Fewer Swiss tourists are travelling to the United States. Despite optimal financial conditions, with the dollar at its lowest level against the franc since 2015, arrivals in the United States from Switzerland are set to fall again. +Get the most impo...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the most important institution for supporting the peace process in Ukraine, said its chair, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Serge...

Stadler and Siemens have received a huge order from Denmark. They are supplying 226 trains for the Copenhagen suburban railway. The order is worth around €3 billion (CHF2.75 billion). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Ther...

The uncertain world situation with US President Donald Trump, wars and the economy in Europe are popular subjects for Basel Fasnacht 2026, the Fasnacht (carnival) committee said on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A...

The film festival umbrella organisation "Conférence des Festivals" has warned of the consequences of the licence fee initiative, on which Swiss voters will decide on March 8. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This would sev...

For years, car manufacturer Tesla led the field in terms of e-car sales in Switzerland. Now the US company has fallen out of the top ten. An industry expert is not surprised. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For years, Tesl...

Alberto Giacometti's major works from his surrealist period and his famous sculptures from the period after 1945 are now on display in two rooms in the Chipperfield Building of the Kunsthaus Zürich. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in y...

This weekend, the valley of La Brévine in canton Neuchâtel hosts the 12th edition of the Fête du Froid (festival of cold). The organisers are planning a number of activities to coincide with the Olympic Games, which are being held at the same time...

Supporters and opponents of the four issues to be put to the vote on March 8 have announced sums totalling CHF8.75 million ($11.25 million), according to the Swiss Federal Audit Office on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

Life in the Graubünden village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland, which was threatened by a landslide, seems possible again in the long term. According to experts, the danger has changed in such a way that there will be no more long evacuat...

The Kosovar who attacked an Orthodox Jew in Zurich on Monday should no longer be in Switzerland, the migration authorities of canton Zurich said on Thursday. He is still here due to lengthy proceedings. +Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis landed in Moscow on Thursday for a two-day visit as OSCE chair. The aim of the trip is dialogue with "all sides", he wrote on X. A meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is planned for Friday. +Get t...

The canton of Valais has made the first payments of emergency aid of CHF10,000 (about $12,900) for each person hospitalised or family affected by the tragedy in Crans-Montana. So far, 48 victims have benefited. "The files are currently being processe...

The World Economic Forum has launched an independent investigation into its CEO Borge Brende. The aim is to clarify his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after it became known that Brende had been in contact with him. Brende is said to h...

On Thursday, the Federal Housing Office (FHO) outlined its plan to curb housing shortages. It includes a number of measures to boost public housing. The shortage is no longer confined to the cities, but is affecting the whole country. It is primarily...

Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, substances or gambling not only creates suffering among the population, but also generates enormous costs for the insured who pay health insurance premiums. This is according to Addiction Switzerland, which calls on the...

The Constitutional Chamber of the Geneva Court of Justice has ruled in favour of the canton in the case concerning the exclusion of cross-border pupils. It rejected 12 appeals from pupils living in France who wanted to be educated in the canton. Last...

The Swiss Federal Court has ruled in favour of osteopaths working in Switzerland with foreign qualifications. Based on the ban on discrimination enshrined in the EU Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons, the equivalence of domestic and foreign di...

Swiss International Airlines has taken delivery of its second Airbus A350 long-haul aircraft. The new aircraft named "Delémont" will make its first passenger flight from Zurich to Montreal on 23 February 23, the Lufthansa subsidiary announced in a p...

Over 5,000 stationary sirens sounded throughout Switzerland on Wednesday. As with last year's siren test, around 99% of the sirens worked perfectly, according to the Swiss government. The sirens sounded between 1.30 pm and 4.30 pm, depending on the l...

The next wave of job cuts at Swiss bank UBS will start in the coming months, with the bulk of the redundancies in Switzerland taking place in the second half of the year and in early 2027. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox T...

The Swiss medicines regulator Swissmedic has for the first time authorised a drug (Donanemab) that can slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swissmedic rates the benefits of the ...

Practically all large Swiss companies and organisations integrate artificial intelligence (AI) tools into their social media strategies, according to a study. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Companies and organisations wan...

Sales of electric cars continued to rise in Switzerland last year, although not enough to meet the targets set by the federal government. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The overall car market remains sluggish, reports the...

Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis travels to Moscow as chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Fredy Gsteiger, diplomatic correspondent of Swiss public broadcaster SRF, examines if the OSCE can still mediate on t...

An investigation into a Lausanne police force racism scandal has recommended reforms to policing in the Swiss city. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Lausanne city has released the findings of two reports that focus on polic...

The Swiss retail sector grew by just 1% last year, according to market researcher NielsenIQ. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Retailers covered by the NIQ Market Monitor Switzerland sold 1.2% more goods in the food and food...

The Swiss air rescue service Rega carried out a total of 20,463 missions in Switzerland and abroad last year, transporting an average of 36 patients per day. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Compared to the five-year averag...

The Swiss town of Crans-Montana will contribute CHF1 million to a foundation that is being set up to support the victims of a fatal New Year’s Eve fire. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This Crans-Montana council has sett...

Novartis revenues slowed to a standstill in the final quarter of 2025. The Swiss pharmaceutical firm presents a mixed outlook for the current year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Novartis sales grew just 1% year-on-year t...