The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Basel generated a turnover of CHF248 million ($308 million) in Switzerland, according to the cantonal authorities. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The event generated added value of CHF...

Every Swiss resident travelled an average of 2,519 kilometres by train last year, surpassing the 2019 record of 2,505 kilometres. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On average, everyone in Switzerland used the train 71 times ...

The Roman Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, has been the targeted by thieves stole several dozen gold coins of archaeological value. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The two unknown persons, who broke into the building short...

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti dismisses speculation that the bank is looking to leave Switzerland, saying that management is seeking a compromise on the controversial new capital requirement rules. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

The Zurich cantonal government has proposed a ban on so-called conversion therapies, which are supposed to change the sexual orientation of lesbian, gay or bisexual people. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Anyone who carrie...

For the first time this autumn, there were a few snowflakes below 500 metres in the lowlands to the north of the Swiss Alps on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Snow started to fall at 500 to 700 metres in places. ...

The Swiss government is rejecting calls to give apprentices an extra week's paid holiday per year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Federal Council opposes five motions calling for paid vacation to be increased from fou...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lashed out at countries, including Switzerland, without naming them, for their policies towards Ukrainian refugees. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Wednesday's ...

In a position paper, the Swiss Federal Children and Youth Commission has spoken out against general social media bans for children. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A general ban would unnecessarily restrict the ability of ...

Switzerland has granted authorisation for self-driving cars in the Furttal valley in cantons Zurich and Aargau. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For the time being, however, a driver is still at the wheel for safety reasons...

The Swiss Competition Commission (Comco) has opened an investigation into six firms suspected of fixing prices for tenders in the Swiss canton of Jura. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For several years, these companies wer...

Swiss workers are increasingly emotionally exhausted after, finding it difficult to switch off, according to the Working Conditions Barometer from the trade union umbrella organisation Travail.Suisse. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in ...

Switzerland's international trade stagnated in October, on both the export and import sides, reflecting the uncertainties weighing on the global economy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the watchmaking industry re...

The liberal Swiss political movement Operation Libero, set up to counter the rise of the far right, has seen its two co-presidents hand in their notice. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Sanija Ameti and Stefan Manser-Egli h...

Novartis is extending its medium-term outlook by one year. Over the period 2025-2030, the Swiss pharma giant aims to achieve annualised, currency-adjusted growth of around 5 to 6%, compared with more than 6% over the period 2024-2029. +Get the most i...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is to shed 1,282 staff worldwide by June 2026 as a result of budget cuts in the United States and other countries. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox More than 1,000 additional positions wi...

The shift of transalpine freight traffic from road to rail in Switzerland has stalled in the last two years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The access routes are slowing down. The Federal Council is therefore lobbying nei...

The rapid expansion of Swiss settlements and infrastructure, climate change and increased frequency of extreme weather events has heightened the risk of damage to people and property, according to a government report. +Get the most important news fro...

Publishers in French-speaking Switzerland ratified an agreement reached in May between the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and newspaper publishers in German-speaking Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In ex...

The Swiss government has released a further CHF50 million in aid for Sudan. The urgent additional credit was approved in view of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the country. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The s...

The CEO of Swiss army knife maker Victorinox as reacted with relief to the reduction in United States tariffs on Swiss products to 15%. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This creates a more manageable framework for exports, ...

Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail is expanding its factory in the United States, creating some 200 new jobs in Salt Lake City. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This brings the company's total US workforce to almost 800,...

The Geneva office of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has not been spared restructuring as a result of cuts in the United States and other countries. Nearly 300 jobs will be relocated to Rome, leaving only around 100 in Geneva. +Get the mo...

The Oberalp Pass in Switzerland has been closed for the winter, meaning that all five Alpine passes in canton Uri are no longer passable until spring. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Oberalp Pass, which connects Anderm...

Two Swiss films are in the running for the European Oscars that will be presented in Berlin in January. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox German actress Leonie Benesch has been nominated for her starring role in the film En ...

The number of online investment scams has risen sharply in Switzerland since the start of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Cyberthieves are impersonating celebrities to gain the trust of their victims, according t...

The earth shook with a magnitude of around 3.0 on the Richter scale near the Great St Bernard in Italy on Wednesday night. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This earthquake is likely to have been clearly felt near the epicen...

Nestlé may continue to sell Perrier in France as natural mineral water for the time being. A court in Nanterre has rejected a temporary ban on sales requested by consumer protection organisations. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...

Part of the plateau above the landslide-prone village of Brienz in Switzerland has accelerated significantly. Geologists warn that up to 150,000 cubic metres of rock could fall in the next few days. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in yo...

Around 100 litres of oil spilled into Lake Zug on Monday afternoon during a Swiss Army exercise. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The law enforcement authorities of canton Zug said the oil was biodegradable. The fire brigad...