Swiss customers prefer to leave their tips on the table than have to choose a set amount on a payment terminal. Photo: energepic.com on Pexels Even though Switzerland does not have a ‘tipping culture’ ...

From October 1st 2025, landlords in several Swiss cantons will have to provide new information when renting out an apartment. What is it, and how does it benefit tenants?

Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost a quarter of their volume in the past decade alone, a study warned, heightening concerns over accelerating ...

After a failed referendum in 2021, the Swiss government’s push for the electronic identity card was finally approved at the ballot box on September 28.

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 ...

Filled with dusty books and filled with ‘hush-hush’ atmosphere, they are relics of the past. But you may be surprised at the fun (and education) you can have in the 21st century at hundreds of ...

Two key issues were at stake in a national referendum in September 28th - one that affects rent and the other was the controversial subject of electronic ID. These are the results, and what they mean ...

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.

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.

As both chambers of Switzerland's parliament wrap up their two-week-long autumn session, we look at some of the issues they dealt with including the 'No to 10 million' anti-immigration proposal.