The Swiss Business Federation economiesuisse is relieved about the reduction in United States tariffs for Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is a real relief for the Swiss economy, the association wrote in a...

Tariffs imposed on Swiss goods by the United States will fall from 39% to 15% with retroactive effect from November 14. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The basis for this is the declaration of intent signed by Switzerland,...

The Swiss tradition of yodelling has been awarded Intangible Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The decision was taken in New Delhi by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguard...

Zurich City council will turn to the Federal Supreme Court to fight a cantonal decision to enforce a referendum vote on speed limits. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On November 30, canton Zurich voters decided to abolish ...

The planets Uranus and Neptune could be hiding significantly more rock in their interiors than previously assumed. This new discovery by a Zurich research team calls decades of theories into question. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in ...

Economics Minister Guy Parmelin will be President of the Swiss Confederation for a second time in his career in 2026. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Parmelin surpassed his 2021 result and achieved a record result for this...

Switzerland will not be obliged to import genetically modified foodstuffs obtained by new genomic techniques from the European Union, says the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Bern...

Due to construction work in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, Swiss train passengers will have to accept longer journey times in the second half of January 2026. Almost all trains will then travel via the mountain route. +Get the most important news from Swi...

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to UBS bank Chair Colm Kelleher asking for details of any discussions he may have had with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over a potential relocation of the bank to the US. +Get the most important ...

The Swiss Senate has refused to make drastic cuts to 2026 funding earmarked for NGOs in International Geneva. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It therefore opposed the House of Representative's planned cut of almost CHF30 m...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) is in survival mode, having cut around 300 posts, according to head of the Geneva-based organisation, Volker Türk. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "Essential...

The European Union is planning a vast expansion of its high-speed rail network, which would not pass through Switzerland. At the same time, Swiss Federal Railways is developing direct connections to Europe. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

A popular initiative calling for Switzerland to join the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty (NWT) has been gathered more than 135,000 signatures. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It will be handed in to the Federal Chancellery on D...

The Swiss canton of Graubünden has released a CHF50 million loan to relocate residents from the lansdlide hit village of Brienz. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Although the risk of the plateau above the village collapsin...

The Swiss canton of Valais has shot 16 wolves since the start of the proactive wolf regulation period in Switzerland on September 1. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox These include four adults and 12 cubs. In comparison, 34 ...

Swatch Group says that the Italian competition authority (AGCM) had carried out inspections at the company's premises in Italy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swatch confirmed to AWP that the AGCM suspects the Biel-based ...

An entry ban imposed by the Swiss government on the Austrian far-right activist Martin Sellner last October was not justified, according to the Federal Administrative Court. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss organi...

The newly merged insurance group Helvetia Baloise is expected to cut between 2,000 and 2,600 jobs over the next three years. The Group informed employees on Tuesday about the planned scope of the redundancies. +Get the most important news from Switze...

The NGO SOS Méditerranée is facing financial difficulties following the end of a partnership in Geneva. It needs to find CHF2.7 million ($3.35 million) to maintain the same rescue operations at sea until the end of 2026. +Get the most important new...

The Senate didn't decide on whether chlorinated chicken from the US could be imported in Switzerland under a tariff deal. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The plenum preferred to refer everything back to the committee respo...

Swiss employers are cautiously optimistic about the start of 2026. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, recruitment plans remain stable overall. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, many companies are planning their p...

Economic research institute BAK Economics continues to forecast only modest growth of 0.9% for Switzerland in the coming year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Persistent uncertainty and a weak global investment cycle are l...

Healthcare costs are the Swiss population's biggest concern followed by climate change and old-age provision. Donald Trump's US presidency is a new addition to the top ten concerns. This is shown by the latest UBS Worry Barometer. +Get the most impor...

The Swiss government will not be able to subsidise the overnight train connection to Malmö planned from spring 2026. The House of Representatives has cancelled the CHF10 million ($12.4 million) earmarked for the train from the budget, as the Senate ...

A "yes" to the popular initiative "200 francs is enough! (SRG initiative)" would damage peripheral regions and the quality of information, according to the cross-party committee of opponents. This is not an insignificant savings measure, they emphasi...

Switzerland aims to strengthen its position as a host country of global NGOs by approving a credit facility of CHF122.6 million for 2026-2029. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Following in the footsteps of the House of Repr...

The Swiss town of Leuk has brushed aside opposition to installing 40 satellite dishes from Elon Musk's company SpaceX. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The rejected citizens' committee has announced its intention to appeal ...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is likely to continue its current zero interest rate policy on Thursday. Most economists do not expect the key interest rate to change in 2026 either. In a survey conducted by the news agency AWP, there is a broad consen...

Swiss and American researchers have used weather radar data to estimate the number of insects flying in the skies over the United States. This method should help reveal historical changes in insect fauna. A researcher from the Swiss Federal Institute...

A 55-year-old tram driver will be on trial at the Zurich District Court on Wednesday. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter because didn't do everything possible to prevent a fatal collision with an American tourist. The accident happened on Oc...