You may think that if your surname is not Müller or Meier (the most common names in Switzerland), you may be faced with ...

Switzerland’s Federal Council is set to slash the funding of dozens of progammes in order to compensate for a projected ...

Swiss political party threatens to launch a referendum over government's cost-cutting measures; Russian scientists to be ...

Swiss voters rejected proposals to bolster biodiversity protections as well as a pensions reform in twin referendums on ...

Around 1,300 of the world's best cyclists will be hitting the streets of Zurich over the next week, competing for gold and ...

Zurich Airport management has cautioned travellers about possible long waits when the European Union’s new Entry/Exit System ...

Calls for foreign residents to help finance Swiss army; Geneva's extended parental leave is stalled; and more news in our ...

Nursery care, international aid and climate change prevention: These are some of the areas in which the Federal Council has ...

Switzerland’s military needs to increase its budget to improve its operational capability, and wants foreign men to help ...

Higher tax burden for Zurich homeowners and a push for foreign residents to pay ‘army’ taxes — these are among the Swiss news ...

The planned new night trains from Zurich to Rome and Barcelona could be scuppered due to a lack of funding, media reports on ...

A new, large-scale comparison of Swiss communities reveals where life is good — and where it leaves much to be desired.