Plans to create a mosque in the village of Siebnen, in the canton of Schwyz, have been shelved after a surge of local opposition. The Albanian-Islamic community behind the project says it is withdrawing for now to avoid further tensions, reported SRF. We do not…
Switzerland News
On March 8th Swiss voters will decide whether to replace joint taxation of married couples with individual taxation. The reform aims to abolish the…
Swiss voters will decide on two federal questions on June 14th, the…
Swiss voters appear reluctant to raise value-added tax (VAT) to finance either…
Scott Poynton, a forester based near Nyon in the canton of Vaud,…
Politics
On March 8, voters in Aargau will decide whether to reduce social assistance for people who have relied on welfare…
Tech & Innovation
Left-wing parties in Switzerland’s largest cities are trying to revive international night trains—by leaning on the federal government and, if need be, filling the gap themselves.…