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Switzerland

'Trust gap' widens as Davos summit opens

The majority of people no longer believe that the economic and political systems work in their favour, a new report reveals

16/01/2017

Switzerland

More than 20 Swiss protesters arrested during Chinese leader's visit

Xi Jinping met his Swiss counter-part and he is due to attend the World Economic Forum that opens in Davos this week

15/01/2017

Switzerland

Cyprus talks to resume soon amid 'last effort' to find solution

Talks to resolve the 40-year division of Cyprus ended without agreement on Thursday night but there are plans for officials to meet again in a week.

13/01/2017

Switzerland

Hopes for a peaceful Cyprus lie in a UN vault

The historic Cyprus talks in Geneva have been slow and difficult.

12/01/2017

Switzerland

'Peace deal for Cyprus is possible' says UN at unity talks

A peace deal in Cyprus is difficult but possible – that was the message from a senior UN official as the leaders of the ethnically divided island arrived for day two of talks in…

10/01/2017

Switzerland

Mixed swimming obligatory for Muslim in Switzerland

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Muslim girls in Switzerland must attend mixed school swimming lessons.

10/01/2017

Switzerland

FIFA votes to expand World Cup to 48 teams

FIFA has rubber-stamped plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams, brushing aside concerns that enlargement could lower standards.

10/01/2017

Switzerland

Cyprus: healing a divided island

The leaders of ethnically-split Cyprus are meeting in Geneva for a week of intense talks to agree the outline of a peace deal ending decades of division.

09/01/2017

Business Series

Uber vs Suva in Swiss driver employee ruling

A Swiss insurance agency has ruled one of Uber's drivers is an employee so it has to pay social security contributions; Uber said it will appeal.

05/01/2017

Sport

Swiss cycling great Kubler dies aged 97

Switzerland’s first winner of the Tour de France Ferdinand Kubler has died aged 97.

30/12/2016

Next Series

Mars mission, a new rocket and a giant telescope: Europe's space priorities

Lucerne offered a scenic backdrop to ESA’s space summit – the crucial ministerial meeting held every two years when the agency’s 22 member states spend 48 hours debating one subject – Europe’s future

26/12/2016

Switzerland

CERN scientists' breakthrough experiment helps unravel mysteries of antimatter

It is just one small step towards understanding one of the great mysteries of the universe - why does anything exist?

21/12/2016

Switzerland

Zurich mosque shooting gunman was 'Swiss with no Islamist links'

Swiss police confirmed that the 24-year-old gunman was found dead near the scene of Monday's shooting. Three people were injured in the attack.

20/12/2016

Switzerland

Several hurt in shooting near Zurich Islamic centre

Several people have been hurt in a shooting incident near Zurich which local media said was a shooting.

19/12/2016

Sport

Val d'Isere, Alta Badia, and the 'Bomba' in Gravity

Euronews’ Vincent Ménard guides us through all things fast and white this time from the French Alps: ‘‘Hello and welcome to this edition of Gravity from the French resort of Val…

18/12/2016

Europe News

Swiss duck immigration row with the EU

The Swiss parliament has avoided a clash with the EU over immigration rules by ditching plans for jobs quotas for foreigners.

16/12/2016

Business Series

Nestle claims designer sugar cuts content by 40%, taste unchanged

Foods behemoth Nestle has says its hollowed out sugar molecule can cut sugar content in products by 40%, promises sales by 2018.

01/12/2016

Switzerland

The Swiss reject rapid phase-out of nuclear power

In a referendum, the Swiss have voted against a proposal that would have accelerated the closure of the countries five nuclear plants.

27/11/2016

Switzerland

Cyprus reunification talks resume in Switzerland

Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have gathered in Switzerland to try to resolve the final issues that could see the island reunified after four decades of…

20/11/2016

Switzerland

Zika virus declared no longer an international emergency by WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency – warning at the same time that the virus will continue to spread where mosquitoes carrying

19/11/2016

Sci-Tech

Brain implant allows paralysed monkey to walk

It’s being hailed as a major medical breakthrough: partially-paralysed monkeys have learned to walk again thanks to a brain implant that uses wireless signals to bypass broken nerves in the spinal cor

16/11/2016

Business Series

The 2016 GPHG awards live

08/11/2016

Cinema

'My Life as a Courgette' uplifting animation by Claude Barras

Seductive animation by Swiss director Claude Barras

04/11/2016

Switzerland

Video: Man chases runaway car across busy motorway

25/10/2016

Switzerland

Syria talks produce 'interesting ideas' but no truce

Talks to end the conflict in Syria have ended without a breakthrough.

15/10/2016

Switzerland

Syria talks in Lausanne end without breakthrough

Syria peace talks in Switzerland have reportedly ended without any agreement.

15/10/2016