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2025-11-05
In December, PostBus Switzerland will be trialling a new public transport service with self-driving cars around Altstätten in canton St Gallen. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The trial operation will be expanded later. Permanent operation could start in 2027. + Switzerland gears up for driverless transport era Following the announcement …
Paris trial probes Lafarge terror financing charges
2025-11-05
The terrorist financing trial of cement maker Lafarge, which is a subsidiary of the Swiss company Holcim, has begun in Paris. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first hearing focused on legal issues, in this case priority questions of constitutionality. The former directors of Lafarge’s cement plant in Jalabiya, Syria, …
Swiss Jura region hit hard by US tariffs
2025-09-18
The economy of the Jura region in western Switzerland is suffering as a result of the tariffs imposed by the United States. Since the beginning of September, more than 100 companies, employing a total of 4,000 people, have applied for short-time work compensation. This affects around 10% of the canton’s workforce. These figures are quoted …
Switzerland launches trade alliance with 13 small and medium-sized economies
2025-09-16
Switzerland wants to diversify and strengthen trade relations together with 13 other countries. With this in mind, the small and medium-sized economies involved have launched the ‘Future of Investment and Trade Partnership’. The new initiative brings together small and medium-sized economies with an interest in open and rules-based global trade. According to the economics ministry, …
SWISS boss says relocations at Lufthansa bring more efficiency
2025-09-15
Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) CEO Jens Fehlinger has defended the planned relocation of tasks within the Lufthansa Group. In an interview with the SonntagsBlick, he emphasised that SWISSwill remain an independent airline with its own brand and management in Zurich. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, as a subsidiary of …
US Secretary of Commerce confident of Swiss tariff deal
2025-09-12
United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick is confident about striking a customs deal with Switzerland, which is facing 39% tariffs for good exported to the US. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “We will probably get a deal with Switzerland,” he said in an interview with the US broadcaster CNBC …
Swiss await US Supreme Court ruling on tariffs
2025-09-10
The United States Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, which also impact Swiss imports duties. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A hearing will take place in November, according to a Supreme Court document. Last week, Trump’s government applied to the Supreme …
Bill piles up for Swiss defence contractor fraud probe
2025-09-06
The costs of an investigation into Swiss state-owned defense company Ruag over dubious tank have reached a “double-digit million sum”, according to the company’s chair. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In February, new reports from the Federal Audit Office revealed the extent of irregularities at RUAG in which alleged cases …
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