Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss president to attend Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome

Funeral of Pope Francis, Keller-Sutter will be there

This content was published on Apr 23, 2025 Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter has confirmed on X that she will attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday morning.

German author Peter von Matt dies aged 87

Culture

Award-winning Swiss author and scholar Peter von Matt dies aged 87

This content was published on Apr 22, 2025 The Alemannic writer and former professor of German literature Peter von Matt died on Monday in Zurich at the age of 87, following a long illness.

swiss parliament building surrounded by mist

Swiss democracy

‘One for all, all for one’ – how the Swiss government makes decisions

This content was published on Apr 22, 2025 Secret meetings, no prime minister, and a seven-member executive that defends decisions collectively – the Swiss system of “collegiality” explained.

President Keller-Sutter honours the late Pope

Culture

Swiss president pays tribute to Pope Francis

This content was published on Apr 21, 2025 Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter has paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday.

On April 5, thousands demonstrated in Zurich against the housing crisis. It was the city's largest housing demonstration since the turn of the millennium

Demographics

Zurich: Welcome to the world capital of housing shortages!

This content was published on Apr 21, 2025 In Zurich, only seven out of 10,000 apartments are vacant on average – the lowest rate in Switzerland and probably in the Western world.

Culture

American author turns Bern into a stage for murder mysteries

This content was published on Apr 20, 2025 Kim Hays talks about her crime series “Polizei Bern”, which explores Switzerland's dark past and taboos creeping under the peaceful capital city.

Drugs: the wave of violence will not spare Switzerland (police)

Demographics

Switzerland won’t be spared drug violence: criminal police head

This content was published on Apr 19, 2025 It is only a matter of time before Switzerland, like other countries in Europe, experiences an escalation in drug-related violence, says the head of the Federal Criminal Police.

Great St Bernard route closed due to avalanche

Demographics

Great St. Bernard pass between Switzerland and Italy closed due to avalanche

This content was published on Apr 19, 2025 An avalanche forced the closure of the Great St. Bernard pass between Switzerland and Italy on Thursday. The route remains closed to Easter traffic.

Only one in five people attend a religious service at Easter

Demographics

Just one in five Swiss attend a religious service at Easter

This content was published on Apr 18, 2025 Only one in five people in Switzerland attend a religious service during the Easter period or give up meat or alcohol for at least one day of fasting. Around 25% of those polled see Easter primarily as a family holiday, according to the survey.

After the bad weather, the situation has calmed down in Switzerland

Demographics

Major road disruptions continue after heavy snowfall in parts of Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 18, 2025 The snowfall has ended in the southern Swiss canton of Valais, the cantonal emergency services said on Friday. Several roads, however, remain closed.

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