Switzerland

Moments

Would you stay the night in a zero star hotel with no walls?

Swiss 'zero star hotel' costs hundreds of euros for a sleepless night.

26/06/2022

Culture Series

Meet the Swiss couple giving their cattle a better life, and death

Georg and Claudia Blunier have been living their dream of sustainable farming in the Swiss mountains for 8 years now.

24/06/2022

Art

Making VR worlds from the comfort of home

As VR becomes increasingly popular in the art world, a tech platform wants to democratise the medium and let anyone have a go at making it.

22/06/2022

Switzerland

Twenty-five people injured after walking on hot coals in Switzerland

Police in Zurich said 13 people were hospitalised with serious injuries.

15/06/2022

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Major art fair in Switzerland shows support for Ukraine

The world's leading art fair Art Basel opens in Switzerland for its 2022 edition in a more favourable market climate after a two-year gap due to the pandemic. During a press conference, the organisers reiterated their support for Ukraine.

15/06/2022

Europe News

Flight delays after technical glitch closes Swiss airspace

Switzerland has reopened its airspace, following a short closure Wednesday morning due to a 'breakdown' at air traffic control.

15/06/2022

Art

The artist is sorta present: how VR is changing art

In his latest piece, Albert Oehlen asks viewers to enter his studio via VR and watch him draw a new work. The eerie experience gets you up close and personal without ever being near another actual person.

14/06/2022

Art

Art Basel 2022: Here's what's being showcased at the Swiss art fair

From NFTs, to virtual reality experiences, to enormous installations, what's on offer at this year's Art Basel?

14/06/2022

Switzerland

Ex-FIFA officials Blatter and Platini go on trial for corruption

Blatter served as FIFA President from 1998 to 2015, with Platini widely seen as his protege.

08/06/2022

Eco-Innovation

Banana peel could hold the key to more 'renewable' biofuel

Scientists have engineered a new way to produce energy from biomass after tests on banana skins and orange peel.

07/06/2022

Switzerland

Putin will not dictate peace terms in Ukraine, Scholz says

On the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Vladimir Putin can't dictate peace terms in a war he "won't win."

26/05/2022

Climate

This Ukrainian climate activist is telling their story at Davos

Illyess El Kortbi is a 25-year-old climate activist originally from Kharkiv. For them, the war in Ukraine and the climate crisis are inextricably linked.

26/05/2022

Focus

Energy revolution at heart of South Africa's post-pandemic recovery

In partnership with Brand South Africa

As the global economy tentatively recovers from the pandemic, countries including South Africa are striving to make the transition to green energy an opportunity, rather than a challenge

25/05/2022

Switzerland

Ukraine should be EU candidate 'as quickly as possible' - Metsola

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told Euronews the EU has to open its doors to countries fighting for the principles of the union.

25/05/2022

Switzerland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Davos summit for a second time

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that his country will not give up its land to end Russia's war.

25/05/2022

Tech News

George Soros blames AI and new tech for helping repressive regimes

George Soros also said the war in Ukraine "may have been the beginning of the Third World War and our civilization may not survive it".

25/05/2022

Health news

Davos 2022: Is the world ready to fight off the next health crisis?

Preparing the world for another health crisis is a hot topic in Davos this week. Euronews Next spoke to AstraZeneca about lessons learned from COVID.

24/05/2022

Switzerland

Former Ukrainian minister says businesses need to leave Russia

"We need to stop fuelling the Russian economy," said former Ukrainian finance minister Natalie Jaresko.

24/05/2022

Switzerland

EU Commission deputy: Response to Ukraine refugees showed 'Europe at its best'

Margaritis Schinas made the remarks at a conference on refugees at Davos as she urged the bloc to face "reality" and agree a new policy toward migrants and asylum seekers.

24/05/2022

Switzerland

Oxfam's call to governments ahead of Davos: Tax the rich

The international charity has called for a small increase to taxation of the world's wealthiest which, it says, could help mitigate rising levels of poverty the world over.

24/05/2022

Switzerland

Zelenskyy calls for 'maximum' sanctions against Russia at Davos

As the World Economic Forum's annual meeting kicks in Davos, Switzerland. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for “maximum" sanctions against Russia.

23/05/2022

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Climate change activists protest World Economic Forum in Davos

A group of climate change activists take part in a demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) during the annual meeting in Davos.

23/05/2022

Tech News

Davos 2022: What to expect from this year's World Economic Forum event

World leaders are descending on the Swiss mountain resort for the WEF's belated annual meeting. Here's what the 2022 event is likely to have in store.

22/05/2022

Food and Drink

Swiss brothers seek to save the Swiss mountains by bottling it as gin

As young Swiss people move to the cities for jobs and opportunities, three brothers are determined to help sustain the economy of their small mountainous village by bottling up original liquors

19/05/2022

Switzerland

Swiss woman charged over 'jihadist-motivated' knife attack in Lugano

Two people were injured in the attack at a department store in November 2020.

18/05/2022

Switzerland

Swiss voters have their say on Netflix, Frontex and organ donations

But what did they decide?

16/05/2022