Switzerland Swiss president to toast 60th with those who share a birthday with her Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga turns 60 on May 14. She wants any compatriots in the same boat to join her. 21/02/2020
Switzerland Swiss election: Greens gain while far-right loses ground The Greens made strong gains in Switzerland's election on Sunday while the far-right party lost ground, final results showed. 20/10/2019
Switzerland Watch: Climate activists interrupt Swiss parliament & break into song Activists interrupted a session of the Swiss Federal Assembly on Thursday to call for more action to tackle the climate crisis. 19/09/2019
Cult Art market growing as annual extravaganza opens in Basel Prices for big-name artists holding firm, say experts. 14/06/2019
Switzerland New cabinet elected in Switzerland Switzerland has elected its new cabinet with a noticeable shift to the right. Wine-grower Guy Parmelin from country’s main anti-immigration party 09/12/2015
Switzerland Swiss government says will impose immigrant quotas if no EU deal reached Switzerland, not part of the EU but part of its free-trade and Schengen zones, has long been at the spearpoint of European-wide hesitation about the 04/12/2015
Switzerland Switzerland veers further to the right as SVP makes election gains Europe’s far-right seems to be a family affair. After the rise of Marine Le Pen in France, now billionaire Christoph Blocher’s billionaire daughter 19/10/2015
Switzerland Anti-immigration party SVP makes record gains in Swiss parliamentary poll Switzerland has taken a slide to the right according to political pundits after projections showed the anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is 19/10/2015
Switzerland Switzerland's new president to focus on 'people power' The new Swiss president faces the tough task of reconciling referendum votes with international commitments 03/12/2014
Business Swiss gold's S.O.S The Swiss National Bank currently faces one of its biggest challenges – Save Our Swiss Gold – a referendum on its gold holdings organised by the 25/11/2014
Unreported Europe Will the Swiss seek fresh curbs on immigration? Welcome to Aargau in German-speaking Switzerland. Behind its peaceful landscape and apparent calm lies a burning debate launched by the initiators of 21/11/2014
Switzerland Swiss set to vote on world's highest minimum wage Switzerland will go to the polls on Sunday (May 18) over whether to introduce the world’s highest minimum wage. The government, business leaders 16/05/2014
