Cluster: Swiss Identity

How Locarno became the ‘city of peace’

Locarno City Archives, Rodolfo Huber, Locarno Pact centenary

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 The Swiss city of Locarno rose to diplomatic fame in 1925 when a set of post-war treaties were negotiated there, leaving behind an enduring legacy of peace and tolerance.

Swiss managers distance themselves from the USA

Workplace

Swiss bosses distance themselves from the United States

This content was published on Jul 7, 2025 According to a survey of managers, Swiss companies are increasingly turning away from the USA and orientating themselves more towards Southeast Asia and the EU. This is the result of a recent survey.

Cooks at work in the kitchen, pictured during a look behind the scenes at Hotel Seedamm Plaza in Pfaeffikon, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, on March 31, 2014. (KEYSTONE/Christian Beutler)

Foreign Affairs

In Switzerland four out of ten people have a migrant background – who are they?

This content was published on Jul 7, 2025 Migration is increasingly shaping Swiss society. Almost 2.5 million people do not have Swiss nationality, and even more have foreign origins. Where do they come from, and what are their profiles?

King Albert I enjoyed climbing in the Swiss Alps, where he went almost every year. The picture was coloured using AI by the National Museum.

History

King Albert I: the mountaineering monarch

This content was published on Jul 6, 2025 The Swiss National Museum looks back at the tragic story of Albert I of Belgium, the mountaineering king who performed some of his exploits in Switzerland.

Swiss oddities

The Zytglogge, the mechanical heart of the city of Bern

This content was published on Jul 5, 2025 The Zytglogge in Bern has one of the very few astronomical clocks in Europe that still works and is fully mechanical.

Total discretion: the offices of bankers Edmond de Rothschild in Geneva

Culture

‘Quiet neutrality’: snapshots of Switzerland’s embrace of oligarchs

This content was published on Jul 4, 2025 To what extent is Switzerland really 'neutral'? Swiss-Russian artist Anastasia Mityukova’s photography project ‘Quiet Neutrality’ explores this question.

Healthcare innovation

Can Saudi Arabia’s billions unlock the secrets to a longer, healthier life?

This content was published on Jul 3, 2025 Longevity has been an underfunded area of biotech research but that is changing thanks to an unlikely source: Saudi Arabia.

Artist Saype pays tribute to women's football at Parc La Grange

Culture

Artist Saype pays tribute to women’s football in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 2, 2025 Franco-Swiss artist Saype unveiled a fresco on grass in Geneva, paying tribute to women’s football on the eve of the 2025 Euro.

Swiss fine arts

Literary world celebrates centenary of Swiss poet Philippe Jaccottet

This content was published on Jul 2, 2025 The centenary of the Swiss poet and translator Philippe Jaccottet, winner of both the Schiller and Goncourt literary prizes, is being marked by new editions of his work and seminars in Rome and Geneva.

Retail: consumption of plastic bags has fallen

Demographics

Plastic bag use declines sharply in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 30, 2025 There has been a sharp decline in the consumption of single-use disposable plastic bags and reusable plastic bags in the Swiss retail sector.

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