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Switzerland juggles fighting crime against threat to tech-privacy industry

Switzerland has quietly built an outsized position in a global industry that provides internet encryption tools allowing customers to keep their business hidden from the prying eyes of potential attackers and law enforcement alike.EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 See how Switzerland’s surveillance reforms pit cybercrime policing against its privacy-tech industry and firms like Proton.

Swiss democracy

Swiss voters doubt politicians’ abilities in global crises

This content was published on Sep 10, 2026 Swiss voters question politicians’ crisis readiness and favor more democratic security cooperation.

Swiss watches could see big tariff refunds

Swiss Trade

Swiss firms ‘in line for $2bn US tariff refunds’

This content was published on Sep 10, 2026 Swiss companies could receive $2 billion in US tariff reimbursements, say economists at UBS bank.

EU agency: 332,000 asylum applications in the first half of the year

Foreign Affairs

Asylum applications in Switzerland fell in first half of 2026

This content was published on Sep 10, 2026 The number of asylum applications in the EU, as well as in Norway and Switzerland, fell again in the first half of this year.

EU Parliamentary Committee votes in favour of the Switzerland-EU treaty package

Foreign Affairs

EU parliament committee backs Swiss-EU treaty package

This content was published on Sep 10, 2026 EU Parliament committee backed the Swiss-EU treaty package, moving the agreements closer to ratification in Brussels.

Switzerland bans the purchase and import of Sudanese gold

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland bans purchase and import of Sudanese gold

This content was published on Sep 10, 2026 Switzerland is banning Sudanese gold purchases and imports amid growing evidence the gold trade is fuelling the country’s conflict.

US-Canada trade war escalates, 9/11 25 years on, and a medical first involving a pig

This content was published on Sep 9, 2026 A round-up of US-related news as reported by the Swiss media.

Donald Trump causes a slump in travel to the US by Swiss nationals

Foreign Affairs

Trump blamed for decline in Swiss travel to US

This content was published on Sep 9, 2026 After falling last year, bookings for the US dropped even further in the first half of 2026.

International Geneva

Will killer robots be banned after a conference in Geneva?

This content was published on Sep 9, 2026 The prospect of autonomous weapons capable of targeting people without human intervention has alarmed the UN and the Red Cross.

Israel accused of war crimes in Syria (UN female investigators)

International Geneva

UN investigators in Geneva raise concerns over Israeli detentions in Syria

This content was published on Sep 9, 2026 UN investigators say Israel detained dozens of Syrians inside Syrian territory before reportedly transferring them to Israel.

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