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 […]
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 […]
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Homes are getting “smart”
GENEVA What if your home could tell you when to take medicine, or when your body needed more exercise, or if it could call for help if you became ill? Or even find your reading glasses? Such so-called smart homes are approaching reality as Switzerland and other European countries increase their focus on researching new […]
