For the first time, the percentage of the working population with a higher education qualification has surpassed those who opted just for an apprenticeship, new Swiss figures show. Increasing numbers of young people are choosing the Swiss baccalaure...

Switzerland is examining how it could unilaterally align its regulations with those of the European Union in order to stabilise the existing set of bilateral accords with the 27-member bloc, according to the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. Talks on future...

Life could return to normal in Switzerland by summer once half the population gets fully vaccinated, according to Covid experts. Switzerland has “bet on the right horses” with the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/Biontech, w...

Several thousand people joined traditional May Day protests – authorised and unauthorised - across Switzerland on Saturday despite the Covid-19 pandemic to demand social and economic justice. After months of Covid-19 restrictions, around 2,000 peo...

Tropical cloud forests can be found in 60 countries, but despite conservation efforts up to 8% of some forests have been lost in the past 20 years due to logging and small-scale farming. Tropical cloud forests are shrinking worldwide, according to a...

The shareholders of crisis-stricken Credit Suisse approved Antonio Horta-Osorio as the bank’s new chairman on Friday. He takes the helm as Switzerland’s second largest bank investigates its risk management culture following the collapse of US inv...

Informal talks between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot representatives in Geneva failed to make headway on the future of the island of Cyprus, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. Guterres travelled from New York to ...

United States President Joe Biden surprised Bern with his decision to single out Switzerland as a fiscal paradise in his State of the Union annual address to Congress on Wednesday. The Swiss government has sent a letter in response to the president...

Swiss zoos continue to make progress when it comes to taking care of animals, according to Swiss Animal Protection (SAP). But while some are considered exemplary, others need to up their game. For example, the way the Californian sea lions are kept ...

The Swiss federal prosecutor will not be authorised to conduct a criminal investigation into former minister Moritz Leuenberger, who said in a newspaper interview that Switzerland had paid ransoms when hostages were taken. A criminal investigation w...

The Swiss government has cancelled plans for a House of Switzerland public site at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, citing current health measures in Japan and travel restrictions during the sporting events. “By taking this decision th...

Swiss biotech firm Lonza will add three more production lines to its site in Visp, southwestern Switzerland, to manufacture an active ingredient for the Moderna vaccine, as part of a larger effort to boost the global supply of doses. The new product...

Scientists have discovered that nearly all of the world’s glaciers are losing mass and thickness at an accelerated pace. Published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, the findings are based on the most comprehensive and accurate data to date, say ...

The Swiss government wants to allow sports and culture events with up to 3,000 spectators from July if the epidemiological situation remains stable. Interior Minister Alain Berset said the aim was to give organisers and the cantonal authorities the ...

Millions of Roger Federer fans around the world might be salivating at the prospect of owning some mementos of the Swiss great's incredible career after he announced he is auctioning off a collection of personal items this summer. The 20-time Grand ...

The Swiss government has new strategy to promote equal pay as well as the compatibility of careers and family life. There will also be a push to protect women from violence. Adopted by Switzerland’s executive branch on Wednesday, the National Stra...

The Swiss government has pledged CHF300 million ($328 million) towards an international initiative aimed at ensuring equitable access to vaccines, tests and medicines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. “A quick, efficient end to the pandemic is very ...

Switzerland has joined other countries in offering humanitarian aid to India to support its health system. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said Switzerland would provide notably oxygen, ventilators and protective material if India accepted the offer...

Last year, Switzerland opened two legal proceedings against importers of exotic wood for repeatedly failing to correctly declare their origin. The Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau (FCAB) carried out 121 checks in 2020 to ensure that wood and wood p...

Around half of all respondents to a survey by the Swiss Life insurance group said they could imagine continuing to work after retiring. Around a third said this was already the case. The report, which surveyed 1,472 respondents aged between 55 and 7...

Both Swiss nationals who were arrested after the November 2020 attack in Vienna have been released from pre-trial detention. The older of the two - who was 24 when arrested - was released recently. The Attorney General’s Office told the Keystone-...

Asylum centres in Switzerland and their staff are increasingly subject to anonymous threats and violent attacks, according to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). Damage caused by those antagonistic to the country’s asylum policy amounts to...

Statisticians say the fall in numbers over the past year could be linked to Covid-19-related restrictions, but that longer term trends would still need to confirm this. On January 31 this year, the number detainees in Swiss prisons was 6,316 – a d...

The Swiss government says it will not agree an overarching accord with the European Union if Brussels is not willing to compromise on open issues. “We seek a balanced result which ensures Switzerland’s vital interests,” President Guy Parmelin ...

Switzerland has added India to its list of countries at high risk of Covid-19 in a bid to contain the spread of the virus. As of Monday evening, travellers must immediately enter quarantine following the surge of cases in the subcontinent, according...

A former employee at the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) and two board members of a vehicle exporter have been charged with fraudulently manipulating data to avoid CO2 emissions sanctions. The Swiss federal prosecutor’s office said on Monday th...

Switzerland’s second biggest telecoms group, Sunrise UPC, says it will cut 600 jobs by the end of 2022, following UPC's CHF6.8 billion ($7.4 billion) takeover of Sunrise Communications last year. About 450 redundancies are expected, representing 1...

Global military expenditure hit record levels last year, with governments shelling out nearly $2 trillion (CHF1.8 trillion). Switzerland was the 14th biggest exporter of weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPR...

Switzerland’s Migros Bank has agreed to pay €2.4 million (CHF2.65 million) to clear up cross-border tax evasion issues with Germany. Migros is one of several Swiss banks that have shelled out a penalty to avoid prosecution in the neighbouring co...

The Swiss foreign ministry has ended sponsorship agreements with dozens of companies including mining and trading giant Glencore and chocolate maker Läderach because of image concerns. “Mining is currently so controversial that a partnership with...