On 28 September 2025, Zurich voters approved a citywide ban on petrol-powered leaf blowers. Only electric models will be ...

A new poll points to a more polarised Switzerland. Support has risen on both flanks—the right is up 2.5 percentage points, ...

Switzerland plans to double the length of motorway sections where speed can be cut to 80km/h during heavy traffic, reported Blick. The Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) says almost 2,200km will eventually ...

Health-insurance premiums and immigration remain the two biggest political concerns for Swiss voters, though both are less prevalent than last year, according to the latest SSR electoral barometer. Re ...

On 28 September 2025, Switzerland voted on two contentious matters: a state-run electronic identity (e-ID) and a revamp of ...

Switzerland’s right-wing Swiss People’s Party (UDC/SVP) has filed a new initiative “To protect borders”. The proposal, backed by 110,000 signatures, demands systematic checks at Swiss frontiers and ti ...

Swiss households will pay more for compulsory health insurance next year. Premiums are set to rise by an average of 4.4% in ...

Zurich City’s citizens will decide on 28 September 2025 whether to ban petrol-powered leaf blowers. A Left-Green coalition wants only quieter electric ones, and only in autumn - from October to Decemb ...

Donald Trump has vowed to slap 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical imports to America from 1 October 2025. Novartis © Roger Heil | Dreamstime.com The measure, announced in a fleeting post on Truth S ...

Switzerland’s Federal Council intends to tax electric cars from 2030 to make up for shrinking fuel-tax revenues, reported SRF. Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Two models are on the table: a ...

Switzerland has put Cargo Sous Terrain, an ambitious scheme to move freight through underground tunnels, on ice, reported SRF. The federal government, several cantons and the city of Zurich have suspe ...