More Baking the Swiss way in Boston Jun 16, 2020 Swiss couple Helene and Thomas Stohr run their own bakery in Massachusetts. Every day, they produce an array of Swiss and European treats.
More How Swiss people are experiencing lockdown in India May 5, 2020 A few hundred Swiss people have been caught up in the massive Covid-19 lockdown in India. Most returned home, but some chose to stay.
More Following Swiss footsteps in New Orleans Apr 26, 2020 Thanks to a shipwreck, this man was born in Louisiana rather than Switzerland.
More Swiss catch last flights home during Covid-19 travel freeze Apr 24, 2020 Almost 7,000 Swiss residents who were stuck abroad are being brought home.
More The jazz singer with Swiss folk roots Apr 19, 2020 When you first see her with her sleek bob and glossy fingernails, it’s kind of surprising to learn that Gabriela Martina was raised on a farm. But...
More Can expat Swiss get Covid-19 financial aid? Apr 6, 2020 There are question marks over whether Swiss citizens living around the world are entitled to state support to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
More Over 2,000 Swiss flown home in repatriation operation Apr 2, 2020 Since March 24, over 2,000 Swiss have been repatriated on 13 flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.
More Expatriate Swiss community grows and ages Mar 31, 2020 The Swiss Abroad community hits 770,900 and lives mainly in Europe and North America according to latest statistics.
More Different continent, same virus: how families are coping Mar 30, 2020 Families separated by oceans are finding comfort in their shared experience under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic.
More Swiss tourists flown home from South America and Africa Mar 25, 2020 The first flights carrying Swiss tourists stranded in different parts of the world have arrived at Zurich airport.
More How to become Swiss Mar 4, 2020 If you have a connection to Switzerland through your family and want to make it official by becoming Swiss yourself – this is how you can go about it.
More All fired up – with Swiss army rifles in America Mar 3, 2020 Swiss rifles were coveted during the American revolutionary and civil wars. Today they’re used for fun by the Swiss Rifle Club of Minneapolis.
More ‘Holy cow!’ This Swiss never thought he’d be a cop in the US Mar 3, 2020 Two decades ago, Adrian Hoesli followed his father to America for a fresh start. Though they don’t see eye to eye on guns, both share Swiss values.
More More Swiss leave Wuhan Feb 21, 2020 A further five Swiss citizens and two of their Chinese relatives have been flown out of the Wuhan region, the hub of the coronavirus, SRF says.
More Did you ever go on holiday to the Swiss Abroad Home? Jan 31, 2020 Between 1956 and 1979 a holiday camp was run in northern Switzerland for the Swiss Abroad. Did you ever spend a holiday in Dürrenäsch?
More Switzerland hopes to repatriate citizens from China at the weekend Jan 31, 2020 Switzerland hopes to begin repatriating its citizens from China at the weekend but cannot yet give guarantees for the ten people who have asked to...
More Rules about handling of expat Swiss data to change Jan 15, 2020 The government wants to make it easier for the foreign ministry to process data about expatriate Swiss citizens to ease consular services.
More Swiss mom an ‘unofficial cultural ambassador’ in America Jan 4, 2020 She kept dreaming of being on a plane that never reached its destination. Those dreams stopped about a year after moving to Colorado.
More The Swiss behind the world’s ‘most beautiful’ bookshop Dec 21, 2019 The world-famous El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop in Argentina’s capital owes its existence to an entrepreneurial family with Swiss roots.
More Swiss circus performer brings her passion to New Orleans Dec 8, 2019 At a young age, Meret Ryhiner moved to the United States to study circus arts. An accident changed everything.
More Learning life skills at the circus Dec 8, 2019 Swiss equilibrist Meret Ryhiner “ran away with the circus” in 1979. Now she’s a much-loved mentor New Orleans.
More From yodel to bebop Nov 7, 2019 Gabriela Martina left the Lucerne countryside to study jazz in the US. Today, the vocalist and composer teaches at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
More ‘The anger of the Swiss Abroad has to be taken seriously’ Oct 23, 2019 No e-vote option, no successful candidate, a lower turnout rate – the recent parliamentary elections were not a success for expat Swiss.
More Swiss in Denver: Making sausages is in his blood Oct 22, 2019 Born in Switzerland, Eric Gutknecht came to the US with his parents. Today he runs a sausage factory in Colorado.
More Swiss abroad voted differently – but many could not Oct 21, 2019 Swiss citizens abroad had the right to take part in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but many could not. Their frustration is palpable.
More What Swiss living abroad want from politicians at home Sep 27, 2019 What do Swiss citizens abroad expect from a new parliament? From the politics of their homeland? We asked them.
More How Swiss expats feel about the EU Sep 26, 2019 Switzerland’s relationship with Europe is a topic that concerns Swiss people living all over the world.
More Swiss ambassador to Nepal: ‘We have more to do’ on women's rights Sep 25, 2019 The first Swiss female Ambassador to Nepal shares her views about the transition to a federal democratic republic and the progress in women’s rights.
More Expat Swiss lead a ‘Green wave’ in opinion polls Sep 22, 2019 A recent opinion poll has shown that a shift towards Green parties is most pronounced among expatriate Swiss citizens. What are the reasons?
More Swiss in Denver worry about changes at home Aug 26, 2019 For Swiss abroad thinking about returning home someday, Swiss sovereignty remains important.
More Montreux expat meeting gets a glimpse of the future Aug 17, 2019 The Swiss Abroad Congress has heard politicians, scientists and the business community discussing the challenges ahead.
More Expat Swiss push for e-vote and EU bilateral ties Aug 16, 2019 At a meeting in Montreux the Council of the Swiss Abroad has called on the government to take a lead role in the introduction of electronic voting.
More Where do the Swiss Abroad win political support? Aug 16, 2019 A look at which major political parties were most friendly to expat Swiss over the last four years.
More Expat Swiss lament government’s ‘lack of leadership’ on e-voting Aug 15, 2019 E-voting is no longer an option for the parliamentary elections in October. What does this mean for the expatriate Swiss community?
More The Swiss Abroad tackle social issues Aug 12, 2019 Delegates from all over the world are gathering in the lakeside town of Montreux this week for their annual Swiss Abroad Congress, focusing on how...
More What does an honorary consul do? Aug 4, 2019 Meet the man bridging the distance between Switzerland and its people in Colorado, USA.
More Political parties woo expat voters ahead of elections Aug 2, 2019 All five major political parties are courting the growing expat Swiss community using various strategies but their efforts are limited.
More What being Swiss means to these expats Aug 1, 2019 Today isn’t a federal holiday for Swiss people living abroad, but many will be thinking about their homeland.
More Would you like to become a partner of our app? Jul 15, 2019 Do you have any content or services that might interest the Swiss abroad? We have a new app to reach them.
More The Swiss who ‘love that dirty water’ Jul 13, 2019 Members of the Swiss Society of Boston have traded the Aare, Emme and Rhine for the Charles.
