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Swiss Senate insists on counter-proposal to neutrality initiative

Council of States insists on counter-proposal to neutrality initiative

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Swiss Senate narrowly supports a counter-proposal to the neutrality initiative.

The healthcare system takes another step towards digital technology

Health systems

Swiss healthcare takes step towards digitalisation

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Swiss House of Representatives have given the greenlight for electronic prescriptions and medication plans.

Switzerland has three ageing nuclear plants with four reactors - Beznau I and II, Gösgen ( in picture) and Leibstadt - which are due to be phased out in the coming years.

Climate adaptation

Switzerland edges toward lifting ban on new nuclear plants

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Switzerland considers lifting its ban on new nuclear plants to boost energy security – learn more about the nationwide debate and what’s at stake.

Parliament wants to enable trial operation with e-collecting

Swiss Politics

Swiss parliament backs trials of e-signature collection

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Swiss parliament has approved a bill for e-signature collection for initiatives.

Parliament increases pressure on the asylum sector

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Swiss parliament seeks to tighten asylum rules

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Swiss parliament moves to tighten asylum rules and cut costs.

The Elbit defence company manufactures drones, among other things.

War & peace

Swiss firms exported dual-use goods to Israel during Gaza conflict

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Between 2024 and 2025, several dozen Swiss companies continued to sell goods with potential military use to Israel despite intensified UN criticism of its offensive in Gaza.

Six people lost their lives and five were injured when a man set himself on fire in a postbus.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Mar 11, 2026 Six people died and five were injured when a man set himself on fire on a PostBus in Kerzers.

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This content was published on Mar 11, 2026 "You are about to enter a flower-filled aquarium," warns Annabelle Mauger, co-creator of the immersive "Imagine Monet" exhibition. The project presents more than 200 works by the French painter at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne from today until June 28.

From fine dining to fast food: Swiss dining cars through the ages

This content was published on Mar 11, 2026 The more than 100-year history of the Swiss dining car is varied – and at times surprising. From freshly cooked meals on board to steam-heated dishes and even a McDonald’s experiment, dining cars have always reflected their era.

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This content was published on Mar 10, 2026 Mountains are under special surveillance in the Val d’Anniviers, southwestern Switzerland, where the “Fios fault” has reached a length of 300 metres and is growing at 2-4 millimetres a day. Various interventions are underway to prepare for the most catastrophic of scenarios: the collapse of 500,000 cubic metres of material in the valley, where the village of Chippis is located.

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