For six years in a row Melbourne, Australia remains the most liveable of the 140 cities surveyed, followed very closely by Vienna. This year’s top ten, scored from 97.5 to 95.0, a score range that included both Zurich and Geneva in 2015. Top ten EIU Liveability Rankings 2016 1. Melbourne, Australia (97.5) 2. Vienna, Austria […]
Swimmer breaks 83 km Lake Geneva swim record by 3 minutes
Le Matin. Spanish swimmer Jaime Caballero made the swim from Villeneuve, at one end of the lake, to Geneva at the other end, to raise awareness for diabetes. Swimming through the night, he left Villeneuve near Montreux, at 3:00pm and arrived in Geneva early the following morning. The 83 km swim took 22 hours and […]
Author of false alert at Geneva airport must pay
Tribune de Genève. According to Pierre Maudet, Geneva’s state councilor in charge of security, the cost of last week’s false alarm should not be borne by taxpayers. Last Wednesday, a French resident falsely warned that someone was carrying a bomb in the French sector at Geneva airport. Her motive was to prevent her husband and […]
New ice rink in Geneva
Tribune de Genève. It might be the middle of summer, but an association representing those who use the baths in Pâquis, recently made a formal request for permission to build a temporary ice rink during Geneva’s winter months. If everything goes to plan, the facility could open this November. According to association coordinator, Philippe Constantin, […]
How two dog bones cost a family 17 francs in Swiss customs charges
Tribune de Genève. A family from Geneva was recently hit with an unexpected bill at the Swiss customs post at Bardonnex according to Tribune de Genève. Returning from their holiday in Italy, the family was hit with a customs bill of around ten times the value of the bones they had bought for their dog. […]
What Switzerland must do in the face of terrorism
Tribune de Genève. After the terrorist attack in Nice, Geneva state councillor in charge of security, Pierre Maudet, is calling for better police training in the face of the danger posed by jihadists. He told the Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag, that specialised antiterrorism training of police personnel is required so officers can neutralise terrorists immediately when […]
Prisoners let out of Geneva prison to clean
Le Matin. Near the end of their terms some Swiss prisoners are put to work. Under certain conditions, a voluntary programme allows them to spend their their days working and their nights in an “open” centre. They end up in workshops, kitchens or cleaning for the city of Geneva, before being released or deported to […]
Cross-border workers can now choose between French and Swiss health insurance
Tribune de Genève. Those who work in Switzerland but live in France will soon be able to choose where they take out health insurance. In 2014, the French government made life difficult for many cross-border workers by removing the option of taking out private health insurance instead of paying into the French state health system. […]
Pianos mysteriously turn up on the streets of Geneva
Last Friday pianos started appearing on the streets of Geneva, free for anyone to play. The pianos are part of an outdoor artwork by British artist Luke Jerram. Touring internationally since 2008, he has overseen the installation of more than 1,500 pianos in over 50 cities around the world. Called Play Me, I’m Yours (Jouez, […]
Mossack Fonseca employee arrested in Geneva
Tribune de Genève. A computer specialist working for the Geneva office of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has been arrested following accusations of data theft. Criminal proceedings have been opened by Geneva’s public prosecutor, according to a spokesperson from the ministry who spoke to the newspaper Le Temps. Mossack Fonseca found itself at the heart […]
