​Eurovision comes to Switzerland in 2025

Basel has been selected as the host city for the 2025 Eurovision song contest, announced…

​Swiss homeowners association rejects government plan to charge all home owners for earthquakes

Last week, the government in Bern broadly supported a plan to force all property owners…

​Swiss pensions and benefits to rise in 2025

This week, Switzerland’s federal government announced future increases to state pensions, disability benefits and family…

​Swiss political finance transparency: Socialist Party has most money

Switzerland has long discussed improving transparency in political party financing to increase trust in politics.…

​Male chicks to be identified before birth

Male chicks are not wanted by egg producers because they cannot produce eggs. Until fairly…

​Swiss court hands heavy sentences to accused 1MDB fraudsters

Two directors of the company Petrosaudi were given heavy sentences this week by Switzerland’s federal…

​Sales ban on certain plants starts in Switzerland

In March 2024, Switzerland’s Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) announced a sales ban on…

​Parents of Swiss jihadist in court accused of financing terrorism

On Monday, the parents of a Swiss jihadist appeared in court charged with financing terrorism.…

​Swiss population rises by highest level since 1960

At the end of 2023, more than 8.9 million people lived in Switzerland, rising by…

​Most popular Swiss baby names in 2023

Every year, in August, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) publishes the most popular baby names…