The Federal Council has sent a package of agreements with the European Union to parliament, allowing lawmakers to begin ...

Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court has ruled in favour of parents seeking to deduct certain summer-camp costs from their ...

Swiss wine faces falling consumption and stiff competition from abroad. The federal government now wants to intervene. But its proposed rules have met resistance from parts of the industry, reported S ...

After an unusually mild spell, winter is set to return to Switzerland this weekend. Temperatures are expected to drop sharply—by about 10°C—between Friday night and Saturday, according to MétéoSuisse.

After revelations that its mineral water had been filtered, Henniez can no longer use the activated-carbon filters that once removed traces of pesticides. The Swiss bottler, owned by Nestlé Waters, mu ...

Public-sector workers in Geneva have issued a strike notice for April 23rd in protest against expected cuts in the cantonal budget, reported RTS. On Thursday evening the general assembly of the Cartel ...

A cross-party committee has launched a popular initiative aimed at holding technology companies legally accountable if they ...

Switzerland’s federal government will buy only 30 F-35 fighter jets rather than the 36 originally planned. To do so it is asking parliament for an additional credit of CHF 394m ($500m). It is also exa ...

March 2026 This is a week for two strange, disturbing films. Nothing to run to. THE BRIDE! *1/2 Because of the illustrious names involved, critics are salivating over this film. As I was, u ...

The federal government is sticking to its plan to raise value-added tax (VAT) by 0.8 percentage points over ten years to finance the army, despite heavy criticism. The increase is intended to generate ...

Heavy use of American Patriot air-defence missiles in the Middle East is having knock-on effects for Switzerland. The Swiss armed forces may have to wait much longer than expected to receive the Patri ...

Swiss voters rejected an initiative to slash the national radio-television fee while approving a reform introducing individual taxation for married couples. They also backed a government counter-propo ...