Cluster: Swiss Identity

Human rights film festival mirrors uncertain future for International Geneva

This content was published on Mar 28, 2026 This year's Geneva’s International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights reflected a crisis at home –the defunding of the UN.

"Heritage", by Daniela Markovic. Born in Rambouillet, near Paris, to a family of Serbian origin, the artist has been based in Lausanne since 2010.

Culture

Lausanne’s new MAF museum puts women artists centre stage

This content was published on Mar 26, 2026 Switzerland’s first Musée Artistes Femmes (MAF) opened in Lausanne on March 4, a museum dedicated exclusively to showcasing works by women.

Demographics

Why more young Swiss men are opting for a vasectomy

This content was published on Mar 26, 2026 Children? No thanks! The stories of two Swiss men who opted for a vasectomy in their early twenties illustrate a wider trend.

How could birth rates best be boosted?

Many countries have seen a downturn in births in recent years. How could governments encourage people to have more kids – or should they do anything?

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Middle East war causes economic index to plummet

Workplace

Swiss economic index falls due to Middle East conflict

This content was published on Mar 25, 2026 Swiss economic outlook plunges amid Middle East crisis and rising inflation.

The Swiss Cultural Centre in Paris has reopened after 4 years of renovation work

Culture

Swiss cultural centre in Paris celebrates reopening after renovations

This content was published on Mar 25, 2026 The Swiss Cultural Centre in Paris is celebrating its reopening after four years of renovations.

Roman cargo found at the bottom of Lake Neuchâtel

History

Roman-era ship cargo discovered in Lake Neuchâtel

This content was published on Mar 25, 2026 Roman-era artefacts have been discovered at the bottom of Lake Neuchâtel.

Geneva Airport: 2025 profit down and now suffering war

Tourism Trends

Geneva Airport faces growing losses from Middle East conflict

This content was published on Mar 25, 2026 Geneva Airport reports a drop in profit in 2025 and growing financial losses due to Middle East unrest and reduced flights.

International Geneva

Opera takes the United Nations: a message from the Holocaust to a world in disarray

This content was published on Mar 25, 2026 The Emperor of Atlantis, an opera composed in a concentration camp in 1943, was re-staged in Geneva this month as one half of an ambitious two-part production.

Swiss position

The dramatic freezing of Ferdinand Marcos’s assets in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 24, 2026 Forty years ago Switzerland froze the assets of toppled Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos – a turning point regarding assets of politically exposed people.

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