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A new visa waver program for the UK begins today for Swiss citizens; Zurich authorities decide to keep controversial statues on its territory; and more Swiss news in our Wednesday roundup.

Swiss trains are known for their punctuality — a reputation that is mostly justified. But there are also some that arrive late, even very late, and many of them are international services.

Swiss passports and identity cards never indicate where a person was born, but the commune and canton their ancestors came from. But what happens if you have no Swiss roots?

From April 2025 Switzerland’s government is offering higher bonuses to encourage property owners to harness the sun’s clean energy.

The UK's ETA visa waiver becomes obligatory for Europeans from Wednesday April 2nd, but there is still confusion for certain British dual nationals who have received very different official advice from the UK.

Fewer people in Switzerland were in debt in 2024, Geneva imposes ban on plastic utensils plus other news from Switzerland on Tuesday.

Eight percent of people in Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world, were living below the official poverty line in 2023, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Monday.

Residents of Zug may well be the luckiest people in Switzerland: their health insurance will not only NOT increase, but it will actually fall. How is this possible?

Given Switzerland is a small country with a limited supply of land (and a housing shortage as a result), the construction priority is given to main residences. Building of secondary homes is strictly regulated and in some parts banned altogether.

While the cost of living is generally high across Switzerland, in some cantons and municipalities, your purchasing power will be greater than in others.