Leases and rentals in Switzerland: light decrease in litigation
In the second half of 2020, there were more than 300 fewer conciliation proceedings in the federal government than in the first six months,…
Three hundred and thirty thousand Scrooge’s in Switzerland
Between 2007 and 2017, the number of people whose assets exceed 1 million francs rose in the federal government, to a remarkable 52 percent
In the annus horribilis of cinema, Swiss films save themselves
Swiss cinemas suffered greatly during the pandemic: screenings were halved and admissions reduced by a third, but local productions were…
Switzerland is not today… a temporal island, but in the future?
In Berne, daylight saving time will be introduced on March 28 and will last until October 31, but discussions continue in neighboring…
Drinking water and pesticides: the Federal Council says no
In Bern's view, two initiatives on the ballot on June 13, 2021 would jeopardize jobs as well as the food bill and food security in…
Renewed website and corporate design for SvizzeraEnergia
Federal Energy Office's program, which promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy, gets a makeover and adopts a flexible strategy
Counterfeiting costs Switzerland 4.5 billion a year
OECD study reveals that trade in fake "Swiss" medicines, watches and appliances is worth 10,000 fewer jobs and damage to health
New protected assets in the cantons of Geneva and Grisons
The Federal Council has adapted two inventories of Swiss settlements to be protected as well as useful to promote the culture of quality…
Prevention.ch is the online health “refuge” in Switzerland
FOPH launches an exchange and information platform dedicated to the prevention of addiction, non-communicable diseases and mental disorders
Now Switzerland says yes to the “China Strategy 2021-2024”
Sino-Swiss relations, already based on a free trade agreement, will be reshaped over the next four years between human rights and thematic…
More Switzerland in the new Air Navigation Act
In non-commercial visual flights, a national language may be used, but checks on pilots' mental and physical condition will be more…
Two new senior officers for Swiss Army
The Federal Council appointed Brigadiers Hugo Roux and Peter Soller to lead the Military Academy and Anti-Aircraft Training Formation 33
Division of tasks between Switzerland and the cantons: halt to the project
COVID stops adjusting responsibilities on individual premiums, supplementary OASI/DI benefits, regional passenger traffic and rail…
Coronavirus: extension of reduced work measures
The Federal Council has decided to extend the simplified IRL procedure until 30 June 2021 and voted to abolish the waiting period.
The two Federal Institutes of Technology in Lausanne and Zurich are booming
ETH and EPFL have met the strategic goals set for 2017-2020 in teaching, research, and knowledge and technology transfer
Here for free the volume “Public Finance 2020” of Switzerland
The new brochure of the Federal Finance Administration (FFA) presents the most important figures of the Confederation, cantons,…