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Cabin crew union breaks off collective bargaining with Lufthansa
January 31, 2024
The next wage dispute threatens to escalate in the Lufthansa Group. The German cabin crew union Ufo has unilaterally broken off salary negotiations for around 18,000 flight attendants with the parent company.
June 9, 2024 will be a busy voting Sunday
January 31, 2024
On June 9, voters will have to decide on four referendums at the ballot box. On the one hand, two popular initiatives to reduce the burden of premiums will be put to the vote, and on the other, the referendum against the energy tax decree.
New health tax for cross-border commuters meets with resistance
January 31, 2024
Cross-border commuters working in southern Switzerland must now pay a health tax to Italy.
Gay SVP disbands
January 31, 2024
The Gay SVP has unanimously decided to disband at its general assembly. After the Swiss electorate clearly approved marriage for all in September 2021, it was no longer necessary to "continue pursuing the original objective".
Partial access for journalists to documents of the intelligence service
January 31, 2024
A journalist from the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" is allowed to view certain documents from the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) relating to complaints from staff.
Revised Collective Investment Schemes Act comes into force at the beginning of March
January 31, 2024
The Federal Council wants to make Switzerland more attractive as a fund center. On March 1, it brought the revised Collective Investment Schemes Act (CISA) and the amended Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance (CISO) into force, thereby creating the legal basis for the so-called Limited Qualified Investor Fund (L-QIF).
Retail trade suffers biggest dip in sales for over 20 years
January 31, 2024
The golden years of the Swiss retail sector during the coronavirus pandemic are finally over.
St. Gallen public prosecutor’s office investigates after fatal drift accident
January 31, 2024
The public prosecutor's office of the Canton of St. Gallen has opened an investigation into three people following a fatal accident in the Atzmännig parking lot.
Federal Council requests 4 million francs for Women’s European Football Championship
January 31, 2024
The Federal Council wants to support the European Women's Football Championship with four million francs.
Resurfacing work on the A1 in Aargau: lane change and 80 km/h
January 31, 2024
From March, the A1 highway in the canton of Aargau will be resurfaced between the Wiggertal junction and the Aarau Ost junction.
SBB and BLS want to introduce half-hourly service Biel-Delsberg-Basel
January 31, 2024
The two railroad companies SBB and BLS want to introduce a half-hourly service on the Biel-Delsberg-Basel route from December 2025.
Contact tracing alone is not enough against corona, according to study
January 31, 2024
Around 40 percent of people infected with coronavirus in Switzerland have been identified through contact tracing.
Economic pessimism slowly subsides
January 31, 2024
Financial analysts are gradually becoming less pessimistic about the economic outlook for the Swiss economy.
Air force receives green light for take-off and landing exercise on A1
January 31, 2024
The Swiss Air Force has received the green light from the Federal Council for take-offs and landings of F/A-18 fighter jets on the A1 between Avenches VD and Payerne VD.
Swiss Dance Days showcase the work of the independent dance scene in Zurich
January 31, 2024
15 of the 218 productions envisioned have been selected for Swiss Dance Days 2024.
New criminal proceedings for fatal landslide in Bondo GR
January 31, 2024
Six and a half years after the deaths of eight mountaineers in the major landslide in Bondo GR, the public prosecutor's office in Graubünden is reopening the case.
Novartis shares under heavy pressure after disappointing figures
January 31, 2024
Novartis shares fell sharply in early trading on Wednesday. The pharmaceutical group missed analysts' expectations at all levels with the figures for the fourth quarter presented this morning.
Hotelplan Group has exceeded pre-Corona level
January 31, 2024
The tour operator Hotelplan has finally put the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic behind it.

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