The so-called Democracy Initiative has already cleared the first hurdle. Backers gathered 104,782 valid signatures—comfortably above the 100,000 required—forcing a national vote. The plan would make ...

A planned overhaul of unemployment rules for cross-border workers in the European Union could prove costly for Switzerland.

Switzerland’s lower house has watered down plans to improve working conditions for nurses, despite a looming staff shortage.

A new Swiss initiative seeks to tilt travel away from planes and towards rail. Launched by actif-trafiC and backed by a coalition of campaign groups and political parties, it proposes a levy on ...

Switzerland’s push to meet its climate targets is colliding with a severe housing shortage. In French-speaking regions, large ...

Colorectal cancer among younger people in rising across the world. A new study published this week shows Switzerland is no exception. About seven in 100,000 people under 50 are diagnosed annually. and ...

With the Strait of Hormuz still disrupted global supplies of jet fuel are under strain. A handful of flights have already ...

A parliamentary commission narrowly backed allowing the construction of new nuclear power plants in Switzerland. By 13 votes to 12, the Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy endor ...