Most skiers catch lifts up. Some head up ski touring under their own steam. Swiss inventors in the Swiss Alps have come up ...

On 1 March 2025, new laws allowing the use of self-driving cars came into force in Switzerland. The only catch is that no ...

Switzerland has strict zoning and construction laws. Federal land use planning laws (LAT) were first proposed in 1979. Since ...

From 2 April 2025, travelling to the United Kingdom will require a visa. EU and EFTA nationals, including Swiss passport holders, can now apply online for an U.K. Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) ...

A parade that starts at 4 in the morning? With piccolos? And drums? In winter? Really? Yes, and you’ll be enchanted by the whole thing. © Basler Fasnacht Comité Every year in the city of Basel o ...

Every three months the Federal Housing Office (FHO) adjusts the reference rate used to set rents in many rental contracts. If ...

To coincide with International Women’s Day on 8 March, The Economist publishes an annual study on the best places to be a working woman across the OECD. This year, Switzerland is ranked 26th out of 29 ...

Viola Amherd, Switzerland’s army and defence minister, announced her resignation from the Federal Council, effective at the end of March 2025. This week, it was reported that the heads ...

Switzerland has experienced a particularly mild winter, with temperatures frequently 2 degrees above long term averages. This ...

Democracy Index is notably downbeat. It explores what’s wrong with representative democracy and why the democratic model ...

A recently published report shows that only a tiny percentage of rascist incidents affecting Muslims in Switzerland are ...

This week, the Federal Council said it would look at a proposal to ban access to social media in Swiss classrooms, reported ...