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European high court: Switzerland discriminates against men
12 October 2022
The Swiss government has been discriminating against men when it comes to doling out pension benefits, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled this week.
Swiss officials: Conservation efforts fail to move the needle in Swiss energy crisis
5 October 2022
Despite urging the Swiss for weeks to reduce their energy consumption in preparation for a looming shortage this winter, the Swiss have failed to do so according to a new report.
Switzerland at your door: A Q&A with Swiss Made Direct’s CEO
29 September 2022
UltraSwiss recently sat down with Yves Beljean, the owner and CEO of Swiss Made Direct, the first and foremost online store for all Swiss made products.
What other governments could learn from Switzerland’s ‘magic formula’
21 September 2022
A rotating system of presidents, part-time politicians, and a direct democracy model which answers to voters  – a beginner's guide to Switzerland's government.
Parliament extends billions to Swiss energy providers: bailout or blackmail?
19 September 2022
Members of Swiss parliament are decrying the government’s recent approval of a CHF 10 billion bailout package for local electricity providers – the hefty package comes days after Parliament also extended a CHF 4 billion credit line solely for energy provider Axpo.
Inside the world’s smallest army: The Swiss Guard
14 September 2022
The Swiss Guard is unlike any army in the world, and it is much more than a Renaissance costume party.
‘Snitch on your neighbor’ fake poster causes panic in Switzerland
12 September 2022
Days after the Swiss government announced it is considering punishing residents who heat their homes above 19 degrees C (66.
‘Snitch on your neighbor’ fake poster causes panic in Switzerland
12 September 2022
Days after the Swiss government announced it is considering punishing residents who heat their homes above 19 degrees C (66.
How Switzerland became a tax haven
8 September 2022
Switzerland has maintained its image as a tax haven for decades; but in today’s world, does this reputation still ring true?  No matter what is in your checking account, moving to Switzerland will incur jokes among your friends about if you are doing it for the tax breaks.
How Swiss businesses became the casualties in Europe’s ‘War on Electricity’
7 September 2022
SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen this week explores how Swiss companies are paying the price in Europe’s looming energy crisis and how some businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
Can Switzerland avoid blackouts this winter?
5 September 2022
Patrons of the hip bars lining Geneva’s Rue du Lac paused in conversation Friday night as bright storefronts flickered off at 9 p.
Stop blackouts with nuclear power, Swiss politicians say
29 August 2022
A group of Swiss politicians announced this week that they will petition the government from closing nuclear reactors – a move they say that will help Switzerland avoid energy outages in the future.
Heidi: Homesickness and the lore of Switzerland
24 August 2022
Heidi is not only one of Switzerland’s most iconic stories, but one of the first novels in modern history to describe homesickness as a medical condition and suggest that the Swiss mountains possess the cure.
The European summer: Why do they get so much time off?
17 August 2022
You’ve seen the jokes all summer – “See you in September,” Europe says; meanwhile workers in other countries are putting off surgeries because they haven’t accrued enough time off.
Switzerland bans all Russian gold
4 August 2022
Switzerland has banned all imports of Russian gold as part of a new set of sanctions against the country, the economics minister announced yesterday.
What US schools could learn from Switzerland
3 August 2022
Play-based learning, apprenticeships, and affordable universities…As most of the students of the world return to school this month, our writer takes a deeper look at the Swiss education system.
Don’t make these expat mistakes
2 August 2022
Writing in The Local last week, Daniel Wighton, details the 14 mistakes expats make after first moving to Switzerland.
Inside Switzerland’s ‘trash police’ force
25 July 2022
Writing for SWI swissinfo.ch this week, Benjamin von Wyl profiles one of Basel’s four trash inspectors, Ali Suvan.

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