Christmas markets
Christmas came with the pre-Christmas season, and with it came the famous Christmas markets, which originated in German-speaking countries,…
Swiss motorway vignette 2023 is yellow
From December 1, 2022, the new highway sticker with a yellow background having the year on the red sticker side and white on the other side…
New Swiss passport now available
The new Swiss passport can be ordered from cantonal passport offices or Swiss representations abroad.The new passport series meets the…
Good prospects for Swiss winter tourism
According to tourism forecasts published by BAK Economics on behalf of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), demand for…
World record for the Rhaetian Railway with the “world’s longest train”
On Oct. 29, 2022, the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) brought the world's longest narrow-gauge passenger train on the UNESCO World Heritage route…
Federal Council adopts report on neutrality
At its meeting on Oct. 26, 2022, the Federal Council adopted the Neutrality Report, determining that current neutrality practice provides…
Sixth Forum for Dialogue between Switzerland and Italy in Zurich
The event took place on October 21 and 22, 2022 at the Pädagogische Hochschule in Zurich, a meeting platform attended by high-level…
Zero-emission climate policy to grow the Swiss economy
Switzerland can make its energy supply climate-neutral by 2050 and at the same time ensure its security, as shown by a study that also…
Week of Italian Language in the World
The Week of the Italian Language in the World is an international cultural event that has been held every year since 2001 in October, at…
100 years of salt iodination in Switzerland
In 1922, Switzerland was the first country in the world to introduce iodine in salt to protect the population from iodine deficiency, which…
More water for electricity production
In its session on Sept. 30, 2022, the Federal Council approved an additional measure to strengthen the security of electricity supply by…
Inflation rises again in Switzerland remaining at high levels
The consumer price index (CPI) increased to 104.8 points (December 2020 = 100). Compared to the same month of the previous year, an…
New gold coin “Timemachine” dedicated to Swiss watchmaking Industry
On 29 September 2022, Swissmint will launch the new special coin Switzerland's watchmaking industry "Timemachine", available from CHF 419…
Italian excellencies on exhibition in Zurich: what a success!
On Sept. 10, 2022 at the Schweizerisch-italienisches Kunstgymnasium (High School of Art) in Zurich, the first edition, organized by the…
CEMEX and Synhelion together for cement production from solar energy
For the first time, CEMEX and Synhelion have successfully linked the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver,…
The wind energy potential in Switzerland is much higher than previously estimated
In Switzerland, 29.5 terawatt hours (TWh) per year could be generated from wind energy, of which 19 TWh in the winter half of the year…