Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss authorities open criminal investigation over menacing school intruder

The federal centre for asylum seekers in Boudry

This content was published on Dec 10, 2023 Canton Neuchâtel's public prosecutor's office has opened a criminal investigation into the "threatening" young man who broke into a primary school.

NGO Caritas, with the help of the Swiss population, lit candles in Bern to draw attention to poverty in Switzerland.

Demographics

Candles light up Swiss cities in show of support for poor households

This content was published on Dec 10, 2023 Poverty is often invisible but it affects at least 745,000 people in Switzerland.

Culture

Nonagenarian Swiss artist Ted Scapa has died

This content was published on Dec 9, 2023 The family confirmed a report by the news portal blick.ch to the news agency Keystone-SDA. Scapa was born in Amsterdam in 1931. The illustrator became known to a wide audience through the children’s programme Das Spielhaus (The playhouse) on Swiss television in the 1960s and 1970s. As a cartoonist, Scapa drew for the international press for…

Demographics

Most Swiss apprenticeship dropouts occur in first year

This content was published on Dec 9, 2023 In Switzerland, around one in four apprenticeship contracts is terminated prematurely.

Demographics

Over 13,000 marijuana plants seized by Swiss police

This content was published on Dec 9, 2023 The Basel Land cantonal police discovered more than 13,000 marijuana plants in two illegal plantations.

Demographics

Swiss homeowners to pay for earthquake damage

This content was published on Dec 8, 2023 In the event of a major earthquake, property owners will have to contribute a small share towards covering the damage.

Demographics

Swiss government wants to revise law on international adoptions

This content was published on Dec 8, 2023 An excessive number of irregularities has prompted the Federal Council to seek a revision of the law on international adoptions.

Education

Swiss educational heavyweight expands into Germany

This content was published on Dec 8, 2023 The Federal Technology Institute Zurich (ETH), one of Switzerland’s leading universities, is expanding into Germany.

art dealer pictured in front of painting

Culture

Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch settle feud over collection

This content was published on Dec 8, 2023 The case involving Yves Bouvier and Dmitry Rybolovlev has shone a spotlight on the controversial role of freeports in Europe.

History

UNESCO supports preliminary project for new Swiss Guard barracks

This content was published on Dec 7, 2023 The plans to renovate the barracks of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the Vatican have cleared a significant hurdle.

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