The lower house in Bern voted 98-89 on Thursday in favor of preserving the Boston-based bank’s mandate for the social security funds. The majority dismissed fears that the administration of US ...

Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...

About 200 people demonstrated against NATO and the EU in the capital of the Swiss Canton of Ticino, with the event being organised by ...

The City of Basel has unveiled a first look at the programme of Eurovision-themed entertainment that visitors to the Host City can look forward to experiencing in May.

Lawmakers challenge Germany's plan for increased state borrowing, with complaints filed to the constitutional court by ...

Like a worm in an apple, politics — of both the national and local varieties — continues to provoke strong reactions with readers.

This week, an initiative aimed at convincing Swiss voters to support a proposal to introduce a system of universal service for all Swiss citizens was rejected by parliament, reported SRF. © Jos Sch ...

A march in Switzerland was directed at Donald Trump, featuring a brigade of flute players wearing giant hats in the shape of ...

Pirate Bay co-founder Carl Lindstrom has died in a place crash at the age of 64. The controversial Swedish businessman was ...

Switzerland's government chose who would succeed Viola Amherd, the outgoing head of defence, in its seven-member executive team, known as the Federal Council. On Wednesday 12 March 2025, Sw ...

No surprise from the federal government: the newly elected Federal Councillor Martin Pfister takes over the defence ministry.

Exhibit B is Germany, where election winner Friedrich Merz lacks the majority to unlock a much-needed investment package. In ...