Switzerland’s government is weighing a rise in value-added tax to help fund a rapid expansion of the armed forces, reported ...

The median full-time salary in Switzerland rose to CHF 7,024 (US$8,780) a month in 2024, up 3.5% from CHF 6,788 two years ...

The Swiss government has rejected the so-called “Compass” Initiative, which seeks to subject the planned package of ...

The inheritance-tax measure — a 50% levy on estates and gifts above CHF 50 million — was turned down by 78% of voters and failed to find a majority in any canton. The proposal to extend compulsory ...

Despite its wealth and generous welfare system, Switzerland has struggled recently to make meaningful progress in reducing ...

Markus Ritter, president of the Swiss Farmers’ Association, is calling for measures to shield agriculture after Switzerland’s ...

Six in ten Swiss media professionals encountered insults or hate speech last year, according to the first systematic study of ...

Ludwig Minelli, the founder of Dignitas, Switzerland’s best-known assisted-dying organisation, has died. He took his own life on November 29th, just days short of his 93rd birthday. Ludwig Minelli ...

Swiss soldiers may soon be allowed to keep ammunition at home once more. The Security Policy Committee of the Council of ...

Swiss business and farming groups are stepping up calls for a rollback of red tape, warning that an expanding regulatory burden is stifling productivity just as labour shortages intensify. They are ur ...

A majority of Swiss voters would favour recognising Palestine as a sovereign state, according to a new survey by the polling institute Sotomo. Some 57% of respondents said they were in favour, or some ...