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This content was published on Nov 12, 2025 Attention! You must write down your name and address in your own hand when signing to support a referendum proposal.

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This content was published on Nov 12, 2025 Blindfolded revellers trying to decapitate a dead goose hanging from a wire in the central Swiss town of Sursee on Tuesday, St Martin’s Day as part of the Gansabhauet  tradition.

No helmet on Italian ski slopes? You could face a fine

This content was published on Nov 12, 2025 Helmets are now compulsory in Italy – and those who hit the slopes without one could face a fine.

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This content was published on Nov 11, 2025 Swiss politics could put the brakes on a night train line between Basel and Malmö. Meanwhile, Swiss industry is holding its breath ahead of a possible reduction in US tariffs.

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This content was published on Nov 11, 2025 Officials rehearse the signing ceremony before Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin, and Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Start-ups and for Research and Innovation, (both not pictured) sign an agreement on Switzerland’s participation in the EU programmes Horizon Europe, Euratom, and the Digital Europe.

How Swiss inheritance taxes compare internationally

This content was published on Nov 11, 2025 Switzerland is unusual among OECD countries in having no federal inheritance tax. Instead, the cantons (and some municipalities) set their own rates, which vary widely.

Exports account for more than 70 per cent of Switzerland’s GDP.

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Switzerland nears deal to cut US tariffs to 15% after business push

This content was published on Nov 11, 2025 Switzerland hopes to reduce levy from 39% after business leaders stepped in to drive the talks forward.

Participants at this year’s parliamentary youth session in Bern. Over the course of four days, 200 young people aged 14-21 came together to discuss a wide range of issues in the Federal Palace.

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This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Participants at this year’s parliamentary youth session in Bern.

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This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Switzerland is heading for a shortage of babies and electricity.

Thousands of apprenticeship positions remain unfilled in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Many apprenticeship positions in Switzerland were still vacant at the start of the summer training period. Here’s what companies and young people say about the shortfall.

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