Due to the G7 summit in Evian, France, canton Geneva has largely closed its border with France. Since Thursday afternoon, 25 of 35 border crossings have been closed, which is disrupting daily life for residents and affecting traffic. +Get the most im...

The CHEOPS space telescope can continue its research for longer. The European Space Agency ESA has extended the Swiss-led mission until 2029. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ESA had already extended the mission by thre...

The Swiss Senate has not yet decided whether the EU treaty package requires a majority of the cantons as well as a majority of the people. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Thursday, the Senate initially only concluded th...

The Swiss House of Representatives has voted in favour of foreign nationals with a long-term residence permit performing civil defence duties in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The House reached its decision w...

The technology group Hitachi Energy is building its new Swiss headquarters in Otelfingen in the canton of Zurich. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Otelfingen municipal council is extremely pleased with Hitachi's decisio...

A few days before the start of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, thousands of army and police personnel as well as customs officers are being deployed at Geneva airport and border crossings. Tension is rising as US President Donald Trump is a...

From Gorillaz to Raye, Sting to Theodora, the Swiss festival season opens with a musical divide between legends of the 1970s-1990s and stars born on social media platforms. It's a trend that runs through the summer's main line-ups, from Montreux to N...

The Swiss parliament wants to make electronic prescribing and dispensing of medicine compulsory. This is seen as an important step towards greater digitalisation in healthcare. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Thursday, ...

On Thursday, the Swiss Senate approved a committee proposal that the 13th payment of the Swiss old-age and survivors' (AHV/AVS) pension be financed by employee contributions and Value-Added Tax (VAT). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in ...

The Swiss asset management industry reached a new record high, consolidating its position as Europe's third largest after the United Kingdom and France. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Assets under administration reached C...

Hostility towards US President Donald Trump is growing in Switzerland: for 41% of the population he is now an enemy (26%) or a rival (15%). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A large segment 45% continue to see the US as an a...

Two lawyers are calling to increase the charges against the owners of the Crans-Montana bar where a deadly fire occurred on January 1. They would like to prosecute the two defendants for murder with eventual intent rather than for negligent manslaugh...

Reports of deepfakes, sextortion and digital sexual violence are rising sharply in Switzerland, according to the portal clickandstop.ch. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Child Protection Switzerland is calling for urgent ac...

Sociologist and former Swiss politician Jean Ziegler died on Wednesday in Geneva at the age of 92 from complications related to Parkinson's disease, his family told Swiss public broadcaster RTS. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your i...

The St Gallen cantonal council has approved a cross-party motion that will result in a ban on headscarves for female teachers. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The motion and subsequent debate was triggered by a case in Esc...

Around 30 people held an authorised rally "for Israel and against anti-Semitism" in the Swiss city of Basel, which was disrupted by a similar-sized counter-demonstration. After a physical altercation, police intervened with a counter-demonstrator. +G...

Nespresso is to cut up to 178 jobs in its marketing and customer service activities in France, the flagship brand and coffee subsidiary of Swiss giant Nestlé said. The cuts will not affect the sales network. +Get the most important news from Switzer...

Switzerland is one of the most important hubs for global commodities trading. The sector plays a key role in reducing the harmful effects of commodities trading on the environment and society, according to a new report. +Get the most important news f...

The 100 largest European companies contribute to global inequality by prioritising shareholder and executive profits over employee wages, equality and ecological transition, according to NGO Oxfam. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...

The value of sustainable investments continued to increase in Switzerland, with the market - unlike in other countries - remaining robust. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was revealed in a study published today by Swi...

Over-fertilisation and exhaust fumes are changing Europe's forests and meadows. A long-term Swiss study shows that nitrogen-loving plants such as stinging nettles are displacing rarer species such as orchids. +Get the most important news from Switzer...

Swiss users of iPhones and iPads will be given access to the new version of the Siri assistant software with artificial intelligence, despite the product not being launched in the European Union. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

The lynx has successfully colonised Switzerland, but its long-term survival in the Alpine state remains uncertain, according to WWF Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A recent analysis of the causes of death and ...

The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has presented some of the more than 300 objects collected during the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Mathilde Gremaud's skis, Franjo von Allmen's helmet an...

The Swiss Armed Forces will be taking part in a NATO digital defence exercise in Poland from Wednesday. For three weeks, the experts will test networking with the systems of 40 other nations. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

Women in Switzerland distrust public institutions more than men. Although trust is high in an international comparison, the gender gap is particularly high in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For example, 45% o...

The Senate has rejected a proposal to allow stores in Switzerland to open on 12 Sundays a year, compared with the current four. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox After the debate on Tuesday, the Senate decided, by 22 votes a...

Women in Switzerland attach great importance to security when dealing with money, according to a study. When investing, they clearly prioritise stability over wealth accumulation or returns. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

Victim support centres in Switzerland provided 7% more counselling in 2025 than in the previous year. At the same time, compensation and reparations paid out rose by 10% to CHF7.3 million ($9.15 million), according to the Federal Statistical Office (...

Some CHF4.6 billion ($5.75 billion) will be transferred from the richer to the poorer cantons as part of the Swiss financial equalisation system in 2027. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is CHF1.8 billion less than 202...