Europe Switzerland Federal Statistical Office on 1 April published March inflation data, at +2.4% on March 2021, and consumer price index (CPI) at +0.6% year on year; it also made public the average salary figures for 2020: CHF 6.665 a month working full time
Europe Switzerland The Swiss are divided on the question of increasing the financial resources for the army; according to a recent poll, 45% believe there should be an increase, 41% are against and 8% would like to see a reduction
Europe Switzerland A Groupe Mutuel study reveals the shortcomings of hospital planning, concluding that more than 270 patients die each year in hospitals because they are treated by doctors who do not perform operations routinely enough to achieve an optimal result
Europe Switzerland After years of negotiations, discussions and postponements, Parliament gave the final approval to the Italo-Swiss agreement on the taxation of frontier workers; it is now up to Italy to sign the agreement
Europe Switzerland Swiss watch exports kept growing registering a +6,8 year on year in January, notwithstanding a drop in China market - the first since the beginning of the pandemic
Europe Switzerland The popular initiative for a ban on tobacco advertising appears to be heading towards approval by the Swiss people, according to the second poll ahead of today's vote
Europe Switzerland Start-up company Transmutex is developing a new type of nuclear reactor that uses thorium instead of uranium, which would allow plants to generate electricity more safely and without generating highly radioactive waste
Europe Switzerland In 2021, 92% of trains ran less than three minutes late, according to the Federal Railways, confirming the record punctuality of Swiss railways
Europe Switzerland A number of associations protested against initiatives by some cities and smaller towns to generalise 30 km/h in built-up areas
Europe Switzerland The Les Vernets d'Arve Foundation, which was founded in 1962 by Dr Renée Girod to rent low-cost flats to women in difficulty, recently inaugurated its fourth building, reaching 600 beneficiaries
Europe Switzerland A recent report by the public prosecutor's office of the Italian region of Tuscany has revealed how 'ndrangheta - a criminal organization - phenomena also exist in the country; the Federal Police admits the issue has long been underestimated
Europe Switzerland Between October and December, more than 1,5 million tonnes of beet are harvested, feeding a sugar production chain covering 80% of local needs and that is able to survive with massive state support
Europe Switzerland Ticino's minimum wage law enters into force today and will be progressively implemented until 2024; the appeals of several Ticino companies were rejected last month