In November 2024, 52.7% of voters rejected a federal government plan to expand key sections of Switzerland's motorway network. Environmental issues associated with road traffic and the cost were commo ...

In Switzerland, paid leave for new parents is limited to 14 weeks for mothers and 2 weeks for fathers. However, the political ...

Electricity prices in Switzerland are set for a shake up. Prices paid for electricity put into the grid are falling fast in some parts of the country, reported RTS. From 2026, these prices will be adj ...

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN **** This biopic of Bob Dylan’s early career in the 1960s is an evocative moment, one that director James Mangold (with co-scriptwriter Jay Cocks) has spun in ...

Switzerland generates around 110,000 tons of used clothing a year, reported SRF. Most of it is unwanted. Only 1 in 100 items finds a buyer, according to Sascha Sardella, the operations manager at Tell ...

A study by the University of Geneva estimates that those who speak German in addition French in the Switzerland's ...

Swiss voters will be asked to decide whether to accept the Environmental Responsibility Initiative. The initiative sets ...

Switzerland sent more than 7,000 asylum seekers back to their country of origin, which is around 18% more than the year ...

Authorities in several Swiss cantons are gearing up for a sharp rise in the number of bankruptcies this year, possibly double ...

Currently, it is impossible for individuals to legally escape their debts in Switzerland, even when they have no chance of ever paying them back. Some find themselves trapped in debt for the rest of t ...

Viola Amherd, Switzerland's army and defence minister, announced her resignation from the Federal Council, effective at the ...

The canton of Zug recently tightened its citizenship laws. Since 1 January 2025, the rules for applying to become Swiss in ...