Switzerland expressed concern on Tuesday over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans, announcing potential countermeasures if his administration implements them. Trump’s strategy aims to escalate trade tensions with a proposed 10% tariff on all imports and even higher taxes on goods from China. The Swiss economy, heavily reliant on exports to the U.S., could...
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Pretty little ‘village’ which belongs to two European countries tourists love
This German ‘village’ is what is known as an enclave – completely surrounded by Switzerland, by the cantons of Schaffhausen, Zurich and Thurgau. The municipality of Büsingen am Hochrhein is separated from the rest of Germany by a narrow strip of land, just 680 metres at its narrowest point. The 10.7-mile border with Switzerland is...