The number of new motorcycles registered in Switzerland increased by a staggering 15.1% in the first quarter of 2014 as compared to last year. Over 10,500 two-wheelers will now be taking to the nation’s roads. In the same period, according to Office fédéral des routes, 68,722 new passenger cars (voitures de tourisme) were registered – […]
Erasmus+: interim solution – pragmatism prevails
An interim solution to the halt of Erasmus + has been given the all clear by the Federal Council at a meeting this week in Bern. In an announcement likely to be welcomed by academia, students and business alike, the Federal Council has agreed that costs of implementing an interim solution to maintain key elements […]
Value added tax – no escape for foreign companies
Bern is to reduce what it heavily terms as “VAT-related competitive disadvantages suffered by domestic companies”. It claims that services bought from abroad are often wrongly procured without VAT and are thereby less expensive for the buyer than domestic services. The government has therefore decided that in future, foreign companies must give a Swiss VAT […]
ALLER.RETOUR JAPON.GENEVE
In the context of the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Japan andata.ritorno laboratoire d’art contemporain presents the exhibition ALLER.RETOUR JAPON.GENEVE Tami Ichino – Isamu Krieger – Yuki Shiraishi Curators of the exhibition: Michèle Vicat & Joseph Farine Opening: Tuesday April 29, 2014 at 6 :00pm Exhibition from April 29, 2014 through May 10, […]
Montreux. Montreux Choral Festival – 24 April – 26 April
Each Spring the Montreux Choral Festival hosts choirs from around the world, regardless of their size, style or the age of the singers. The sole requirement for selection by the jury is quality! Théâtre de Vevey Rue du Théâtre 4 1800 Vevey Auditorium Stravinski Grand Rue 95 1820 Montreux www.choralfestival.ch CHF 30. Concs: CHF 5. […]
Burgundy: recycling France’s rail and tow routes
BEAUNE One of the most impressive cycle routes in France is the almost completed circuitous 800km Saône et Loire Voie Verte in Burgundy, built along abandoned railway lines and canal towpaths. Less than two hours from Geneva, this voie verte was begun in 1997 and follows a route away from car traffic through staggeringly beautiful […]
Vaud unemployment falls
The canton of Vaud reported that unemployment in March fell by 0.2% to 5.1%. The number of unemployed fell by 815 during the month to 18,965. Cantonal authorities noted that there was no age bias in those regaining employment.
Multinationals open their doors
GENEVA The Groupement des Entreprises Multinationales (GEM) comprises 81 member companies that employ more than 30,000 people in the region. Responsible for more than 40% of GDP in the cantons of Geneva and Vaud, they account for one in three jobs and 75% of national investment in R&D. “Thanks to a diverse economy, with small […]
Canton Marittimo
Swiss Maritime Canton? CAROUGE Landlocked Switzerland might be interested in a 16 February regional election in Sardinia, which included a quasi-serious initiative demanding that Italy sell the Mediterranean island to Switzerland as its 27th canton. A group of Sardinians formed the Canton Marittimo, calling on Rome to allow their ruggedly beautiful island, with a population […]
Le News edition 22
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