Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Swiss House of Representatives backs online Schengen visa system

Schengen visa applications to be digitised in future

This content was published on Jun 18, 2025 In future, Schengen visa applications should be made via a European Union online platform. On Tuesday, Switzerland's House of Representatives adopted a revision of Swiss legislation on this issue.

Lausanne-Paris TGV: MEPs concerned about the drop in services

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Swiss politicians concerned by cut to Lausanne-Paris TGV services

This content was published on Jun 18, 2025 The Vaud cantonal parliament wants to maintain six direct daily TGV high-speed train services between Lausanne and Paris.

Corruption: Switzerland must provide better protection for whistleblowers

Swiss Politics

Switzerland must better protect whistleblowers, says OECD

This content was published on Jun 18, 2025 Switzerland must step up its anti-corruption efforts and provide better protection for whistleblowers while increasing fines for guilty firms, an OECD anti-bribery group says.

Trust in news in Switzerland is on the rise again

Swiss Politics

Trust in Swiss news is rising, Reuters report shows

This content was published on Jun 18, 2025 Trust in the news has increased in Switzerland, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025. Almost half (46%) of adults who took part in a recent survey said they generally trusted Swiss news.

The sports field of the new centre for asylum seekers in Grand-Saconnex, near Geneva airport. The opening of the centre, which should soon accommodate in particular people whose asylum applications have been rejected, has been the subject of heated controversy for years.

Swiss Abroad

Picture of the day

This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 The sports field at the newly opened asylum seekers’ centre in Grand-Saconnex, near Geneva Airport. The facility, which is expected to house people whose asylum requests have been rejected, has sparked years of heated local debate.

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 Farewell to 20 Minutes in print. One of Switzerland’s most widely read newspapers will cease its print edition by the end of the year.

Most Swiss Abroad won’t be able to vote online in 2027 federal election

This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 Only a handful of cantons are likely to have an e-voting system for the next federal elections.

Swiss Abroad

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 16, 2025 Swiss ICRC head Mirjana Spoljaric calls the situation in Gaza a “failure of humanity”.

Picture of the day

This content was published on Jun 16, 2025 The artist Katharina Grosse is drenching Basel’s Messeplatz in colour. In the picture, a team member is working on the large-scale installation, which is part of Art Basel and opens on June 19.

Swiss Railways Drops Coca-Cola in Favour of Local Vivi Kola

This content was published on Jun 16, 2025 The Swiss Federal Railways no longer sells Coca-Cola on trains, in favour of Swiss competitor Vivi Kola.

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