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A RegionAlps train in the sunshine at the renovated SBB/SBB station in Martigny on Wednesday 11 October 2023.

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Federal Council to invest CHF3.5 billion in regional transport

This content was published on Jun 26, 2024 The federal council wants to spend an average of 1.7% more per year on rolling stock and the further expansion of services for regional public transport.

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‘Visibility’ or ‘poisoned chalice’? Reaction to Swiss Council of Europe appointment

This content was published on Jun 26, 2024 Swiss politician Alain Berset will be the next head of the Council of Europe – a win not only for Berset himself but also for Switzerland, say the Swiss media.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 24, 2024 In today's briefing: Euro 2024, a magnet for European workers and disastrous floods in the Alps.

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Some Swiss cantons are ill-prepared for new sex offences legislation

This content was published on Jun 24, 2024 Some Swiss cantons, especially in German-speaking Switzerland, are inadequately prepared for the new criminal law on sexual offences which will be implemented from July 1.

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Swiss roads are too congested, say survey respondents

This content was published on Jun 22, 2024 The survey on traffic perceptions comes a few months before a controversial vote on motorway expansion.

Social Democrats Senate candidate Flavia Wasserfallen reacts to the election announcement at the centre of the photo. She is smiling and both hands are on her face. Green candidate Bernhard Pulver is to her right. Those around them are smiling, cheering and clapping.

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Immigration and ebbing green wave shaped 2023 Swiss elections

This content was published on Jun 20, 2024 Immigration concerns and the ebbing green wave gave the Swiss People’s Party and Social Democrats gains in Switzerland’s 2023 federal elections.

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Switzerland mulls prescribing cocaine for addicts

This content was published on Jun 20, 2024 Switzerland is considering experiments with controlled cocaine distribution to help treat crack addicts.

communication minister Albert Rösti speaks at a press conference with a Swiss flag behind him.

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Swiss government set on reduction of licence fee to CHF300

This content was published on Jun 19, 2024 The Federal Council has proposed reducing the radio and television licence fee to CHF300 by 2029. The issue will now be debated in parliament.

A sheep opens it mouth for the camera inside a pen with a view of green hills and valleys behind it.

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Swiss government to cut farming subsidies – but less than planned

This content was published on Jun 19, 2024 Swiss farmers would see a 1.6% drop in funding for the period 2026-2029 under proposals made on Wednesday by the Federal Council.

a section of the A1 motorway is almost filled with cars and trucks moving in both directions

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Record-breaking traffic jams on Swiss roads

This content was published on Jun 17, 2024 Traffic congestion reached a new record on roads in Switzerland last year, according to federal statistics.

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