Europe Switzerland A record number of 76,200 deaths was registered in the Federation in 2020, +12.4% compared to previous year
Europe Switzerland The Federal Council ratified an amendment to the 1996 Protocol to the 1972 so-called London Protocol that would allow the export of CO2 for storage in sub-seabed geological formations from 2024, in order to meet net-zero emissions goals
Europe Switzerland The Swiss population seems to be in favour of placing a salary cap on managers: whereas in 2022 those who favoured this measure were 75% of those surveyed, today those in favour rise to 83%
Europe Switzerland Chairlifts, T-bar lifts and cable cars in Switzerland are being shut down for economic – and increasingly climate-related – reasons; according to a recent study by NGO Mountain Wilderness, 65 installations in Switzerland are now out of operation
Europe Switzerland Voters went to the polls to elect a new national parliament in Switzerland on Sunday with results showing a victory of the radical right and a defeat of environmentalist forces