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From Washington’s new 100% pharma tariffs to the end of parliament’s autumn session, tensions with France and pollution in Lake Geneva: this in today’s briefing.
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The interest rate is not the only one hitting rock bottom. At the press conference confirming the key rate at 0%, Swiss National Bank vice-chair Martin Schlegel (pictured in the centre) dropped his papers on the floor.
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Currently a construction site, but next winter Crans Montana will host World Cup races and in 2027 the World Ski Championships.
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Parliament ends lifelong pensions for widows and widowers and tightens asylum rules, while the cantons trigger a rare referendum.
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The municipalities of Flims, Laax and Falera in Graubünden want to buy back the Weisse Arena AG tourism infrastructure to prevent it falling into foreign hands. A public vote on the CHF95 million ($106 million) project will take place at the end of October.
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The image selected today by our photo editor takes us on a walk in the Trient Valley. In addition to the breathtaking view of the Mont Blanc massif, the valley is famous for its prehistoric reptile footprints, which are visible in summer. The snow, however, will not be long in covering them.
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Safety in Switzerland: from left-wing extremism to defence delays. Plus, how tough it was for a Swiss woman abroad to return home.
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The symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the reconstruction took place in Blatten on Friday. The mountain village was largely buried on May 28, 2025, and partly submerged in the lake formed by the landslide. “The lake will disappear at some point,” said the mayor, Matthias Bellwald.
