(First sentence clarified) BERN (dpa-AFX) – In order to ease the burden on the economy and reduce high consumer prices, Switzerland has abolished tariffs on imported industrial goods since the beginning of the year. This means that the country is foregoing around 600 million Swiss francs (644 million euros) in annual income, as the State … Read more
Amgerd, 61, was Switzerland’s first female defense minister. She will replace Alain Berset as president, who held the position until 2023. It is worth noting that the President of Switzerland has no real powers. It is changed every year on January 1st. The head of state becomes one of the members of the Federal Council … Read more
Place of work: Bern Start of position: February 1st, 2025, August 1st, 2025 or by arrangement The Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) performs the tasks in the field of child and adult protection that are assigned to them by the Civil Code (ZGB), the Sterilization Act and the Act on Child and Adult Protection … Read more
So-called “tax refugees” have caused a number of politicians to react. The parties that have perhaps reacted most strongly are SV and Rødt, because several of Norway’s billionaires have moved to Switzerland – including investor Jens Rugseth. And precisely he chooses to answer what Marie Sneve Martinussen (R) and Kari Elisabeth Kaski (SV) are wondering … Read more
In Swiss cinemas from January 11, 2024. Ulzii, a poor but proud teenager, lives with his family in a yurt neighborhood in Ulaanbaatar. He is a physics genius and is determined to win a science competition to get a scholarship. When his mother finds a job in the country, she leaves him and his younger … Read more
Traffic accident in Valbella: A senior citizen hit a girl yesterday, Saturday. It was slightly injured. A girl was hit by a senior citizen on a pedestrian crossing in Graubünden. – Kapo GR Ad the essentials in brief On Saturday, an 11-year-old was hit on a pedestrian crossing in Valbella. The driver involved in the … Read more
Dec 24, 2023 at 1:23 PM Update: 44 minutes ago Air traffic to and from Geneva airport was faced with a strike by handlers on Sunday. KLM has canceled a flight that was supposed to depart from Schiphol to Geneva in the morning. The Swiss Arc Info reports that a number of flights have been … Read more
There was excitement in the draw for the UEFA European Conference League. Fenerbahce; Ludogorets made it to the last 16 rounds by finishing as the leader of the group, which included Nordsjaelland and Spartak Trnava. Fenerbahçe’s possible opponents were determined with the draw held in Nyon, Switzerland. Here are Fenerbahçe’s opponents and play-off round matches … Read more
The parliament in Bern wants to change the country’s war material law – a consequence of the war in Ukraine. However, weapons from there are unlikely to make it to Kiev. Why the Swiss find it so difficult to compromise their neutrality. Of all the things that Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine revealed, Switzerland’s … Read more
Czech hockey player Filip Pyrochta (left) and Swiss player Tristan Scherwey fight for the puck Source: TASR/AP/Patrick B. Kraemer ZURICH – The Swedish hockey players won in their second match at the Swiss Hockey Games. On Saturday, they beat their rivals from Finland 3:2 in Zurich, and with a full number of points they lead … Read more