The Swiss parliament is taking the lead in the EU dossier. On Friday the government approved the dispatch on the EU treaty package and passed it on to the Federal Assembly. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox With the "Stabili...

The Swiss Federal Court has sentenced three climate activists for a bridge blockade in Zurich. The three were present in 2020 when the Extinction Rebellion group paralysed the Quai Bridge. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox O...

The bell tower of the Gothic church in the village of Elm in eastern Switzerland was illuminated on Friday morning by a ray of sunlight passing through the Martinsloch (Martin’s Hole), a natural 17-metre high and 19-metre wide hole in a rock face f...

A government report has described the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Switzerland as a risk to the country's image and foreign policy. However, the government does not believe that additional measures are necessary at present. +Get the most importa...

After six years, Christoph Mäder will soon step down as chair of economiesuisse, the Swiss Business Federation. He does so with a warning about Switzerland's ability to meet future challenges. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

A 24-year-old Swiss man has confessed to 14 arson offences in canton Solothurn. The man remains in custody, the Solothurn public prosecutor's office announced on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Since June 2025 ther...

With the summer season approaching, the Swiss tourism sector is preparing for a possible drop in arrivals from the Persian Gulf countries, a clientele historically characterised by its strong purchasing power. +Get the most important news from Switze...

Members of the Valais parliament have unanimously approved – with five abstentions – the creation of a fund to support the victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy and their families. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The po...

The International Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine says it is "impossible to quantify the total number" of Ukrainian children deported to Russia. On Thursday in Geneva it deplored the fact that Russia had not responded to its requests on ...

The Swiss bicycle market is normalising after the boom years during the Covid pandemic. A total of around 316,050 bicycles and e-bikes were delivered to retailers in 2025. This is a drop of 7.4% on the previous year. +Get the most important news from...

The Swiss Senate wants to continue to enshrine neutrality in the Constitution. On Thursday, it insisted on a counter-proposal to the neutrality initiative. In doing so, it opposed the House of Representatives and the federal government. + Get the mos...

The controversial Bührle Collection is being presented in a new exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zurich. Under the name "Zwischenstand. Sammlung Bührle", the new exhibition is being positioned as something in between a retrospective and an outlook. + Ge...

On Thursday, the Swiss House of Representatives voted 128 to 62 in favour of a revision of the Therapeutic Products Act that would require digital prescriptions and medication plans. The goal is to improve patient safety. + Get the most important new...

An 18-year-old man from the canton of Aargau is accused of planning a knife attack in the name of the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS), which is banned in Switzerland. He has now been charged by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Sw...

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) has to suspend its flights to Dubai up to and including March 28. These were originally cancelled until March 15. The extension is due to capacity restrictions at the airports in Dubai. + Get the most important ne...

Spring is arriving earlier and earlier in Switzerland. This year, the hazelnut trees are flowering two weeks early, MétéoSuisse told Keystone-ATS news agency. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first hazelnut trees in ...

The global art market has returned to growth in 2025. According to the Art Market Report published by Art Basel and UBS on Thursday, sales rose by 4% to $59.6 billion (CHF46.52) following a 12% slump in the previous year. + Get the most important new...

Swiss parliament wants to create a legal basis for trials with electronically collected signatures for initiatives and referendums. On Thursday, the Senate, as the second chamber, approved a corresponding bill. However, there are still differences in...

Following the Swiss Senate, the House of Representatives has also spoken out in favour of a proposal for a new asylum strategy. Among other things, it calls for the number of asylum applications to be significantly reduced. + Get the most important n...

All of the victims of a fire on a Swiss PostBus have been identified including the six people who died and the five injured. This was announced by the Fribourg cantonal police on Wednesday. The suspected perpetrator is also among the dead. + Get the ...

According to an analysis, dealing with social media has become more important for families in Switzerland. Around half of the families surveyed would like to see better child protection and a ban on mobile phones in schools, according to a family bar...

The US government is launching probes into numerous trade partners, including Switzerland, after US President Trump's tariff policy faced legal setbacks. The issue is whether structural overcapacity in manufacturing sectors in these countries is putt...

Veronica Fusaro, who will represent Switzerland at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, will perform a song titled Alice. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At the contest in Vienna, the Bernese singer will appear in the second...

The Swiss embassy in Tehran has been temporarily closed because of the conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Embassy staff have been evacuated. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The ambassa...

Migros Zurich has decided to pull out of Germany to focus on its core Swiss market. The cooperative plans to sell its German subsidiary, Tegut. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite significant cost-cutting, which helpe...

The fire that killed six people on a bus in western Switzerland was allegedly started by a Swiss man who set himself alight. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to initial investigation findings, a man boarded the b...

Roger Elsener has been appointed as the new director of the Swiss public broadcaster SRF. The 47‑year‑old media executive will take over from Nathalie Wappler, who announced her resignation last September. + Get the most important news from Switz...

Since the outbreak of the war in Iran, the average price of diesel at the pump has risen by 8.6%, while unleaded 95 has gone up by a more modest 3.7%. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox These figures come from the Touring Cl...

The Swiss town of Interlaken has once again introduced a planning zone aimed at protecting housing for full‑time residents. The move comes in response to a sharp rise in the number of second homes in recent years. + Get the most important news from...

The Swiss Federal Railways carried a record 1.43 million passengers in 2025. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite work underway at some 20,000 construction sites, punctuality on the network improved slightly, and the c...