One year after the destructive storms in the Swiss Val Mesolcina region, the cost of reconstruction and safety measures has been estimated at CHF84 million. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On June 21, 2024,...
The introduction of individual taxation of spouses in Switzerland would create new inequalities, says an all-party group launching a referendum. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The referendum was launched...
The typical immigrant to Switzerland is young, well-educated and from a neighbouring country, according to a new study. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of...
Consumer prices picked up again in June in Switzerland, after briefly dipping into negative territory the previous month. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In June, inflation rose by 0.1% year-on-year and by...
Both reactors at Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland have been shut down due to the heat. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Axpo had already suspended operation of the first unit on Tuesday. The company...
The Swiss authorities have called on people to be vigilant against Japanese beetles. Anyone who finds a suspicious beetle should catch it immediately and report it to the relevant cantonal plant protection service. +Get the most...
Construction of the first alpine solar plant in central Switzerland has started. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The plant in Spiringen, canton Uri, at 1,800 to 2,000 metres above sea level is expected to...
The Swiss running shoe company On has opened its first production site for the innovative Lightspray shoe - a fully automated robotic process. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Around 300 people normally work...
Basel cantonal Bank has been saddled with huge write-downs at its subsidiary Radicant. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Savings must now be made while chairman Thomas Schneider and CEO, John Häfelfinger are to...
What is the significance of the Brics group of states and how should Switzerland position itself regarding them? The perspectives on this differ. The Brics group has been trying to shake up international politics for almost two decades....