Europe Switzerland Competitiveness Report 2025 by think tank Eight Competitiveness Lab has ranked Switzerland as the most competitive country in the world thanks to its economy and education system; the study assessed 58 countries
Europe Switzerland Freshwater jellyfish have been found in the Rheinauen lake in Trimmis, in Canton Graubünden; a non-venomous species, it poses no threats to swimmers
Europe Switzerland Basel residents who permanently unregister their vehicle will receive the equivalent of CHF1.500 (about $1.890) in credit for public transport, car-sharing or bike purchase; program will run for two years and will fund 400 environmental bonuses
Europe Switzerland Employees's nominal wages in Switzerland have risen by 2,3% in the current year, a percentage, higher than the expected inflation rate, that should have a direct benefit on actual wallets according to the Federal Statistical Office
Europe Switzerland The Prélaz district of Lausanne, where a teenager fleeing from the police on a stolen scooter died, experienced night of rioting.; as youth clashed with the police, seven people in two days were arrested
Europe Switzerland Just Eat Takeaway.com is experimenting robotic deliveries, starting from Oerlikon area in Zurich; automatons from RIVR, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, will be able to adapt to their surroundings, avoiding obstacles
Europe Switzerland The number of catfish caught in Switzerland has increased tenfold in 20 years, as warmer watercourses encourage these predators to reproduce and grow more in size: of the thousands of yearly catches, those above 2m meters are regularly hooked
Europe Switzerland The suicide rate among older people in Switzerland has reached record levels, the main reason being euthanasia, while the suicide rate among younger population has fallen around 30% in the past two decades
Europe Switzerland Swiss running shoe company On has opened its first production site for the innovative Lightspray shoe: the fully automated robotic process makes a shoe ready in three minutes; equal output with a standard process would require 300 people
Europe Switzerland Food labels in Switzerland will have to disclose if products of animal origin involve painful practices starting 1 July; the new rule has been decided at federal level with a series of ordinances requiring the labelling of meat, eggs and foie gras
Europe Switzerland The village of Brienz in Graubünden was closed again due to risk of landslides as 1,7 million cubic meters of rock masses in two areas above are threatening to collapse; after evacuation last November, daytime agricultural activities were recently allowed
Europe Switzerland 1.400 summer flight by Swiss International Air Lines will be cancelled due to a shortage of pilots, caused by a number of unexpected developments and overly optimistic deployment planning
Europe Switzerland Retailer Migros is planning its first Switzerland supermarket with 24/7 opening in Herisau; the test will start this summer 2025: after normal opening hours it will be open in self-service mode, with automatic payments only and CCTV security