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2025-09-05
The dispute between shoe manufacturer On, the Swissness Enforcement Association (SEA) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) over the use of the Swiss cross on shoes made abroad is moving up a gear. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Following a meeting between the two parties on Wednesday, …
On faces complaint over use of Swiss cross on shoes made in Asia
2025-09-03
The On company is again the subject of criticism because of the Swiss cross on its shoes. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the Swiss newspaper Blick, Swissness Enforcement (SE) – an association campaigning for compliance with the legislation protecting the indication of Swiss origin – lodged a complaint …
Nestlé sacks CEO Laurent Freixe after affair with employee
2025-09-02
Swiss food giant Nestlé has dismissed its CEO, Laurent Freixe, with immediate effect. The move follows an investigation into a previously undisclosed relationship with a female employee who reported directly to him. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The board of directors saw Freixe’s behaviour as a violation of the Nestlé …
First outbreak of lumpy skin disease in cattle near Geneva
2025-08-25
A first outbreak of cattle skin nodule disease (Lumpy Skin Disease) has been discovered in France, just over the border from Switzerland. The cattle on the infected farm have to be slaughtered. There have been no cases of this disease in Switzerland to date. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox …
Swiss solar industry fears end of boom period
2025-08-21
Swiss solar panel company Mons Solar has filed for bankruptcy as the domestic industry faces a reduction in state subsidies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox With the coronavirus pandemic and the energy crisis a few years ago, the market for solar systems experienced a veritable boom. Figures from the industry …
Swiss group launches referendum against individual taxation
2025-07-03
The introduction of individual taxation of spouses in Switzerland would create new inequalities, says an all-party group launching a referendum. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The referendum was launched against the indirect counter-proposal to a popular initiative, which the group labels as deception. Individual taxation would not lead to greater …
Can Saudi Arabia’s billions unlock the secrets to a longer, healthier life?
2025-07-03
Longevity has been an underfunded area of biotech research, as the challenge of getting drugs approved and the high risk of failure have deterred most pharma giants and academic grant providers. Now, Saudi Arabia is throwing it a lifeline. For nearly a decade, molecular biologist Johan Auwerx fought to get investors to back his theory …
CEO of Swiss state-owned technology company Ruag resigns
2025-06-26
The head of the Swiss state-owned technology group Ruag International is stepping down after parliament decided against privatising its Beyond Gravity unit.
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