The Valais Public Prosecutor's Office has remanded in custody Jacques Moretti, the manager of the Le Constellation bar, following the fatal fire on January 1. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The decision was taken followin...

The fire disaster in Crans-Montana has turned Switzerland into "a single grieving family", said Swiss President Guy Parmelin in his speech at the memorial ceremony in Martigny on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On ...

A memorial ceremony for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire took place on Friday afternoon in Martigny. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The event was attended by numerous international personalities, including French Pre...

With its worldwide recall of infant formula, Nestlé is carrying out the largest product recall in its history, according to the Austrian authorities. More than ten factories are involved. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox N...

At 2pm, Switzerland paused for a minute's silence dedicated to the victims of the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana in which 40 people died and 116 were injured. The moment of silence took place on a national day of mourning. +Get the most importa...

A large piece of rock fell on Wednesday in fine weather on the Wandflue near Grenchen, northern Switzerland. As further collapses are imminent, a hiking trail has been closed as a precaution. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

Sunrise, the second-largest Swiss telecoms group, plans to cut up to 190 jobs, it announced on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This means that around 7% of the jobs will disappear. Sunrise has a total of 2,653 em...

The situation on the Swiss job market is deteriorating. The number of unemployed people continued to rise in December. The average unemployment rate also rose significantly over 2025 as a whole. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your i...

In the wake of the tragedy in Crans-Montana, the Vaud cantonal government is taking measures to reinforce security in public establishments. The use of pyrotechnic devices will be banned in bars, nightclubs and restaurants. Checks will be stepped up....

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has once again made a high profit in 2025. The government and cantons will benefit accordingly. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Specifically, according to provisional calculations, the SNB is ...

Hospitals in Zurich have received 9.3 square metres of donated skin from the Netherlands to treat victims of the fire in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The skins of deceased donors were transported to Zuric...

Zurich Administrative Court has ruled that the arrest of a pro-Palestine activist was unlawful. The man was due to perform at an event in Zurich in January 2025 but was detained by the cantonal police. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in...

In an open letter to the Swiss population on a national day of mourning, President Guy Parmelin has promised to draw lessons from the fire disaster in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We owe those affected, ...

Swiss International Air Lines has cancelled 57 flights since the beginning of the year due to the weather. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The airline expects further cancellations in the coming days due to the current wea...

More than 1,000 guests are expected to attend a national day of mourning in Switzerland on Friday to commemorate the victims of the devastating fire in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Government officials an...

United States trade policy has exposed the Swiss pharmaceutical industry to a period of upheaval, according to Interpharma, which represents Switzerland's research-based pharma firms. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switze...

The fall in interest rates is putting Swiss banks under pressure, according to the new EY Banking Barometer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Just under half of banks expect operating results to decline in 2025, although a ...

Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister has denounced an increasing stream of disinformation from Russia. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Pfister interprets this as an attempt to influence Swiss politics and to unsettle the ...

Inflation slowed to 0.2% in Switzerland last year, as an acceleration in rents was offset by a fall in energy costs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This trend could encourage the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to maintain the ...

The Jungfrau Railway Group once again transported over a million guests to the Jungfraujoch in 2025. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The group also presented new medium-term targets. As in the previous year, a total of 1.0...

Asking prices for owner-occupied apartments rose significantly in Switzerland last year. Inflation was less pronounced for single-family homes. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nationwide, prices for condominiums rose by 4....

Italy has commemorated the victims of the New Year's Eve fire tragedy at a Swiss bar in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A minute's silence was held in all Italian schools, while the city of Milan declared a ...

The 2025-2026 Swiss influenza wave threatens to be one of the most severe on record, according to the health authorities. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite infection rates falling back last week, the peak of the flu ...

Customs investigators have uncovered a trade in protected birds between Switzerland and several European countries. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security, dozens of...

The Swiss are buying fewer cars and the vehicle fleet is ageing, according to the vehicle importers' association Auto-Swiss. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Specifically, according to data released on January 2 by Auto-Swi...

The Prix d'honneur prize of the 61st Solothurn Film Days, endowed with CHF10,000, is to be awarded to film journalist Michael Sennhauser, a leading figure in the field in German-speaking Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in y...

The Swiss retail sector proved resilient last year, with sales boosted by rising real wages. According to UBS economists, the sector should continue on this path in 2026. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nominal sales in th...

Swiss food multinational Nestlé is recalling certain batches of its BEBA and Alfamino infant milk brands in Switzerland. The product recall affects a total of 31 countries and accounts for less than 0.5% of group sales. +Get the most important news ...

Venezuela delivered 127 tons of gold to Switzerland 10 years ago in an act of desperation to avoid bankruptcy, according to analysis of customs data by Swiss public broadcaster RTS. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Between ...

Climate change is slowing down the growth of important tree species in Switzerland, according to a new study. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Although trees are starting to grow earlier in the year due to rising temperatur...