State Secretary Hirayama’s working visit to Czech Republic
On March 29, 2022, Martina Hirayama, Secretary of State for Education, Research and Innovation, will meet with Czech Minister of Education,…
Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (ESS) 2020
In 2020, the median wage of a full-time job in the Swiss economy as a whole (private and public sector) was CHF 6665 gross per month. The…
The cow as ambassador of Switzerland
The cow is a symbol in Switzerland and can be found everywhere in different forms: in addition to seeing it grazing a bit 'everywhere in…
Facilitated taxation for Italian pensioners abroad
Italy provides various benefits for Italian pensioners living abroad (AIRE) and this year new benefits have been introduced.
Swiss Railways celebrates 175 years
Swiss Federal Railways, a model of efficiency in terms of passengers, punctuality and safety are considered the best in Europe
Fallout shelters and emergency management in Switzerland
Bomb shelters began to be built as a result of the spread of nuclear weapons. Especially during the Cold War in many countries, including…
The best cheese in the world is Swiss
Swiss Gruyere wins the 34th edition of the "World Championship Cheese Contest"
Swiss franc reaches parity with the euro
It has not happened since 2015 (when the Swiss central bank abandoned the minimum exchange rate threshold of 1.20 Swiss francs per euro)…
Alpine Convention
The Alpine Convention was the first international treaty in the world to consider a transnational mountain area in its entirety
Rumantsch: a language to discover
Romansh (Rumantsch, Romontsch, Rumauntsch) is the fourth national language of Switzerland and is spoken in the trilingual canton of…
Rapperswil-Hurden wooden bridge
The wooden bridge "Holzbrücke" is a footbridge between Rapperswil (Canton St. Gallen) and Hurden (Canton Schwyz) located near the so-called…
Andrea Schenone pushes “Swiss Federalism” at “La Res Publica”
The president of the well-known association based in Gommiswald was interviewed on the topics of Switzerland, direct democracy and…
How long will high inflation last?
A return to low inflation is likely to take years, not months. Policies for stable prices require a brand of central bankers not now in…
Cohesion between town and country has strengthened in Switzerland
The 2016-2023 multi-year program of the New Regional Policy (NPR) already makes an important contribution to the development of the…
COVID-19: Measures to restore Switzerland’s freedom
The Federal Council revokes the measures in force until the end of March, except for the isolation and the mask requirement on transport…
What if Russia cuts off gas to Europe? Three scenarios
The EU is ill-prepared for a large-scale disruption of Moscow's supplies, making it vulnerable in the event of a conflict in Ukraine