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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jan 5, 2026 Condolences and unanswered questions dominate Swiss news after the Crans-Montana tragedy.

Why there is too much milk in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 5, 2026 Switzerland is producing too much milk – and it is too expensive. The industry is responding by cutting milk prices. What this means, and how farmers are reacting.

Swiss Politics

Switzerland’s 21 living ex-presidents: a world record

This content was published on Jan 5, 2026 Twenty-one former Swiss presidents are still alive. What does this record say about the country’s political stability and leadership?

Swiss oddities

Why Switzerland has no head of state

This content was published on Jan 3, 2026 This annually rotating office is a Swiss peculiarity, found nowhere else in the world. So how exactly does it work?

Several hundred mourners gather to lay down flowers and light candles to remember the victims of the fire.

Swiss Abroad

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jan 2, 2026 Switzerland is reeling in shock and grief after a devastating fire that killed 40 people and injured more than 100.

Swiss town of Moutier celebrates historic move from Bern to Jura

This content was published on Jan 1, 2026 At the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, the Swiss town of Moutier and its 7,300 inhabitants officially switched from canton Bern to canton Jura in northwestern Switzerland.

Electricity prices in Switzerland will fall by an average of around 4% in 2026 for basic household supply.

Swiss Politics

2026: New Year, new Swiss laws

This content was published on Jan 1, 2026 Various changes to Swiss laws and regulations came into force on January 1. Here’s a selection.

Guy Parmelin begins his second Presidency of the Confederation today

Swiss Politics

Incoming Swiss president wants new partnerships but deems the US ‘indispensable’

This content was published on Jan 1, 2026 Guy Parmelin talks about the future of relations with Washington, Switzerland’s place in a changing world order and the challenges of governing in times of crisis.

Swiss Abroad

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Dec 31, 2025 For the town of Moutier, midnight tonight doesn’t only mean a new year – it also means a new canton.

Picture of the day

This content was published on Dec 31, 2025 The holder of the Swiss presidency in 2026, Guy Parmelin, called up four young photography students from Vevey to take the annual shot of the seven government ministers (including the Federal Chancellor, left).

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