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Swiss again European train champions
2025-11-20
Every Swiss resident travelled an average of 2,519 kilometres by train last year, surpassing the 2019 record of 2,505 kilometres. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On average, everyone in Switzerland used the train 71 times in 2024. Compared with the previous year, the number of kilometres travelled (+2.2%) and the …
Switzerland misses transalpine freight targets
2025-11-19
The shift of transalpine freight traffic from road to rail in Switzerland has stalled in the last two years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The access routes are slowing down. The Federal Council is therefore lobbying neighbouring countries for rapid modernisation. The modal shift target of 650,000 lorry journeys set …
US delays pharma tariffs to push for more drug pricing deals
2025-10-02
According to government circles, the new tariffs on pharmaceutical imports into the US announced by US President Donald Trump for October 1 will not be imposed after all. This was announced by a high-ranking government official to the German Press Agency. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Instead, tariffs are now …
Ex-US climate ambassador Kerry urges more green investing
2025-10-01
Former United States climate ambassador John Kerry sees energy transition as a great opportunity for the economy and investors. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “It is the biggest economic transformation since the industrial revolution,” he told the Building Bridges sustainability conference in Geneva. + Swiss finance sector told to ‘green’ …
Trade unions push back on sale of Nestlé Waters
2025-09-29
A demonstration against the proposed sale of Nestlé Waters to a partner brought together around a hundred people at the company headquarters in Vevey on Monday. Trade union delegations came from seven European countries to make their voices heard. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The demonstrators had travelled from France, …
UBS protests Swiss capital requirement proposal
2025-09-26
Switzerland’s government formally proposed giving UBS bank seven years to fully comply with higher capital requirements, confirming previous guidance. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The biggest banks in Switzerland, most notably UBS, should “provide full capital backing for their participations in foreign subsidiaries,” the government said in a statement on …
Alcon strengthens lens business with major US acquisition
2025-08-05
The eye care group Alcon is going on a shopping spree. On Tuesday, the Geneva-based company announced the acquisition of the US company Staar, a specialist in implantable lenses. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox As part of the agreement, Alcon is offering $28 in cash for each Staar share. The …
Swiss parties divided on measures in response to new US tariffs
2025-08-01
Most Swiss parties are critical of the new 39% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. But they are divided on possible solutions, which range from strengthening Switzerland’s competitiveness to working even more closely with the European Union. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In a statement, the centre-right Radical-Liberals denounced …
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