The Federal Office of Culture has handed over two archaeological cultural objects to Mexico that had been confiscated on suspicion of importing illegally excavated cultural goods. One of the sculptures represents a pregnant female canine, which is t...

Swiss Solidarity, the humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, received donations of more than CHF7 million ($7.4 million) on a nationwide collection day for victims of the food crisis in East Africa. The money will be used to support...

If parliamentarians agree, Switzerland’s contribution to the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) will be extended by another three years. Government on Wednesday proposed not only an extension of Swisscoy’s mandate, but also a boost i...

Marco Sieber has been chosen as a “career astronaut” by the European Space Agency (ESA) – he is thus set to become only the second Swiss spaceman in history. The 33-year-old from Bern was selected from a total of 22,500 candidates who applied ...

The government has presented a draft step-by-step plan which would come into effect should there be a serious lack of electricity in the country. A week after giving details of how an eventual gas shortage would be handled, Economics Minister Guy Pa...

The government said on Wednesday it had adopted the remaining measures in the eighth package of European Union sanctions against Russia. Wednesday’s decision notably includes the introduction of a legal basis for putting price caps on Russian crud...

Claude Wild says the Swiss stance on the ongoing conflict is clearly in support of the victims, and that the Russian aggression is “illegal and illegitimate”. Speaking to RTS public radio on Wednesday, the ambassador to Ukraine again tried to cl...

Credit Suisse shareholders have approved a CHF4 billion ($4.2 billion) capital raise amid a large-scale exodus of client assets and an expected CHF1.5 billion quarterly loss. Last month, Credit Suisse announced a major restructuring that will see 9,...

Swiss Attorney General Stefan Blättler and Italian anti-mafia prosecutor Giovanni Melillo have agreed to strengthen cooperation to fight mafia activity, which is on the rise in Switzerland. Meeting for the first time in Bern on Tuesday, they decide...

Switzerland has sent a third fire engine and more equipment to Ukraine as part of a package to fight fires, purify contaminated water and remove debris. It has been delivering such equipment since early October at the request of the Ukrainian author...

The environment is the main concern of the Swiss in 2022, followed by pensions and energy, according to this year’s Credit Suisse Worry Barometer. The Covid-19 pandemic, which was the main worry last year, is no longer among the top ten concerns, ...

The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation expects Swiss GDP to grow by 2.1% this year, down from a previous forecast of 2.5%. The main reason for the lowered prospects is the war in Ukraine, which is affecting the global economy as w...

Sunny and dry weather, along with the end of Covid restrictions, drove an uptick in the amount of beer drunk over the past year, the industry has reported. In the 2021-2022 brewing year (October to October), beer sales by Swiss breweries rose again ...

The gender pay gap in Switzerland is still among the biggest in Europe. In 2020, women earned on average 18.4% less than men for equivalent work, according to new figures. The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) reported on Tuesday that Switzerland had...

Almost three out of four young people would like to participate more in politics, but feel held back by various factors including a lack of information, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Federal Commission for Child and Youth Affairs ...

The plans by the energy company involve building solar plants both in the Alps and in lower-lying regions of the country by 2030, Axpo said on Tuesday. The energy firm, Switzerland's largest producer of renewable energy, said the goal was to build p...

Switzerland and France are strengthening cooperation between their judicial, police and customs authorities to step up the fight against cross-border crime, Swiss authorities have announced. “Currently, highly mobile, organised international crimi...

The luxury Swiss watch brand Rolex hopes to invest CHF1 billion ($1 billion) in a new production site at Bulle in western Switzerland that should result in 2,000 new jobs. The watchmaker hopes to build a new production site at Bulle in canton Fribou...

Switzerland’s police, judiciary and social welfare services need to strengthen levels of trust among women who are victims of violence, a government minister says. Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter on Monday launched a nationwide initiative tha...

A 20-year planning process has finally resulted in drilling being commenced at a Swiss geothermal project, designed to heat up to 3,000 homes. The project in the French-speaking part of Switzerland is one of 20 such plants envisaged by the western c...

Swiss International Air Lines aims to hire 1,500 new staff to keep up with surging demand for flights after the lifting of coronavirus lockdowns. The airline is focusing on cabin crew during in its hiring spree next year, including 1,000 flight atte...

Managers of a foundation set up to manage $3.5 billion (CHF3.34 billion) in frozen Afghanistan central bank funds are meeting for the first time in Geneva. A Swiss government spokesperson confirmed the meeting to the Reuters news agency on Monday. ...

The Swiss national football team has backed down in the face of sporting sanctions on a pledge to have their captain wear a World Cup armband sporting the “OneLove” message of diversity and inclusion. FIFA, world football’s governing body, has...

A Swiss-British deal, granting access of consultants, engineers and IT workers to each other’s markets, will be extended until the end of 2025. Some 4,000 British professional services providers have made us of the 90-day market access facility si...

A large infestation of Asian long-horned beetles, which causes major damage to trees and forests, has been reported in central Switzerland. The Swiss authorities said numerous trees infested with Asian long-horned beetles had been discovered in Zell...

The head of the Swiss Federal Electricity Commission (Elcom) says the risk of energy shortages this winter has not been completely averted and it is important to keep saving electricity. Europe’s gas storage facilities only cover half of winter de...

The Swiss coffee brand Nespresso plans to trial paper-based compostable capsules next year in Switzerland and France. Nespresso, which makes home coffee machines, pods and accessories, will launch paper-based capsules that can be composted at home "...

Six members of the far-right Junge Tat movement unfurled a banner and set off firecrackers on the roof of Basel’s main train station on Sunday. Police later took them into custody. Cantonal police said it had received multiple messages reporting t...

Ignazio Cassis told delegates at the 18th summit of French-speaking countries that Geneva was a key player in the field of digital governance. In a speech on the closing day of the gathering in Djerba, Tunisia, Cassis made a sales pitch for the Swis...

After going into a second straight night of deliberations, the climate conference ended with an agreement to set up a long sought-after fund to pay developing countries for loss and damage resulting from climate change. Switzerland has yet to confirm...