The Federal Council and Parliament urge voters to back, on 28 September 2025, a constitutional change that would let cantons levy a special property tax on owner-occupied second homes. The measure is ...

Switzerland now expects a much smaller federal deficit in 2025, reported RTS. The shortfall should be about CHF 200 million, versus the CHF 800 million pencilled into the budget. Bern says the improve ...

Swiss voters expect pain from America’s new border taxes but do not want Bern to blink. In a YouGov Switzerland poll, two-thirds (66%) say the 39% tariff on Swiss exports to the United States—introduc ...

Over the last week, 9 people have died in sporting accidents in Switzerland's Alps, reported RTS. In addition, the body of a climber that went missing on 11 July 2025 was recovered. © 44Photography ...

Multilingualism is widespread in Switzerland. Nearly two-thirds use more than one language regularly in daily life, and ...

A report by Swiss broadcaster RTS looks at the impact large budget cuts at the United Nations are having on the canton of ...

After 23 hours of pandemonium in bullion markets, the White House has hinted it may row back on a decision that sent gold traders scrambling. An executive order, to be issued “in the near future”, ...

Switzerland’s unemployment rate held steady at 2.7% in July 2025, unchanged from the previous month, according to data published this week by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Pho ...

Switzerland is facing a sharp rise in stolen boat engines. A surge in thefts across the country points to the emergence of a ...

Not all Swiss cantons are equally exposed to America’s new tariff regime. Some—particularly those with close industrial or economic ties to the United States—stand to lose far more than others, report ...

Discontent over noisy vehicles is growing louder in Switzerland. Several cantons are calling for the nationwide deployment of noise-activated traffic radars. The devices, already tested in places such ...