With snow reaching Switzerland's plateau this week, some motorists may regret delaying the switch to winter tyres. The change ...

Swiss soldiers may soon be allowed to keep ammunition at home once more. The Security Policy Committee of the Council of ...

Markus Ritter, president of the Swiss Farmers’ Association, is calling for measures to shield agriculture after Switzerland’s ...

Nearly half (41%) of Swiss workers say they end their day exhausted, according to the latest “Working Conditions Barometer”, published by the union federation Travail.Suisse. The study suggests that a ...

Pilatus, Switzerland’s aircraft manufacturer, has unexpectedly secured a full exemption from American import duties, reported SRF. The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, led by Guy Parmelin, conf ...

Swiss women had, on average, 1.29 children in 2024—the lowest level since records began, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) ...

Switzerland’s system of compulsory military service applies only to men, an arrangement that has long fuelled debate about ...

On 11 November 2025 the Federal Council confirmed that AHV compensation offices will pay a thirteenth old-age pension for the first time in December 2026, as a supplement to that month’s pension, ...

WIDOW CLIQUOT *** Feminism is not such a modern idea - there have been many strong, determined women throughout history. To ...

In Switzerland, the majority of households continue to rent. A recent survey by Comparis, together with the country’s largest ...