Swiss democracy hit by pandemic, according to ranking
In 2020, globally, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index fell from 5.44 in 2019 to 5.37...
Covid: responding to coronavirus denial
This week, the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force published a guide on responding to coronavirus...
Vaccine delays costing Switzerland up to 100 million francs a day
A recent study by Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force calculates that vaccination delays are reducing...
New Swiss maps go live
After seven years of work, the 400+ staff at swisstopo have launched the next generation of...
Dog food recall – don’t feed these products to your pets
On 2 February 2021, Switzerland’s Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau issued a product recall for three Pedigree...
6 billion franc Swiss National Bank payment after new agreement
Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance (FDF) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB), Switzerland’s central bank, have...
no systematic checks at Swiss-French borders
According to a report on RTS radio on 1 February 2021, French border staff are not...
Swiss retail sales up in 2020 despite pandemic
Despite on and off closures of Swiss retailers last year, total 2020 retail sales figures rose...
vaccine side effects reported in Switzerland
As at 21 January 2021, Swissmedic, Switzerland’s drug approval authority, had received 42 reports of suspected...
It’s Swiss siren testing season
Every year, Switzerland tests its apocalyptic-sounding sirens on the first Wednesday of February. This year it...