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Council of States Commission rejects Swiss neutrality initiative
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (30+ words) An initiative, dubbed the Neutrality Initiative, aimed at adding the principle of permanent armed neutrality to Switzerland's constitution faced a further set back this week. The wording also includes...
FILM: EN TERRAIN NEUTRE **** a film about Swiss neutrality
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (738+ words) There are too many releases this week, so I'll try to make these reviews as short as possible. Two excellent films to catch and two English-language ones to avoid " saving both your money and your sanity. This documentary should be…...
The people losing their homes in French-speaking Switzerland
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (266+ words) Switzerland's push to meet its climate targets is colliding with a severe housing shortage. In French-speaking regions, large-scale evictions linked to energy renovations are becoming more common, leaving hundreds of tenants scrambling for new homes, reports RTS. In Geneva, 107 tenants…...
New EU employment rules could be costly for Switzerland
13+ hour, 50+ min ago (235+ words) lenews. ch A planned overhaul of unemployment rules for cross-border workers in the European Union could prove costly for Switzerland Ambassadors from EU member states have backed a change that would shift responsibility for unemployment benefits from a worker's country…...
A new proposal to make it easier to become Swiss reaches parliament
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (28+ words) A proposal to ease Switzerland's naturalisation rules has reached the Swiss National Council, Switzerland's parliament. Swiss Passport " Marlon Trottmann | Dreamstime. com The so-called Democracy...
Taxing flights to fund train vouchers
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (163+ words) A new Swiss initiative seeks to tilt travel away from planes and towards rail. Launched by actif-trafi C and backed by a coalition of campaign groups and political parties, it proposes a levy on airline tickets and private jet travel…...
Shrinking fuel supply casts doubt over summer flights
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (315+ words) With the Strait of Hormuz still disrupted global supplies of jet fuel are under strain. A handful of flights have already been cancelled. The longer the conflict drags on, the more the aviation industry is likely to feel the effects....
Swiss government looking at replacing Microsoft
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (309+ words) The federal government in Switzerland wants to gradually reduce its long-term dependence on Microsoft, according to a report in the NZZ am Sonntag. The shift marks a notable change in direction and has been welcomed by several politicians and technology…...
Swiss health insurance
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (460+ words) 13/06/2025 By Le News From January 1st 2026, certain vaccines in Switzerland will be exempt from the insurance excess, the Federal Council has announced. The measure aims to raise vaccination rates across the population. Screening for colorectal cancer will also be expanded and…...
Switzerland to cover vaccines and colon cancer screening regardless of insurance excess
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (212+ words) 13/06/2025 By Le News From January 1st 2026, certain vaccines in Switzerland will be exempt from the insurance excess, the Federal Council has announced. The measure aims to raise vaccination rates across the population. Screening for colorectal cancer will also be expanded and…...