Switzerland

Switzerland

WHO approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The American-made vaccine joins AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson in receiving the WHO's emergency use listing.

01/05/2021

Switzerland

Joe Biden said Switzerland is a tax haven. The Swiss do not agree.

Switzerland long had a reputation as a haven for tax dodgers to squirrel away their money to avoid fiscal authorities abroad. But Swiss authorities have been at pains to try to change the country’s image.

30/04/2021

Switzerland

Switzerland to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage

Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to push ahead with same-sex marriage.

27/04/2021

Switzerland

Switzerland charges three over scheme to avoid fees on CO2 emissions

Prosecutors say the scheme stripped the Swiss government of more than €8 million.

27/04/2021

No Comment

In Switzerland, the winter man explodes announcing summer

The traditional winter man known as the "Böögg" is set on fire in the heart of the Swiss mountains, near the St Gotthard Pass

20/04/2021

Focus

Geneva watch show goes online amid COVID pandemic

Geneva is right on time to host a new edition of its annual event of high-class horology, Watches and Wonders 2021.

07/04/2021

Cinema

'Shadow Game' the big winner at the FIFDH

"We have all been there, we all have been young and all experienced the same aspirations that they have" - Els van Driel, the film director of 'Shadow Game' tells all about her award-winning production.

16/03/2021

Europe Decoded

Viral photo of empty Geneva hospital is 'misinformation'

A viral photo on Twitter of an empty hospital corridor in Geneva is "misinformation", Swiss authorities have said.

12/03/2021

Cinema

The FIFDH kicks off in virtual format for its 19th edition

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights will run from the 5th to the 14th of March in a digital format. This 19th edition is dedicated to photojournalist, Soltan Achilova, and her plight for human rights in Turkmenistan.

05/03/2021

Experiences

Windsurfing in the snow? Watch pro athletes show us how it’s done

These professional athletes have taken to the Engadin mountains in Switzerland to mix up their sports in ways never seen before. This is the X-project.

05/03/2021

Switzerland

Swiss voters approve face coverings ban

The country held one of its regular referendums on whether to outlaw both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.

05/03/2021

Switzerland

Car of the Year 2021: Toyota Yaris hybrid wins prestigious prize

Toyota's fourth-generation Yaris scooped the coveted Car of the Year 2021 Award ahead of six other finalists.

01/03/2021

Switzerland

Swiss newspaper apologises for offensive WTO chief headline

A Swiss newspaper has apologised for publishing an "inappropriate and unsuitable" headline about the appointment of new WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

01/03/2021

World

Switzerland sets out exit strategy for easing coronavirus restrictions

Switzerland has set out its plans for the gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions, including the re-opening of non-essential shops, museums and libraries from March 1st.

19/02/2021

Switzerland

COVID origin probe to continue despite lack of results from WHO team

As countries roll out vaccine programmes amid worries over new COVID variants, the WHO says there is still no definitive answer to the origins of the pandemic

13/02/2021

Switzerland

Switzerland marks 50 years of women's vote and mulls gender gap today

The European nation prides itself on being one of the world's oldest democracies and yet only allowed women to vote as late as 1971.

06/02/2021

Europe Decoded

Police on the beat as European feelgood dance challenge goes viral

Swiss and Irish police have boogied their way to viral fame with the #JerusalemaChallenge, hoping to give people a good laugh during COVID-19 restrictions.

04/02/2021

Conscious Travel

This Swiss resort may hold the secret to living longer

Could 'biohacking' help you live a longer, healthier life?

28/01/2021

No Comment

The Swiss art of automata now part of UNESCO's intangible heritage

The traditional craftsmanship has been recognised as being among the world's cultural heritage after mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics were jointly inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

24/01/2021

Switzerland

From plane to train: Swiss pilots are redeploying as train drivers

Pilots in Switzerland are switching the cockpit for the cab as they redeploy as train drivers to keep working in the pandemic.

24/01/2021

No Comment

D is for democracy: Swiss preschoolers learn to be good citizens

It's all part of efforts to get children accustomed to Switzerland's famed direct democracy and frequent referendums.

21/01/2021

Switzerland

Switzerland urges voters to reject referendum on banning burqas

The Swiss government has called for voters to reject a proposal to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and niqabs at a referendum in March.

19/01/2021

Climate Now

Is the pandemic having an impact on climate change?

In partnership with Copernicus

2020 ends what was the warmest decade on record. But haven't the lockdowns linked to the pandemic lowered pollution? Euronews' Jeremy Wilks takes a look at the events of the past year and their positive and negative effects on climate change.

18/01/2021

Switzerland

Coronavirus: WHO against vaccine passports 'for the time being'

The agency's emergency committee said there were still "too many fundamental unknowns" about the effectiveness of vaccines.

15/01/2021

Switzerland

Swiss to vote in referendum on government's COVID-19 measures

Campaigners say the measures, which include the closing of bars and restaurants, are "disproportionate" and "demonstrably ineffective".

15/01/2021

World

WHO envoy unclear when COVID origins team will be allowed into China

Dr David Nabarro, asked when the WHO team would be let into China, responded: "I don't know, let's hope it is soon."

08/01/2021