A Swiss government plan to support wine production by restricting imports has met with strong opposition from wine merchants and trade associations. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A consultation on the proposed revision o...

Flight operations at Zurich airport were disrupted by a technical fault at the air traffic control organisation Skyguide on Sunday morning. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Airspace east of Bern was closed for several hours...

The neutrality initiative currently stands little chance of securing a majority among Swiss voters, according to a poll. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In total, 54% of those surveyed by the Leewas Institute on behalf of ...

United States vice-president JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for peace talks with Iranian officials at the mountain resort of Bürgenstock. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Vance and his wife arrived at Emmen Air Base i...

The Swiss town of Murten has staged a ceremony to mark the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Murten on June 22, 1476. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Around 5,000 people took part in the various official events. The medie...

Peace talks between the United States and Iran are expected to start on Sunday in Switzerland. But renewed violence in Lebanon has complicated the situation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Pakistan's foreign ministry said...

Switzerland intends to draw up an independent commission to investigate historic injustices suffered by the Yenish and Sinti communities. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was communicated to representatives of the noma...

Several weapons manufacturers say they can meet an urgent Swiss need for a long-range air defense system. The Alpine state currently lacks any protection against ballistic or cruise missiles. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

Several people were injured during a violent storm in Zurich on Friday, including a 16-year-old girl who was seriously injured by a falling branch. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The teenager was taken to hospital in a cr...

The Glarus mountain village of Braunwald needs to reinvent itself: skiing operations are being discontinued owing to climate change. A forward-looking initiative is now set to create new opportunities for tourism. +Get the most important news from Sw...

As there is no prospect of an end to the war in Ukraine, the Swiss government intends, in principle, to extend protection status S for Ukrainians until 2027. For the time being, however, it is consulting the cantons and other partners on this matter....

The Swiss government intends to focus the Swiss armed forces more strongly on defence capabilities. The main emphasis is on countering hybrid threats and remote attacks. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Defence Minister Mar...

Swastikas and the Hitler salute should be banned in public spaces in Switzerland, according to the government, which on Friday submitted its report to parliament on a new special law targeting Nazi symbols. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

To tackle medicine shortages, the Swiss government intends to make it easier to import and manufacture medicines. Online sales of over-the-counter medicines are also set to become easier, the government said on Friday at the launch of the consultatio...

The Swiss Federal Assembly – the two chambers of parliament – may continue to use Elon Musk’s social media platform X as a communication channel. A motion to ban its use by the Parliamentary Services was defeated in the House of Representatives...

Talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland were postponed due to Israel launching a wave of deadly air strikes on southern Lebanon, according to the Financial Times (FT), citing three people familiar with the matter. +Get the most import...

To fund the 13th old-age pension payment, VAT will be increased by 0.4 percentage points. This has been confirmed following parliament's approval of the bill in the final vote. It is now up to the electorate to decide. +Get the most important news fr...

Switzerland is responding to the heightened security threat in north-eastern Europe in the wake of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. A new defence attaché in the Polish capital, Warsaw, is set to take up post in mid-2027 to ensure earlie...

The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), which will take place from July 3-11, will screen 129 films from 33 countries. The 25th edition will open with Hanna Bergholm’s film Nightborn, in the presence of its lead actor, Seidi H...

St Peter’s Cathedral in Geneva was full for Jean Ziegler’s farewell ceremony. On Thursday, in an unprecedented move, the left-wing anthem The Internationale was played on the organ and sung in unison in this iconic venue to pay tribute to the for...

Switzerland experienced a tropical night in many places on Thursday night. This means the temperature did not fall below 20°C. Temperatures are expected to exceed 30°C during the day. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In B...

The Swiss national team have bounced back from their disappointing World Cup opener – a 1-1 draw with Qatar – to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1. Man of the match was substitute Johan Manzambi. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...

The talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for Friday at the Bürgenstock resort will not take place. Switzerland nevertheless intends to remain available and is continuing with its preparations. +Get the most important news from Switzerl...

Switzerland's parliament has backed a government proposal that allows for the construction of new nuclear power stations. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Following a positive decision by the Senate, the House of Represent...

Swiss shoe maker On has suspended orders from one of its sub-suppliers following allegations by NGO Public Eye of poor working conditions at the Indonesian company. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Zurich-based running...

The federal popular initiative “For GMO-free food” has failed to reach the threshold of 100,000 valid signatures. The initiative committee responded by filing a criminal complaint against persons unknown. + Get the most important news from Switze...

A committee campaigning against a popular initiative initiative to reform food production warned that the proposal is out of touch with the realities on the ground. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the committ...

Switzerland’s final energy consumption rose slightly in 2025 compared to the previous year, by 0.2% to 777,870 terajoules (TJ). + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The main reasons were the colder weather compared with the ...

Level 3 and 4 heat warnings issued by the Swiss government are set to remain in place after Tuesday, according to the meteorological service MeteoSwiss. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On the first day of the heatwave, a ...

The Federal Institutes of Technology Zurich (ETH) and Lausanne (EPFL), along with the University of Zurich, are ranked among the 100 best universities in the world in the latest ranking from higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). + G...