Switzerland experienced its first heatwave of the year over the Whitsun weekend, with temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. However, it wasn't declared an official heatwave yet. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal ...

The former head of Raiffeisen bank, Pierin Vincenz, will have to pay a fine of just under CHF1 million ($1.28 million) for tax evasion. At the beginning of May, the Swiss Federal Court rejected an appeal against this penalty, confirming a ruling by t...

Police officers were pelted with bottles and stones, leaving one slightly injured, as a disturbance escalated out of control in Zurich at the weekend. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Police were forced to fire rubber bulle...

The cost of rail infrastructure renovations at the Gotthard Base Tunnel could overrun by several million francs. The is being caused by delays in replacing the tunnel's radio communication system, reports the SonntagsBlick newspaper. +Get the most im...

A lawyer representing Swiss members of the Gaza flotilla, arrested by Israel, has criticised foreign ministry inaction. This is despite warnings and testimonies of violence inflicted by Israel, the lawyer told Swiss public broadcaster RTS. +Get the m...

Seven Swiss members of the Gaza Flotilla, who were arrested by Israel, have returned to Switzerland. They denounced the lack of support from the Swiss authorities. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Seven of the eight Swiss p...

Pierin Vincenz, the former CEO of Swiss banking group Raiffeisen, must pay a fine of almost CHF1 million for tax evasion, according to the SonntagsZeitung newspaper. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss Federal Court ...

Visitors will be able to attend the inauguration of the restored Metzler organ at St Peter's Cathedral to mark the 490th anniversary of the Reformation in Geneva. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Two concerts are scheduled ...

Thousands of publicly accessible electric car charging stations can be found around Switzerland. However, the number and capacity utilisation varies greatly from canton to canton. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According ...

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has inaugurated the new Swiss embassy in Athens. It is designed as a "Swiss House for Culture, Research and Diplomacy" and brings together the embassy, the Swiss School of Archaeology and a cultural foundation un...

The traffic jam in front of the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland is continuing to grow rapidly on Saturday morning. In the early hours it was already 10km. Shortly before 10am the traffic jam in front of the north portal had already doubled in len...

The package of bilateral agreements being finalised between Switzerland and the EU must be anchored in the Federal Constitution through a transitional provision, a parliamentary committee says. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading rapidly. It has resulted in almost 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths. +Get the most important news from S...

A pensioner has died in hospital after being hit by a driverless delivery van on Thursday on a sidewalk in Zurich. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The elderly woman died after suffering life-threatining injuries on Thursda...

Swiss airports handled a record 13.3 million passengers, including transit travellers, on scheduled and charter flights in the first quarter of 2026. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This represents an increase of 0.7 milli...

Around 282,000 people were employed in the cultural sector in Switzerland in 2025, 4.8% fewer than in the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) reported on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The FSO said...

Opponents have submitted a petition with 14,550 signatures in Bern urging the Swiss government to stop the project to build 40 Starlink satellite antennas in Leuk, canton Valais. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The project...

Campaigns for the four March 8 votes cost a combined CHF10.7 million ($13.6 million), according to final figures published on Friday by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Compared to the...

The final two chimneys of the former Tamoil refinery in Collombey‑Muraz, canton Valais, were demolished on Thursday, as plans continue to redevelop the site into a hub for new technologies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

As part of the ongoing investigation into the Le Constellation bar fire tragedy, Valais prosecutors and police are examining the case of a fire in 2024 at the "Vieux Chalet" restaurant, which also belongs to the Moretti couple. They want to know if t...

All eight Swiss nationals who were on the international Gaza aid flotilla were flown out to Turkey on Thursday afternoon. The Swiss government also summoned the Israeli ambassador for talks. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

Swiss tourism is likely to record fewer overnight stays in summer 2026 for the first time since the pandemic. The main reason for this is weaker demand from long-distance markets as a result of the war in Iran. +Get the most important news from Switz...

In a global context marked by geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties, Switzerland offers companies something invaluable – stability – but it is also up to them to do their part, said Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter. +Get the ...

After a period of slowing growth, rents will rise again at a faster pace in Switzerland, Raiffeisen bank predicts in a study published on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox As the dampening effects on rents from the...

For the first time in decades, a horseshoe bat has been found in the canton of Schaffhausen in eastern Switzerland. This bat species is facing the threat of extinction with only four known colonies left in the country. +Get the most important news fr...

Children in second grade in Switzerland still have room for improvement in reading and maths. These are the findings of a new study commissioned by the the Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education. +Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

Production in Switzerland's secondary sector continued to decline in the first quarter of 2026. Industry in particular was weaker than in the previous year, while production in the construction industry increased slightly. +Get the most important new...

The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) updated its travel recommendations for Bolivia following violent demonstrations in the capital La Paz. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss government advises ag...

The lawyer of a French woman seriously injured in the Crans-Montana fire has filed a request for compensation totalling €8.2 million (CHF7.5 million). The claim was submitted to a court in Paris. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...

Investments by foreign companies in Switzerland fell significantly last year. US companies, among others, held back. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The number of foreign investments in Switzerland shrank by almost a quar...