Switzerland

Lifestyle

Luxury goods: Chopard’s recycled steel watches at Watches & Wonders

Watches and Wonders 2023 got off to a glittering start with actress Julia Roberts all smiles about Chopard. The Swiss watchmaker has ethically sourced all of its gold since 2018 and has been working on creating traceable supply chains for a number of its gemstones.

28/03/2023

No Comment

Watches and Wonders: the world’s largest watchmaking summit opens in Geneva

Discover the first trends of the watchmaking event of the year.

27/03/2023

Smart Regions

'It's now too late': How invasive species have altered Lake Constance

In partnership with the European Commission

Local edible fish populations in Lake Constance are dwindling as other invasive species have taken over the waters. Now local fisheries are fearing for their livelihoods.

27/03/2023

Lifestyle

Watches and Wonders 2023: Travel through time and watchkeeping

Watches and Wonder is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the watchmaking calendar for the industry but this year's edition in Geneva is heralding a first by opening up its doors to the public.

23/03/2023

Culture news

Armenian production 'Aurora's Sunrise' wins Grand Prize at FIFDH

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) encourages participants to consider human rights at the crossroads of their continuity, breakdown and development

20/03/2023

Switzerland

Central banks move to prevent crisis after UBS buys Credit Suisse

The deal serves as a buffer to ease tensions in global funding markets

20/03/2023

Switzerland

UBS to acquire troubled rival Credit Suisse in Swiss government deal

The Swiss central bank is extending a line of credit up to CHF 100 billion (€100 billion) to UBS and Credit Suisse.

19/03/2023

Switzerland

Credit Suisse to borrow €51 billion from Swiss central bank

Credit Suisse said it would exercise an option to borrow up to €51 billion from Switzerland's central bank

16/03/2023

Switzerland

European banks plunge, dragged down by Credit Suisse

On the Paris stock exchange, French bank Société Générale fell by 10.6% and BNP Paribas by 10.3% - marking the biggest decline in the session since 24 February 2022 for Société Générale and since 16 March 2020 for BNP Paribas.

15/03/2023

Cinema

Marking 75th anniversary of UN Human Rights Declaration through film

Like every year, the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), is held in March in Geneva, parallel to the main session of the UN Human Rights Council.

14/03/2023

Switzerland

Russia open to extending Turkey-brokered grain deal by 60 days

A Russian delegation meeting with Turkish, Ukrainian and UN officials in Geneva has announced it has agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative for another 60 days. However, Ukrainian officials say only a 120-day extension is legal, while UN officials say talks are still ongoing.

14/03/2023

Culture news

Geneva human rights film festival targets violations and global crises

Around 40,000 people are expected to attend screenings and debates in 80 different locations around the international capital of human rights.

11/03/2023

Switzerland

Four bankers in Switzerland on trial over Putin money allegations

Four Gazprombank Switzerland employees appeared in court for agreeing to manage the assets of Russian cellist and Putin's friend Sergei Roldugin.

09/03/2023

Switzerland

Four bodies found in family home after Switzerland explosion

The blast happened early Thursday morning, with fire investigators and police forensics officers at the scene looking for clues about how it happened.

09/03/2023

Food and Drink

Toblerone to lose Matterhorn logo as it’s no longer ‘Swiss’ chocolate

The iconic 4,478m mountain peak will no longer feature in the chocolate bars' packaging, as Toblerone has lost its 'Swissness'.

06/03/2023

Tech News

Scientists develop new ultra-fast electronic devices for 6G and beyond

A team in Switzerland has developed “electronic metadevices” capable of handling data at speeds 10 times faster than 5G.

21/02/2023

Lifestyle

Is Audemars Piguet's 'Ultimate Complication' watch worth €2 million?

Can you put a price on having the luxury of time? If yes is the answer then you can probably proudly wear Audemars Piguet's latest 'Ultimate Complication' in a way that's much more simple than its name suggests.

15/02/2023

Eco-Innovation

Solar dam powers Switzerland’s green energy transition

The dam's almost 5,000 solar panels enough energy each year to supply around 700 houses.

07/02/2023

Money

Are we becoming a cashless society? Not Switzerland

Enough signatures have been acquired to put the issue of retaining traditional money to a national plebiscite under Switzerland's direct democracy.

06/02/2023

World

EU has 'never seen such unity', Croatian PM Plenković tells Euronews

Euronews speaks to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković about joining the euro and Schengen zones, soaring prices, sanctions against Russia and lessons learned from war.

24/01/2023

World

Open the doors to NATO and the EU, says Poland's President Duda

The European Union and NATO should open their doors to all countries who want to join, Poland's President Andrzej Duda says.

23/01/2023

World

Evaluating the state of the pandemic: Euronews asks health leaders

Euronews spoke to global health leaders about the state of the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccine delivery, health governance and much more.

20/01/2023

Home

Could floating solar panels could be a solution to the climate crisis?

Euronews Next discussed emerging new technologies as a way to combat the growing climate crisis with Miguel Stilwell, CEO of EDP at this year's Davos.

20/01/2023

Green News

'Very likely’: Greta treats mocking reporters to signature sarcasm

After a visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the 20 year old activist walked around the outskirts of the Swiss ski resort - and was goaded by journalists.

20/01/2023

Switzerland

Davos: Global leaders cautiously optimistic about global economy

The World Economic Forum at Davos has ended with a mixture of mild optimism and caution for the global economy.

20/01/2023

Climate

Activist Greta Thunberg leads protest against climate change at Davos

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other prominent environmentalists stage a protest on the last day of meetings at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

20/01/2023