Switzerland approved the transfer of 25 decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to Germany under the condition that they must not leave EU or NATO member states, the Swiss Federal Council announced on Nov. 22.
Switzerland will pay Ukrainian refugees up to $4,000 to return home.
The report therefore concludes that everything must be done to encourage voluntary departures. The departure time should neither be too short – to allow for logistical planning of the return – nor too long, so as not to encourage people to postpone it.
To this end, the plan suggests a time frame of six to nine months.
The latest Tom Scott video is a/ excellent b/ peak Switzerland - it explains stuff about holes in Emmentaler, and it has at least three different things in there that made us laugh with pure glee :D
A new European heatwave dubbed Nero has raised the temperature above 0C at all of Italy’s glaciers, hastening their disappearance, and set a record for high-altitude heat in the Swiss Alps.
A weather balloon launched from Payerne in Switzerland registered the “zero-degree line” — the altitude at which the temperature falls to zero — at 5,298m, beating a previous record of 5,184m set last year.
Was man mit dem #Auto nur selten macht, ist einfach noch kurz irgendwo an eine schöne Stelle zu fahren, weil diese Stellen damit oft schlecht erreichbar sind – oder dann irgendwann überlaufen, zugeparkt, lärmig oder sonst weniger schön.
Ich genieße jedenfalls wieder mal den #Sonnenuntergang im Strandbad Pfäffikon am #Zürichsee und wünsche euch einen schönen Abend.
Es wurde übrigens gebadet und es fehlt nur noch die Saisoneröffnung für den Verpflegungskauf vor Ort.
Honestly relieved that #Croatia didn't win, that was not a song fit to win #Eurovision.
Congrats to #Switzerland and to #Israel for securing the victory of the televote.
While some privileged idiots were booing the country another hostage was killed by #Hamas, if you want peace, ask it to whom can provide it. This war wouldn't exist if Hamas didn't chose to provoke it and continue it till today.
We went on a daytrip to Lake Oeschinen today.
It's a mountain lake fed by surrounding mountains and glaciers. We rented a rowing boat for an hour.
Its turquoise blue water is really breathtakingly beautiful.😍 #Switzerland#Mountains#Nature#Glaciers
Having enough electricity in winter is the big challenge for climate neutrality in 2050. This requires gigantic – electricity storage systems or new nuclear power plants, says author Andreas Züttel. It is an explosive result: If Switzerland wants to be climate neutral in 2050, building six to eight #nuclear power plants is the cheapest alternative. That’s how it stands in a study a team led by Andreas Züttel, who researches at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).
Diplomats are focusing on a narrow set of goals in preparation for a summit on #Ukraine’s peace plan in #Switzerland next month to ensure #China and other nations of the so-called Global South attend the meeting.
German Chancellor Olaf #Scholz set the scene for the gathering on Tuesday: “Nobody should have exaggerated expectations,” Scholz said in an interview published on Tuesday. “We are not negotiating the end of the war there.”
International court rules #Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women
"The court ruled that the Swiss government had violated some of the women’s #HumanRights due to “critical gaps” in its national legislation to reduce planet-heating emissions, as well as a failure to meet past #climate targets.
It marks the first time the court has ruled on climate litigation. There is no right of appeal and the judgment is legally binding."
Sanctions on #Russia are having no impact outside the west and attempts to halt the flow of business merely redirect it elsewhere, the chair of #Dubai’s main trading hub has said.
Dubai is seen as a beneficiary of #US and European attempts to isolate Russia’s economy, as oil traders relocated from Geneva to the #UAE after #Switzerland joined the sanctions imposed on #Moscow.
I'm off on a train to Zürich, two days there and then back to Australia.
St Gallen was a delight - I'd never even heard of the place before, but it's a very pleasant small city with a lot of history and some wonderful old architecture.
Switzerland approves export of Leopard 2 tanks under condition they are not sent to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Switzerland approved the transfer of 25 decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to Germany under the condition that they must not leave EU or NATO member states, the Swiss Federal Council announced on Nov. 22.
Swiss parliament again votes down re-export of arms to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The proposed amendment was rejected by 135 lawmakers and only approved by 48.