active wolf hunting opened on December 1....
Swiss researchers have stumbled upon the means to supercharge Botox, as they were carrying out experiments designed to dampen the effects of the neurotoxin....
The Swiss army’s fleet of 248 M113 armoured personnel carriers has been banned from driving after a steering and braking defect was detected....
Non-governmental organisations are calling on the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to phase out fracking investments. According to an economics professor, other measures would be more effective....
The average gifting budget has fallen to CHF411 ($473), down from last year’s record of CHF500....
Real wages should rise slightly in 2024, but there are still some significant exceptions....
The European Union’s (EU) ambassador to Switzerland, Petros Mavromichalis, is confident that a future package of agreements between Switzerland and the EU will be concluded....
Solidarity in Switzerland has increased significantly since the Covid-19 pandemic. These are the findings of Swiss Solidarity’s latest solidarity barometer....
