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- How Switzerland will open up rail services to foreign companieson May 15, 2025 at 12:01 pm
Under the terms of bilateral agreements that Switzerland concluded with the European Union in December 2024, foreign transport companies will be able to run train services in Switzerland, and vice-versa.
- What Eurovision's voting patterns can teach you about European politicson May 15, 2025 at 9:40 am
Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes. But what are the voting patterns, and what external factors help explain them?
- How Switzerland wants to restrict immigration from the EU under new dealon May 15, 2025 at 9:13 am
The so-called ‘safeguard clause' has been a bone of contention between Switzerland and the European Union during the negotiations between the two parties which concluded in December 2024. Now Bern is setting new rules.
- Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Thursdayon May 15, 2025 at 6:01 am
Switzerland defines criteria for limiting immigration; foreign trains will use Swiss rail system; and more news in our roundup on Thursday.
- Could Zurich’s public transport system soon operate 24/7?on May 14, 2025 at 10:47 am
Zurich Transport Association (ZVV), the largest in Switzerland, is examining whether a nighttime service during the week would be feasible in the future.
- What happens to your money if you leave your wallet or purse on a Swiss train?on May 14, 2025 at 10:15 am
It can happen to anyone — a moment of inattention and you leave your belongings on a train in Switzerland. What does (usually) happen next?
- Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesdayon May 14, 2025 at 5:45 am
Switzerland has one of highest rate of caesarean births in Europe; many Swiss employees deem working environment more important than salary; and other news in our Wednesday roundup.
- Swiss army seeks to resurrect once-secret combat bunkerson May 13, 2025 at 2:52 pm
More than 100 old army fortresses are hidden across Switzerland. But why is the military interested in resurrecting these relics of a long-ago wartime era?
- Snow cover on Swiss glaciers well below averageon May 13, 2025 at 9:08 am
The amount of snow covering Swiss glaciers at the end of the winter this year was 13 percent below the 2010-2020 average, said a group of glacier monitoring experts on Monday.
- What are the most important values for the Swiss?on May 13, 2025 at 8:53 am
Cynics may claim that money, financial security, and success matter most to people in Switzerland, but a large-scale study shows otherwise.