In 2018, Switzerland and the EU struck a deal to extend Swiss stock market equivalence until 30 June 2019, a date fast approaching. Stock market equivalence makes a trade on the Swiss stock exchange equivalent to a trade on an exchange in an EU country. This allows trades to be pooled across countries, something that supports […]
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Lake Geneva’s beautiful paddlewheel boats – getting there is way more than half the fun
They say that “getting there is half the fun”. But sometimes it’s more. A lot more. For example: a Lake Geneva cruise on a grand historic paddlewheel steamboat. Destination? Who cares? On a recent gorgeous Sunday afternoon, I, your intrepid reporter, along with my intrepid stepson and two intrepid nephews, provisioned with our intrepid bottles […]
Question of the week: is this 1953 video on how to make a true man helpful?
Back in 1953 the Puerto Rico Department of Health created the Mental Health Film Board Series on the Emotions of Everyday Living. This one entitled Roots of Happiness offers advice on how a father might make a true man of his son while showing how another appears to get things wrong. While it is unlike […]
Lake Geneva region Switzerland’s jihadist hotspot
A recent study by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) shows the geographic distribution of known radicalized jihadists across Switzerland. According to figures in the report the Lake Geneva region is a hotspot with significantly higher radicalisation rates than the rest of the country. The region’s overall rate of 2.7 radicalized inhabitants per 100,000 residents […]
Swiss health insurance deductibles to remain changeable annually
One idea for containing rising healthcare costs was to remove the possibility of changing health insurance deductibles every year, making it possible only every three years. If people are able to switch from high to low deductibles annually then they can save money by opting for a high deductible one year, while postponing visits to […]
Young Swiss no longer on hook for parents’ debts
The National Council, Switzerland’s parliament, supported a motion that would end the transfer of debt from unpaid health insurance premiums to young adults, according to 20 Minutes. Under the current system, when young adults reach the age of 18 they must pay any health insurance premiums that were not paid on their behalf by their […]
Nursery group refuses unvaccinated children in Switzerland
The nursery group Bubble Bees, present in five locations in Switzerland, will now only accept children that have been vaccinated for measles and whooping cough, according the newspapers Sonntagszeitung and 20 Minutes. The CHF 2,635-a-month nursery chain has nurseries in Zurich, Lenzburg, Schaffhausen, Frauenfeld and St. Gallen. Switzerland has recently seen a sharp rise in […]
Swiss restaurant ranked best in the world
A ranking by Elite Traveler placed the restaurant Hôtel de Ville de Crissier first in a list of the world’s 100 best restaurants, eight places higher than last year. The ranking is based on the votes of readers of the magazine, which is distributed to private jet companies around the world. Franck Giovannini, the restaurant’s […]
FILM: MEN IN BLACK
14 June 2019. By Neptune MEN IN BLACK **1/2 I had expected super fun and fireworks from this rebooted MIB, with the likes of Thor turned Special Agent, and those cool black glasses. But no, unfortunately, despite deep-voiced Aussi Chris Hemsworth who is such a delight for the eyes, and the always superior Emma Thompson […]
THEATRE: OPEN AIR FESTIVAL IN COPPET
From the 18th through 20th June, try not to miss a series of delightful evening theatre and music events which have become an annual happening since 2011 in the Cours d’Honneur du Chateau de Coppet. The Chateau was the home of the renowned Madame Germaine de Stael, who was an aristocratic woman ahead of her […]
