Foreign motorists passing through Switzerland without stopping may soon have to pay. This week, after the upper house, parliament also approved a proposal to introduce a transit toll, reported SRF. The move reflects growing concern about congestion on Switzerland’s trans-Alpine routes. Traffic through the Gotthard…
Switzerland News
Internal migration across Switzerland’s linguistic borders sometimes tests local integration. In the canton of Fribourg, growing numbers of French-speakers are settling in German-speaking municipalities,…
Swiss exports hit a new high in 2025, buoyed by strong demand…
Switzerland’s government plans to raise value-added tax (VAT) temporarily to finance a…
Switzerland’s state railway, Swiss Federal Railways, reported its best punctuality on record…
Politics
The campaign in favour of the initiative has been formally launched. The organisers’ central argument is cost. The proposal, which…
Tech & Innovation
In Switzerland the fuel used by piste groomers to prepare ski slopes is cheaper than that used by most other vehicles. The reason is a refund…