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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:36:42 GMTSwiss House rejects initiative to ease naturalisation
With a two-thirds majority, the Swiss House of Representatives voted against the popular initiative that aimed to simplify naturalisation. It also rejected counter-proposals put forward by minority members of the House. + Get the most important news ...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:23:37 GMTJob offers at Swiss banks hit three-year low in April
After a brief recovery in March, the number of vacancies at the ten largest Swiss banks plummeted in April to the lowest level since standard surveys began three years ago. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The figure confi...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:15:25 GMTSwiss pharma firm Novartis plans seventh US plant
Novartis is expanding its production capacity in the United States, with the announcement of a new site in Morrisville, North Carolina. This plant is the seventh site as part of the Swiss pharma's $23 billion (CHF18 million) investment plan in the US...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:23:15 GMTSix climate activists appeal Swiss conviction at European Court
Six climate activists that demonstrated in front of Credit Suisse in 2019 are appealing their conviction for coercion to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. They believe their rights to freedom of expression and assembly have bee...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:42:21 GMTICRC president urges respect for humanitarian law in Iran
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) president Mirjana Spoljaric Egger warned that a return to war would be "catastrophic" for millions of Iranians. In Tehran, the Swiss-Croatian diplomat met the Iranian foreign affairs minister, Abbas Ara...