Several new laws and regulations come into force in Switzerland on January 1st 2026, along with a number of other policy changes. Photo by Çiğdem Bilgin on Pexels.com Fewer scam callsCalls from ...

On 2 January 2026, following the New Year’s Eve fire at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, the Valais cantonal police ...

For the first time, Geneva has become the largest contributor to Switzerland’s national fiscal-equalisation scheme, which moves funds from wealthy to poorer cantons. Next year Geneva will pay CHF 543m ...

Moutier celebrated its transfer from the canton of Bern to Jura at the end of 2025, in a ceremony that underlined the ...

Flashover fires—such as the one that struck the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve—are well known to ...

Every year, the Swiss government publishes an official portrait of the Federal Council, the nation's 7-member executive. One member acts as president for the year, although the position confers no ext ...

A fire in a bar in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year’s Day has left about 40 people dead and ...

Private retirement saving is popular in Switzerland; nearly 60% of workers hold a pillar 3a account, which lets savers prepare for retirement while benefiting from annual tax relief. From January 1st ...

Minutes, Switzerland’s free commuter newspaper, appeared in print for the last time on Tuesday, ending a 26-year run, ...

Lawmakers from the Swiss People’s Party (UDC/SVP) have tabled a motion to tighten language requirements for naturalisation, reports RTS. They want applicants for a Swiss passport to demonstrate B2 ora ...

For the first time, a Swiss citizen who fought in Ukraine as a volunteer has been convicted by a military court, reported RTS ...