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Swiss to vote on easier naturalisation rules in February, and 'winter' viruses are already spreading — these are among the news that The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.
The collision between two trains in Spain on October 28th that killed 69 people and injured scores of others is blamed, pending further investigation, on signalling, technical issues, and/or human error. And that brings up a question of just how safe is high-speed train travel in Switzerland?
As anyone driving a car knows, parking fees in Switzerland are not cheap. A travel booking platform allows motorists to compare parking costs in dozens of Swiss cities.
China's leader Xi Jinping and Swiss President Guy Parmelin hailed a major trade deal update at a signing ceremony on Friday, removing tariffs on almost all Swiss exports to the world's second-largest economy.
Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on Friday discussed normalising political relations with North Korea during a visit to Pyongyang, after formally opening a diplomatic office in the country.
The EU will charge an extra €2 "processing fee" on parcels imported into the European Union from Sunday November 1st in a bid to reduce the influx of cheap Chinese products bought on the internet. The fee is on top of the recent €3 EU tax added on "small parcels".
Swiss digital service providers will transmit electronic data to the EU; City of Zurich will be required to accept cash; plus more news in our roundup this Friday.
The European Union and Canada are set to announce on Friday a new strategic alliance that will include more opportunities for Canadians and Europeans to live and study and work on the opposite side of the Atlantic.
The EU and Canada want to bring their relationship to the "highest level possible" as they face a "world of growing rivalries," the 27-nation bloc's chief said Thursday ahead of a meeting with Canadian leader Mark Carney.
The app of Switzerland's national railway company, SBB, has been updated and now offers new, practical features - not just for train commuters but for all public transport users as well.
The Swiss government said Wednesday it would not "abandon" a deal to purchase US Patriot missile systems which faces severe delays, but is considering European and Israeli weapons for a backup.
After record-breaking temperatures and extreme drought that hit Switzerland during the summer of 2026, the government vowed to look into measures to mitigate these effects of climate change. So what specific strategies did it decide on?
Switzerland's controversial initiative to shorten residency requirements for naturalisation will be voted on in a February 28th referendum.
Proposal to shorten the wait time for Swiss citizenship is set for a February referendum; government approves new strategy to combat summer heatwaves and drought; and more news in our Thursday roundup.
On November 29th, Swiss voters will decide whether their government should be able to supply arms to a state involved in an armed conflict. And that brings up a pertinent question of why the neutral country is involved in producing and exporting weapons in the first place?
