The Geneva International Motor Show 2018 opens in two days. Running from 8 until 18 March 2018, the show will present close to 180 exhibitors. This year the focus is on electric cars. Electrification of transport offers the hope of lower emissions, however there is a huge challenge that many are only starting to seriously […]
Geneva Motor Show 2018 – fewer fawning females
Car shows are well-known for their use of women as display decoration. This was highly evident at last year’s show. However a lot has happened in a year and the number of mini-skirted young women fawning over glistening cars has declined sharply. A quick scan of Instagram (#gims) on this year’s show reveals very few […]
Suicide leading cause of death among Swiss youth
A recent press release by Stop Suicide, an organisation for the prevention of youth suicide, highlights the vulnerability of young people in Switzerland. In 2015, 2.5 times as many people aged under 30 died from suicide as from car accidents. In addition, it is the first time since 2011 that the rate has risen. In […]
Swiss vote results on public broadcasting fee and federal tax – 4 March 2018
Today, Swiss voters voted on two federal initiatives: New Financial Regime 2021 and No Billag. Switzerland’s federal government must periodically seek voter approval to collect taxes. Currently, the federal government has the right to levy these taxes until 2020. Today’s New Financial Regime 2021 vote, is aimed at extending this right until 2035. The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, Switzerland’s public […]
Switzerland votes this weekend on federal tax and broadcasting fee
On Sunday 4 March 2018, Swiss voters will vote on two federal initiatives. New financial regime 2021 Switzerland’s federal government must periodically seek voter approval to collect taxes. If Sunday’s vote is successful, a constitutional amendment will be made extending the government’s right to tax Swiss residents. Swiss vote results – 4 March 2018 (Le […]
Drone-snatching eagles could grace the skies of Geneva this year
Two months ago Geneva Police acquired two eagle eggs, which both successfully hatched, according to Tribune de Genève. The video above shows an eagle in training in the Netherlands two years ago. The French army has also been using the birds to capture drones. They can only be used on small drones. The French military […]
Home bag collection and check in now available for passengers flying on Swiss
Passengers travelling internationally from Geneva and Zurich airports on Swiss and Edelweiss can wave goodbye to their bags at home and collect them at their destination. The service, run in partnership with Swiss Rail, must be ordered the day before departure. Each bag costs CHF 22 on top of a base collection fee of CHF […]
Photos – Switzerland’s Siberian lakeside ice sculptures
Recent sub-zero temperatures and Arctic winds have left a dazzling array of ice sculptures on the shores of some of Switzerland’s lakes. Here is a small selection of photos from the many posted on Instagram. #icestatues on #lakegeneva #switzerland?? Une publication partagée par @ cgt_gva le 28 Févr. 2018 à 6 :54 PST Hier, #Genève en […]
Deporting foreign criminals – Geneva leads in French-speaking Switzerland
Geneva expelled more than half of all the foreign criminals deported from French-speaking Switzerland in 2017, according to statistics published by the association of police and judicial chiefs for French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland. In October 2016, a new law on deporting foreign criminals came into force, the result of a vote organized by the Swiss […]
Single mum asked to repay more than 200,000 francs of welfare by Swiss municipality
A single mother in Münchenstein in the canton of Basel-Landschaft has been asked by her municipality to repay CHF 224,866 francs of welfare she received, according to a recent report by the Swiss broadcaster SRF. Life became challenging for the 43-year-old woman after she gave birth to a premature child requiring intensive care. Then her […]
