In September, Switzerland's Council of States unanimously accepted a motion seeking to tax foreign tourists using Swiss motorways just to transit the country. What is this about?

Switzerland could face recession if Washington slaps its vital pharmaceutical sector with the threatened 100-percent tariff, a leading Swiss economic expert told AFP Monday.

Switzerland and the United States said Monday they had agreed that monetary policies should not target exchange rates to gain a competitive advantage The joint statement followed the US Treasury ...

Trump talked about Europe's - and Swizerland's - failed migration policies. Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP US President Donald Trump recently claimed that 72 percent of prisoners in Switzerland were ...

Modern libraries are not just about books anymore. Image by Marisa Sias from Pixabay Filled with dusty books and filled with ‘hush-hush’ atmosphere, they are relics of the past. But you may be ...

Residents of Zurich, Switzerland, voted Sunday to ban the use of petrol-fuelled leaf blowers and leaf vacuums over noise and air pollution concerns in public and private spaces.

It has often been said – and it is mostly true – that it is difficult to find truly ugly towns and villages in Switzerland. And yet, according to one ranking, they do exist.

Switzerland's central bank kept its policy rate at zero percent on Thursday, warning that massive US tariffs are weighing on the country's export-dependent economy.

Working hours, rest periods, and Sunday work are to be relaxed for employees working from home, according to a bill approved by the lower house of the parliament. The Federal Council has also ...

If you need to vacate your Swiss rental temporarily but plan to return there, you may think sub-leasing your apartment is a good solution. But can you earn some money in the process?

As it does each year at this time, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has revealed the increase in the health insurance premiums that residents of Switzerland will pay in 2026.

The tardiness of Germany’s national rail company, Deutsche Bahn, is notorious in Switzerland, prompting yet another canton, Schaffhausen, to take measures to restore punctuality on its territory.