Minimum wages are one of the most contentious issues in Swiss labour policy, exposing tensions between Switzerland's federal government and the cantons over who should determine pay. Photo by cott ...

On June 30, a broad coalition of the Greens, the Socialists, the Green Liberals and several campaign groups launched a referendum against government legislation that would allow the construction of ne ...

Swiss voters will decide whether to ban most fireworks after campaigners rejected a parliamentary compromise and insisted on ...

Infant formula sold in Switzerland still contains traces of cereulide, a toxin that can cause vomiting and diarrhoea in ...

The Swiss government has scaled back—but not abandoned—its plan to raise value-added tax (VAT) to finance higher defence spending. In January the Federal Council proposed a temporary ...

Switzerland’s electorate is ageing rapidly. New calculations by the liberal think tank Avenir Suisse show that the median age of those who vote in nationwide referendums is now about 60. In other ...

This week, the Swiss Tenants’ Association submitted a popular initiative aimed at curbing rents after collecting more than 140,000 signatures. Photo by Marcus Lenk on Pexels.com The proposal would ...

Switzerland is enduring its tenth consecutive day of temperatures above 30°C, placing this June among the hottest on record. The month began cool but turned hot. Temperatures rose sharply from the ...

This amusing historical film is a delight! It’s 1651 in France, and rebellions are raging outside the royal palace. The 13-year-old King Louis XIV, the future Sun King, is sent by his mother, the ...