Switzerland’s government tries to head off criticism of EU talks (www.swissinfo.ch)
Switzerland’s government tried to get ahead of criticism of any new deal agreed with the European Union, saying it will include protections for local interests....
Swiss-owned Lafarge faces fresh lawsuit over Syria IS bribes (www.swissinfo.ch)
French cement manufacturer Lafarge, which now belongs to Swiss company Holcim, has again been summoned to court over its actions in Syria....
Switzerland sets out priorities for fresh EU negotiations (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss government has unveiled its draft mandate for renewed negotiations with the European Union, which will be finalised after consultation with parliament and the cantons....
Covid-19 wave causes spike in hospital admissions in Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
Covid-19 and other respiratory viruses are circulating again in Switzerland and putting hospitals under pressure....
Part of a Swiss village deemed not habitable due to landslides (www.swissinfo.ch)
The area destroyed by two landslides at the end of August in Schwanden will never be habitable again....
Credit Suisse fined for mortgage-backed securities violations (www.swissinfo.ch)
Credit Suisse, which was taken over by UBS, settled a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into prohibited fund services with a payment of a good $10 million....
Switzerland to tighten up defences against cyber attacks (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss government wants to beef up the country’s defences against cyberattacks on critical infrastructure....
Switzerland takes step closer to screening foreign takeovers (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss government has reluctantly prepared draft legislation to screen foreign takeovers of sensitive Swiss companies....
COP28 was ‘partial success’, says Swiss environmental group (www.swissinfo.ch)
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai adopted a final deal on Wednesday that for the first time calls on nations to transition away from fossil fuels. The environmental organisation WWF Switzerland called it a “partial success”....
Swiss multinationals continued to repatriate billions in 2022 (www.swissinfo.ch)
Companies domiciled in Switzerland and Liechtenstein continued to repatriate billions from their subsidiaries abroad in 2022....
SWISS to automate passenger boarding count (www.swissinfo.ch)
In the future, flight attendants will no longer have to press a button to count passengers boarding an aircraft – artificial intelligence is set to take over passenger counting at SWISS. Cleaning robots will also be able to answer (some) questions at Zurich Airport....
Flood alerts remain in some parts of Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
After the intense rainfall in Switzerland, the flood situation has partially calmed down in some parts of the country on Thursday. In other areas, water levels continue to rise, leading to a a risk of flooding, particularly on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel....
Social Democrats swap portfolios in new Swiss government (www.swissinfo.ch)
Newly elected cabinet minister Beat Jans will take over the portfolio of justice and police from Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, who in turn will become interior minister....
Beat Jans chosen as Switzerland’s new cabinet minister (www.swissinfo.ch)
Parliament has elected Beat Jans from Basel to Switzerland’s seven-member Federal Council (executive body). He will replace the outgoing interior minister, Alain Berset....
Geneva airport flights resume after private jet mishap (www.swissinfo.ch)
Flight operations at Geneva Airport were suspended for four hours on Wednesday evening. The reason: A private jet had veered off the only runway and got stuck in the grass....
Credit Suisse disbands China onshore wealth unit (www.swissinfo.ch)
Credit Suisse has dismissed its entire wealth management team in China, scrapping its ambition to become one of the biggest foreign money managers in the country as UBS decided not to take on the staff, people familiar with the matter said....
Switzerland to set up advisory body for refugees (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) seeks to set up an advisory body for refugees in Switzerland and at a multilateral level. The commitment is one of several unveiled by Switzerland at the start of the second World Refugee Forum in Geneva....
Canton Valais halts wolf culling after NGO appeal (www.swissinfo.ch)
On Wednesday, canton Valais halted the shooting of the wolf packs of Hauts-Forts, Nanz and Le Fou-Isérables. The decision follows an appeal by nature conservation organisations to the Federal Administrative Court....
Swiss central bank keeps interest rates on hold (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is extending its pause in interest rate hikes by keeping the key rate at 1.75% for the second time in a row....
Inflation bites into Swiss Christmas budgets (www.swissinfo.ch)
Nearly two out of three people are planning to reduce their spending on Christmas presents this year, according to auditing firm EY, following its traditional end-of-year survey of some 600 consumers. This content was published on December 13, 2023 - 14:07 December 13, 2023 - 14:07 2 minutes Keystone-SDA...
Foreign acquisitions drive Swiss stock exchange to expected loss (www.swissinfo.ch)
The operator of Switzerland’s main stock exchange, SIX Group, has warned of expected losses this year running into billions of francs....
Requests for student financial aid on the rise in Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
The number of university students requesting financial support has risen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of requests are made from foreign students living in precarious situations....
‘Don’t forget biodiversity,’ say Swiss researchers at COP28 (www.swissinfo.ch)
According to Swiss experts speaking on Monday at COP28, the loss of biodiversity is just as serious a problem for nature and humanity as climate change....
In Switzerland, Covid wave overtakes influenza (www.swissinfo.ch)
Switzerland is in the midst of a strong Covid-19 wave, according to the Federal Office of Public Health....
Swiss House of Representatives votes in favour of banning Hamas (www.swissinfo.ch)
Switzerland is moving towards a ban on Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip and carried out a major attack against Israel on Oct. 7....
