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Order situation for tech SMEs continues to weaken
November 23, 2023
The mood among SMEs in the Swiss mechanical, electrical and metal engineering sector has deteriorated further.
Swiss companies hold their own in a difficult environment
November 23, 2023
Swiss companies had a mixed summer quarter. The strong franc, uncertainties in the global economy and the normalization following the pandemic put pressure on sales and orders.
Swiss researchers convert fiber optic network into earthquake sensor
November 23, 2023
The fiber optic network can be used to predict earthquakes and tsunamis. This was discovered by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (Metas).
Anchoring non-violent education in the law is welcomed
November 23, 2023
The right to a non-violent upbringing is to be explicitly enshrined in the Civil Code.
Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral becomes a musical instrument like Lucerne’s churches
November 23, 2023
In the current pre-Christmas period, the New Music Festival Wien Modern is playing practically all over Vienna - including St.
The federal budget for 2024 is on hold for the time being
November 22, 2023
The Karlsruhe budget ruling poses three fundamental problems for the traffic light coalition: How can the budget for the current year be made legally secure retrospectively? Can the Bundestag approve the budget for the coming year at all? And what about the important investments in climate protection and a modern economy? The SPD, Greens and FDP gave a provisional answer to at least one question on Wednesday: The budget for 2024 will not be decided next week.
Thousands demonstrate in Ticino against wage cuts
November 22, 2023
Several thousand people responded to a call from trade unions and left-wing parties on Wednesday evening and protested in Bellinzona against the wage cuts decided by the Ticino government.
Canton reacts after allegations of abuse at Saint-Maurice Abbey
November 22, 2023
Following media reports of sexual abuse by clergy at Saint-Maurice Abbey in Valais, the canton has set up a working group.
Nursing staff take to the streets with pills against the nursing crisis
November 22, 2023
Nurses handed out pills in nine Swiss cities on Wednesday to draw attention to the nursing shortage.
Covid-19 wave on the rise in Switzerland
November 22, 2023
Respiratory infections have increased in Switzerland over the past week. While cases of influenza stagnated compared to the previous week, the number of consultations with suspected Covid cases increased, according to the information portal of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
Federal Council wants to ban radical Islamic Hamas by federal law
November 22, 2023
The Federal Council wants to ban the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas with a specially created law.
Federal Council retains safeguard clause for Croatia also in 2024
November 22, 2023
A safeguard clause will continue to apply to the immigration of workers from Croatia in Switzerland in 2024.
Geneva’s Alain Perroux takes over the management of the Grand Théâtre in 2026
November 22, 2023
Born in Geneva in 1971, Alain Perroux will be the next General Director of the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
Federal Council retains safeguard clause against Croatia next year
November 22, 2023
A protection clause will continue to apply to the immigration of workers from Croatia in Switzerland in 2024.
Federal Council wants to investigate international commodity trading more closely
November 22, 2023
Switzerland is considered one of the most important international commodity trading centers.
Man killed in an accident while pruning trees in the Verzasca Valley
November 22, 2023
A man died in a tree-cutting accident in Brione in the Verzasca Valley on Wednesday.
Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Basel-based biotech company T3 Pharmaceuticals
November 22, 2023
The German pharmaceutical group Boehringer Ingelheim is making a purchase in Basel.
Hotelleriesuisse appoints new Chairman
November 22, 2023
Martin von Moos is to become the new Hotelleriesuisse President. Von Moos was elected by the delegates' meeting on Tuesday and will step into the shoes of Andreas Züllig, who is stepping down after nine years in office, at the end of the year.

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