4+ day, 20+ min ago   (219+ words) The government wishes to increase the standard rate of VAT by 0.5 percentage points for a period of twelve years to finance defence projects. The Senate’s Security Policy Committee (SIK-S) rejected this proposal by 8 votes to 3, with 1 abstention, as the Parliamentary…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (373+ words) After falling last year, bookings for the US dropped even further in the first half of 2026. This content was published on Sep 8, 2025 On August 1, US President Donald Trump announced a tariff of 39% for Switzerland. The effects are slowly becoming visible....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (290+ words) At a round-table discussion held on Wednesday in Sion, specialists and representatives from the Suva accident insurance firm discussed the work carried out over the past eight months at their rehabilitation centres. Of the 42 patients admitted since January 1, ten are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1558+ words) I cover topics related to the Swiss Abroad and Swiss specialities, also producing a daily briefing for the Swiss Abroad community. I studied communication sciences, then worked as a reporter and video journalist for private radio and television. I have…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (281+ words) With this stimulus programme, the government aims to trigger a surge in investment in mountain regions, as it announced on Wednesday. Only accommodation providers that have undergone exemplary energy-efficiency refurbishment will be eligible to benefit from the funds. The funds…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) SWI swissinfo.ch Swiss legal changes coming into force on September 1 Canton Bern is amending its Data Protection Act, while canton Basel City is implementing its package of wage measures. These and other changes are coming into force in Switzerland…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (413+ words) On November 21, 2022, the defendant pushed his wife to the ground. He then picked up an 80 cm branch and struck her on the back of the head, and then all over her body. The victim suffered a head injury, damage to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (240+ words) The government is proposing a CHF17.5 million increase in the forestry budget for 2027, it said on Wednesday. From 2028, the environment ministry would be able to seek an additional CHF17.5 million in funding each year. This content was published on Jul 28, 2026 Fifty years…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) had most recently estimated growth in the Swiss economy at 1.4%. In addition to these initial estimates for 2025, the FSO will also present on Tuesday the upwardly revised figures for GDP growth in 2024 at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (159+ words) The Swiss Senate’s Finance Committee has backed the proposal, according to a statement from the Parliamentary Services on Tuesday evening. The Security Policy Committee, which is leading work on the proposal, is due to discuss the matter shortly. This content…...