French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou upping the pressure on Switzerland to reform unemployment benefits for cross-border workers. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Farandou wants Switzerland to get a move on in implem...

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig has died at the age of 79, a Vatican spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. Tscherrig, who came from the Upper Valais in southwestern Switzerland, took part in the election of Pope Leo XIV last year. +Get the most important n...

In spite of global challenges, large Swiss companies continue to make a strong bet on innovation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a study published on Tuesday by the auditing and consulting firm EY, Swiss grou...

The GemGenève fine jewellery show closed its tenth year with record attendance, according to its organisers. Global turbulence did not prevent some 5,365 visitors from flocking to Palexpo from May 7 to 10. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Children's educational opportunities in Switzerland are heavily dependent on their family background, according to a UNICEF analysis. Switzerland's social state partly mitigates absolute poverty, but inequalities persist at the start of life. +Get th...

Following the fire disaster in Crans-Montana, all Swiss patients treated in specialised clinics abroad have returned to Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Twenty-two Swiss residents were among 38 injured people w...

The city of Lucerne and the Richard Wagner Museum have commissioned a scientific investigation into the history of Wagner in Lucerne for anti-Semitic references. A 58-page report shows that the composer's anti-Semitism was "very clear and unmistakabl...

The number of dairy cows and pigs in Swiss agriculture decreased last year. On the other hand, there was a marked upward trend in vegetable farming, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in ...

Ice cream is increasingly popular in Switzerland, especially in sunny weather. This is shown by the annual figures from the industry association Glacesuisse for 2025. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Last year the members o...

The 2026 football World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, kicks off in one month. Thanks to FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, the tournament will also reflect on the Swiss economy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...

From Monday the City of Geneva's municipal police force will be accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing thanks to a real-time sign language interpretation system. This systematic approach, thanks to the PROCOM Foundation, is a first in the Swiss p...

Unlike during the 1973 oil crisis, Switzerland is not threatened by a recession despite rising energy prices and the tense situation in the Middle East. Even if oil prices remain high, the economy should continue to grow in 2026. +Get the most import...

The association FIZ Advocacy and Support for Migrant Women and Victims of Trafficking registered 228 people in its victim protection programme last year. In 65 cases, special safe accommodation was used. People in need of protection increased by 20 c...

Switzerland is taking part for the first time as a member of a meeting of the international coalition for the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. So far, it has only participated as an observer. “Switzerland has formally notified Ukrai...

Travellers are being asked to check their cars and luggage for the invasive beetle when returning from certain areas in Switzerland and abroad. The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) announced on Monday that it is launching a campaign to raise awa...

Plans for a direct Switzerland–London train link moved a step closer after Swiss Federal Railways signed a memorandum of understanding with France’s SNCF and high-speed operator Eurostar. The letter of intent that has now been signed is an import...

There have never been as many people in Swiss police custody as at the beginning of 2026. At the same time, the number of short, unsuspended custodial sentences fell to an all-time low. As of January 31, 2026, the number of detainees in Swiss prisons...

Axpo chair Thomas Sieber supports building three to four gas-fired power plants to safeguard Switzerland’s electricity supply, favouring a mix of hydropower, other renewables and gas. Gas-fired power plants have major advantages because they can be...

Several hundred people gathered on Sunday at Europaplatz in Zurich to show their solidarity with those suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The organisers of the event are calling for improvements in diagn...

The director of the University Hospital Zurich (USZ), Monika Jänicke, expressed in an interview her gratitude to the informant who initiated investigations into the irregularities found at the heart surgery clinic. +Get the most important news from ...

The airline SWISS has extended its cost-saving measures to ground staff. “The aim is to reduce our administrative staff by around 10%,” said Jens Fehlinger, CEO of SWISS, in an interview with the newspaper NZZ am Sonntag. +Get the most important ...

Exactly 25 years ago on Saturday, Switzerland’s first baby hatch opened at Einsiedeln Hospital in canton Schwyz. Since then, 31 newborns have been left anonymously at eight locations in the country, said the Swiss Organisation for Mother and Child....

Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis was the guest of honour at the general assembly of the non-partisan organisation European Movement Switzerland on Saturday. In his speech, Cassis supported the importance of a “stable” partnership with the Eu...

A Swiss national is among the crew onboard the cruise ship Hondius, which has been affected by an outbreak of the hantavirus. The man has no symptoms but is a contact case, said the director of the Federal Office of Public Health. +Get the most impor...

In recent weeks, feminine hygiene products have been disappearing from Swiss supermarket shelves, as several retailers negotiate prices with American giant Procter & Gamble (P&G), the manufacturer of brands including Tampax, Always and Gillette. +Get...

Séverine Chavrier, director of the Swiss theatre Comédie de Genève since 2023, has been dismissed. The Fondation d'art dramatique (dramatic arts foundation) said on Friday that it was ending its working relationship as controversy swirls around Ch...

A bilateral Franco-Swiss working meeting was held in Geneva on Friday evening. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot. Discussions included the organisation of the G7 summit in Evian next June. +Get the most impo...

A Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plane that made an unscheduled stop in Kazakhstan last Wednesday arrived back in Zurich on Friday morning with 221 passengers on board. The aircraft was forced to land in the central Asian country because of a ...

The conclusion of a trade agreement between Switzerland and the United States remains the Federal Council's top priority, regardless of Thursday's US court ruling that President Trump's tariffs are illegal. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Switzerland is planning to step up its fight against domestic violence by introducing round‑the‑clock, real‑time electronic monitoring of perpetrators, 24 heures and Tribune de Genève reported. Canton Vaud is set to launch a pilot project in t...