The Air Force wants to use the ‘Alpha Uno’ exercise to test whether its fighter jets can take off and land at improvised locations. Keystone / Michael Buholzer Swiss Air Force F/A-18 fighter jets will practice taking off and landing on the A1 motorway between Payerne and Avenches in canton Vaud on June 5. This...
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‘Holidaymaker fees must benefit everyone’: Switzerland Tourism
Tourists flock to the picturesque Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen every year. KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / ANTHONY ANEX Charging entrance fees at popular Swiss holiday hotspots only makes sense if overseas guests also gain from the levy, says the Swiss tourism industry. This content was published on May 21, 2024 – 13:38 Do you want to read...
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Swiss retailer Migros starts restructuring with 150 job losses
Swiss supermarket chain Migros is embarking on a major restructuring programme KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / GAETAN BALLY The Swiss Migros supermarket chain has started its downsizing programme with the loss of 150 jobs. This is around 10% the total number of expected lay-offs. This content was published on May 21, 2024 – 11:57 Do you want...
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Young Boys retain Swiss football league title
Young Boys win the Swiss football title KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / VALENTIN FLAURAUD BSC Young Boys football club have been crowned Swiss champions for the 17th time after beating Servette 1:0 on Monday. This content was published on May 21, 2024 – 10:42 Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. The Bernese club...
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FIFA rule change opens door to departure from Switzerland
A view of FIFA’s current headquarters in Zurich. Keystone/Ennio Leanza On Friday, football’s international governing body laid the formal foundations for a theoretical departure from its headquarters in Zurich. However, FIFA is “happy” in Switzerland, the association said before the congress vote. This content was published on May 17, 2024 – 09:53 According to an...
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Swiss employment rate rises in first quarter of 2023
The number of employed women in the first quarter of 2024 increased more strongly than the number of employed men, compared to the same quarter last year. Keystone / Gaetan Bally The number of people with jobs in the country rose by 1.4% year-on-year to reach 5.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. This...
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Swiss employment rate rises in first quarter of 2024
The number of employed women in the first quarter of 2024 increased more strongly than the number of employed men, compared to the same quarter last year. Keystone / Gaetan Bally The number of people with jobs in the country rose by 1.4% year-on-year to reach 5.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. This...
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Government plans to invest over CHF16bn in Swiss rail network
View of railway construction site in Lausanne, May 2, 2024. © Keystone / Martial Trezzini The federal government intends to invest CHF16.4 billion ($18.1 billion) in railway infrastructure between 2025 and 2028, CHF2 billion more than for the current period. This content was published on May 15, 2024 – 15:45 The larger financial envelope will...
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Amusing travel journal reveals Switzerland of 1837
“Where is the Jungfrau?” Mylord and Mylady struggle to navigate the Swiss mountains. Deutsches Tagebucharchiv German theologian Carl August Wildenhahn documented his journey through 19th century Switzerland with humorous observations and comic strip-style pictures. This content was published on May 11, 2024 – 11:00 Gabriel Heim, Blog des Schweizerischen Nationalmuseums In the early summer of...
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Switzerland navigates own course through inflation maze
Various central banks must pick a different path through the maze of inflation. KEYSTONE Central banks around the world are keeping savers and homeowners guessing about interest rates. Switzerland broke ranks with a drop in rates in March, from 1.75% to 1.5%. But predicting the future direction of interest rates is made more difficult by...
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University students in Switzerland join Gaza protest wave
The hall of EPFL’s architecture building in Lausanne is currently occupied by around 50 Pro-Palestinian protesters. KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT Pro-Palestinian activists occupied university buildings in Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich on Tuesday, widening the protest movement in the Alpine nation. This content was published on May 7, 2024 – 15:44 The hall of the...
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34 recruits join Vatican’s Swiss Guard, swearing allegiance to Pope Francis
ROME — Thirty-four new Swiss Guard recruits pledged their traditional oath in the Vatican on Monday and swore allegiance to Pope Francis in their distinctive way, raising three fingers to evoke the Holy Trinity while shouting the pontifical oath. The world’s smallest army, founded in 1506 by Pope Julius II, is still recruited from a...