Cluster: Swiss Identity

Wealth is not all: how gentrification in Zurich has led to housing shortage

'You know the first sign that you’re going to have to leave your neighbourhood? It’s when vintage clothing shops show up. Nothing is worse for a neighbourhood than poor people with style.'

This content was published on Dec 8, 2024 As real estate becomes a commodity, is this process leading to cities without inhabitants?

Unesco: Arc horloger association founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds

History

Association celebrates UNESCO status for Swiss watchmaking

This content was published on Dec 7, 2024 The Franco-Swiss Arc Horloger association has been created in Switzerland to promote UNESCO's listing of watchmaking as an intangible cultural heritage.

Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns

Culture

The Swiss sawmill that helped resurrect Notre-Dame’s spire

This content was published on Dec 7, 2024 The oak wood cut by a Swiss firm was used to rebuild the cathedral's spire, which burnt down five years ago.

Education

ETH Triples Fees for Foreign Students

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 Foreign students at Switzerland’s federal technology institutes ETH will have to pay higher fees for their studies from autumn semester 2025.

Demographics

Swiss health insurance spent more on medicine than ever in 2023

This content was published on Dec 5, 2024 Last year, Swiss health insurance companies spent CHF9 billion on medicines for basic insurance, almost 6% more than in the previous year.

16-year-old may change gender entry without parental consent

Demographics

Swiss court rules teen can change gender entry without parents

This content was published on Dec 5, 2024 The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that parents don't need to provide consent for a 16-year-old to change their gender entry in the civil register.

Too many people annoyed by Zurich aircraft noise

Demographics

Zurich aircraft noise exceeds limits

This content was published on Dec 5, 2024 Some 53,173 people were affected by aircraft noise in Zurich in 2023 - 6,173 more than the limit of 47,000 people.

Demographics

Swiss consumers are most annoyed by health insurance companies

This content was published on Dec 5, 2024 Health insurance companies have prompted the most complaints from consumers in Switzerland this year.

Demographics

Swiss authorities release right-to-die activist in Sarco ‘suicide capsule’ case

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 A right-to-die activist has been released from police custody over the reported first use of the Sarco “suicide capsule”, after prosecutors ruled out the possibility of an intentional homicide.

15 million admissions to Swiss museums last year

Culture

Swiss museums celebrate 15 million admissions

This content was published on Dec 2, 2024 Museum attendance is back on the rise in Switzerland. Nearly 15 million admissions were recorded in 2023, 12% more than the 2015-2019 average prior to the Covid crisis.

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