Zurich’s city council will introduce new residents’ parking permits in January 2027, raising the cost of parking in blue zones, reported SRF. Concessions for tradespeople remain blocked by a legal ...

Swiss Federal Railways recorded 97 cases of track distortion and buckling during the summer heatwave in 2026, according to a specialist team. Photo by Markus Winkler on Pexels.com The company ...

As fuel prices rise motorists quickly work out where to find cheaper fuel, reports SRF. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com At petrol stations in Vacallo, a Swiss town near the Italian border, few ...

October 2026 Not a very satisfying week for the release of these somewhat mediocre films. By the way, just as a troubling aside, THREE of this week’s daily press screenings were films concerned with ...

Swiss voters are divided over a proposed increase in value-added tax (VAT) to fund an extra annual state-pension payment, according to the first representative SRG poll. Photo by Atlantic Ambience on ...

One in six people (16%) in Switzerland spends more than a third of their income on housing, exceeding a widely recommended limit, according to a survey published on Thursday by Comparis, a ...

More building and slower immigration are taking pressure off the rental market. But rents are still rising. Photo by Natalia Sevruk on Pexels.com Finding a flat in Zurich has long meant crowded ...

Some flu-vaccine deliveries to Switzerland are delayed this autumn. RTS reports that about 40% of doses are affected. But the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) says everyone who wants to be ...

Crime has risen in Switzerland since 2022, led by a sharp increase in fraud, according to the Crime Survey 2025 by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and the University of St Gallen.

Switzerland’s mortgage rates are rising. How much borrowers pay depends on where they are. Photo by Peter Steiner 🇨🇭 1973 on Pexels.com Switzerland has one currency, but its mortgage market is far ...

Céline Amaudruz, a vice-president of the Swiss People’s Party (UDC/SVP) and a member of Switzerland’s lower house, announced on Thursday that she would seek to succeed Guy Parmelin on the Federal ...

As heatwaves become more frequent across Europe, Switzerland is confronting an unfamiliar question: whether rules around air conditioning should become less restrictive. The country does not prohibit ...