While wages in Switzerland rose last year, the benefits were once again cancelled out by rising prices. Nominal wages in the country rose by an average of 1.7% in 2023, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) announced on Thursday. An increase of 1.8% h...

The passenger terminal at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg was temporarily evacuated for safety reasons on Wednesday evening. The terminal was shut at around 7:15pm, an airport spokeswoman told the Keystone-SDA news agency. She did not give any fu...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) returned to a quarterly profit because of the weakness of the Swiss franc, potentially helping officials to rebuild the central bank’s depleted capital base. The Zurich-based institution notched up a gain of CHF58.8 bi...

The Swiss government has sent proposals to parliament to strengthen security in asylum centres. The move follows revelations about cases of violence in these centres. In spring 2021, several media and NGOs reported a disproportionate use of force in ...

Swiss International Air Lines cancelled flights from Zurich to Paris and Nice on Thursday because of an air traffic controller strike in France. Swiss International Air Lines cancelled flights from Zurich to Paris and Nice on Thursday because of an a...