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EU welcomes Swiss rejection of immigration controls

EC president Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the vote result

This content was published on Jun 15, 2026 EU welcomes decision of Swiss voters to reject “No to ten million” immigration control initiative.

The peace treaty would open up the Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Affairs

Geneva to host signing of Iran-US peace treaty

This content was published on Jun 15, 2026 US and Iran set to end hostilities by signing a peace treaty in the Swiss city of Geneva.

As a signatory to the Rome Statute, Switzerland would be obliged to arrest and extradite Putin if he were to enter its territory.

Foreign Affairs

ICC ruling limits Switzerland over Putin arrest warrant

This content was published on Jun 13, 2026 The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague says Switzerland must not allow Vladimir Putin to enter the country – even for peace talks.

Members of the Swiss Border Guard Corps accompany an asylum seeker who entered Switzerland by train without papers to take his personal data and to question him about his reasons of entry, captured at the train station at the Swiss-Italian border in Chiasso, Switzerland, on October 23, 2014. (KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally)

Foreign Affairs

Italy to resume accepting Dublin asylum cases from Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 13, 2026 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has confirmed that Italy is once again willing to take back asylum-seekers under the Dublin framework.

Climate adaptation

Switzerland’s emissions gap is larger than officially stated

This content was published on Jun 12, 2026 Switzerland’s climate emissions gap is far larger than officially reported, with SRF research showing authorities underestimated it by up to a third.

Swiss democracy

Leading left-wing intellectual Jean Ziegler dies in Switzerland at 92

This content was published on Jun 10, 2026 Sociologist and former Swiss politician Jean Ziegler has died in Geneva at the age of 92.

Swiss position

Can Switzerland latch on to EU plans for migrant deporation centres?

This content was published on Jun 10, 2026 The Swiss government welcomed the EU's decision to set up deportation centres in third countries. Joint pilot projects with like-minded countries are conceivable.

View from the stage of the auditorium and the stage machinery at the Schauspielhaus Zürich Pfauen.

Culture

Zurich city theatre, a sanctuary and sign of resistance, turns 100

This content was published on Jun 9, 2026 During the Second World War, the theatre became one of the most important places of refuge for persecuted artists from German-speaking countries.

Kurt Hirschfeld’s biography is a prime example of the life of a committed individual in the 20th century. Under his leadership, the Schauspielhaus became a hub of cultural resistance against fascism in Europe.

Culture

Kurt Hirschfeld: late applause for a forgotten man

This content was published on Jun 9, 2026 Under Kurt Hirschfeld's influence, the Schauspielhaus Zürich gained unprecedented political and artistic significance. A documentary now turns the spotlight on the Jewish theatre pioneer.

Control room of the Muehleberg nuclear power station

Energy transition

Swiss public sentiment swings in favour of nuclear energy

This content was published on Jun 8, 2026 Nearly 60% of Swiss citizens support the construction of new nuclear power plants.

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