To protect against African swine fever, the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) has set out new biosecurity requirements for pig farms. Farms that meet these requirements will benefit from certain advantages in the event of an outbreak. ...

A police patrol in France caught a Porsche driver doing 312km/h on a motorway southeast of Geneva, where the speed limit is 130km/h. The driver is from Switzerland, according to a French media report. The police in the French département of Haute-Sa...

Zurich has completed a third of its greening target in the first year of a local environmental initiative, while also recording early success in dedicating more road space to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. On Monday, Zurich councillor Si...

The United States has a new ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, nearly two years after Donald Trump began his second presidency. Todd Steggerda presented his credentials to UN Director-General Tatiana Valovaya on Monday. Steggerda, a lawyer a...

Swiss senators have begun discussing the new Switzerland–EU package of agreements, known as "Bilaterals III". Following six months of parliamentary deliberations and the involvement of almost all relevant committees, the discussion is set to be a l...

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche outlined its ambitious future plans, which include greater use of artificial intelligence to speed up research and development discovery, at ‌its pharma investor day on Monday. Teresa Graham, head of the pharmaceuti...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has launched high-speed in-flight internet services, with Starlink set to be installed across the airline's fleet by the end of 2029. The first Airbus A320neo fitted with the new technology has been in scheduled ...

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), Swissinfo's parent company, has been targeted by a cyberattack in which data belonging to employees of German-language broadcaster SRF was stolen. So far, there is no indication that sensitive information has...

Despite having a job, around 360,000 people in Switzerland struggle to make ends meet. The NGO Caritas warns that the extent of working poverty is being underestimated and is being worsened by rising living costs. Caritas believes that Switzerland is...

The neutrality initiative’s defeat on Sunday came as little surprise to much of the Swiss media. The clear rejection strengthens the Federal Council’s position and marks a setback for Swiss People's Party's billionaire backer, Christoph Blocher, ...

Switzerland has won 12 medals - four gold, two silver and six bronze - at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China. The Alpine nation finished the competition as the best European team and among the top three in the world. Over the course of fo...

Voters in Zurich have backed stricter regulations for high-rise buildings and a reduction in the areas designated for tower developments. The measures form part of a partial revision of the city’s building and zoning code (BZO) approved on Sunday. ...

Voters in canton Graubünden in southeastern Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to lower the voting age to 16. Overall, 67% of residents were against the idea. Glarus therefore remains the only canton where 16- and 17-year-olds can vote at the...

Record temperatures were registered north of the Alps over the final weekend of September, with many locations reporting unprecedented highs. In Basel-Binningen, in northwestern Switzerland, temperatures reached 30.1°C. "Never before has a hot day b...

In Geneva, a CHF39.5 million ($47.7 million) funding package to co-finance cross-border transport infrastructure was approved on Sunday by a large majority of 56.8% of voters. For the cantonal minister in charge of mobility, Pierre Maudet, the result...

A vote was held today in Lucerne on two proposals aimed at reducing incidents of violence linked to FC Lucerne matches. The first proposal was the Centre Party's initiative ‘Against Fan Violence’, which called for tougher measures, and second was...

The canton of Zurich is set to become the first German-speaking Swiss canton to extend access to assisted suicide to all care homes – both public and private – as well as to hospitals and rehabilitation clinics. On Sunday, voters overwhelmingly a...

Exactly 25 years ago, on September 27, 2001, a man armed with an assault rifle killed 14 politicians and injured a further 15 in a two-and-a-half-minutes shooting spree in Zug's cantonal parliament. “Not even blind and senseless violence can defeat...

On Sunday, voters in the Swiss canton of Vaud approved a 12% reduction in cantonal income and wealth tax. A slight majority of 53.1% voters were in favour. The initiative, launched by business associations, has thus prevailed against opposition from ...

The Social Democrat Party initiative on free contraception was approved on Sunday in Geneva. The proposal was approved by 58.46% of voters. The initiative - backed by leftwing parties, the Centre Party and the Liberty and Social Justice Party - calls...

This year’s Democracy Week in Geneva, running from October 3 to 11, will showcase contrasting approaches. Whilst artificial intelligence (AI) will be the focus of a simulation, an ‘Urbansgemeinde’ will invite citizens to make fictional collecti...

A move abroad by UBS due to stricter capital requirements is unlikely, according to Karin Keller-Sutter. “We have granted UBS significant concessions under the Capital Adequacy Ordinance,” the Swiss finance minister said in an interview in the Aa...

A people’s initiative for parental leave has reached the required number of signatures, according to one of its backers, the Liberal Green Party. A total of 136,000 signatures have been collected for handing in to the Federal Chancellery next week,...

Carmaker Volkswagen and its subsidiaries Audi, Seat and Skoda are recalling millions of vehicles worldwide due to a fault in the steering system. Germany is the country most affected by the recall. According to Germany's Federal Motor Transport Autho...

Oscar-winning US actress Julianne Moore was guest of honour at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) on Friday evening, where the 65-year-old was presented with the “Golden Icon Award” for her lifetime achievement. According to the ZFF, Moore was honour...

After a record-hot summer, people took to the streets in several cities in Switzerland on Friday to call for more climate action. In Bern, demonstrators gathered in front of parliament and called for an immediate implementation of measures to tackle ...

The Swiss government intends to increase spending on integration support by the Confederation and the cantons. Between 2028 and 2032, it plans to allocate CHF5.4 million ($6.5 million) more per year than in the current period. At its meeting on Frida...

To combat the tiger mosquito, Switzerland intends to supplement its existing strategy with measures that directly target adult insects. The government set out these measures in detail on Friday, in response to a postulate. The motion tabled by parlia...

The hot summer has fuelled Migros’ ice-cream production. In the face of the heatwaves, the retailer has produced more ice cream than it has done for several years. “We're in the high double-digit percentage range compared with the last hot summer...

The Swiss government says it rejects the rent control initiative. However, by means of an indirect counter-proposal, it intends to lay down clear and transparent laws to protect against unfair rent increases. It took this decision on Friday. In its d...