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12/12/2025

Swiss company Stadler Rail is building almost 600 carriages for night trains in Kazakhstan.

Stadler Rail is building almost 600 carriages for night trains in Kazakhstan, which is increasingly attractive for Swiss companies.

12/12/2025

The Swiss House of Representatives wants to ban firecrackers in Switzerland. It has adopted a counter-proposal to an initiative limiting fireworks.

The Swiss House of Representatives wants to ban firecrackers in Switzerland.

12/12/2025

Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo has announced they will return the trophy, saying Israel’s continued participation in the Eurovision Song Contest contradicts the ideals and values of the competition.

According to the Swiss singer, Eurovision stands for unity, inclusion and dignity for all. “These values have made this competition meaningful to me,” Nemo wrote to fans on Instagram.

However, because Israel is still allowed to participate in Eurovision “during an event that the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry has categorised as genocide”, Nemo sees a contradiction between the ideals of Eurovision and the decisions of the Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Read more 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/because-of-israels-participation-nemo-sends-back-esc-trophy/90625657

12/12/2025

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation wants to broadcast its radio programmes via FM again.

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) wants to broadcast its radio programmes via FM again.

12/12/2025

The EU aims to establish two new rail lines by 2040: one from Warsaw to the Baltic Sea and the other from Paris to Lisbon via Madrid. On existing routes, travel times are expected to decrease significantly.

For example, the journey from Berlin to Rome would be reduced from 14 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours 15 minutes, and the trip from Paris to the Italian capital would take 8 hours 45 minutes instead of 10 hours 50 minutes.

Switzerland and the EU are developing separate cross-border rail networks.

11/12/2025

The European Union is planning a vast expansion of its high-speed rail network, which would not pass through Switzerland. At the same time, Swiss Federal Railways is developing direct connections to Europe.

Switzerland and the EU are developing separate cross-border rail networks.

11/12/2025

Exemptions for research and growing militarisation of border policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities. Defence firms benefit most and now research institutes in Switzerland are also cashing in.

Exemptions for research and growing militarisation of border policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities.

11/12/2025

The Swiss tradition of yodelling has been awarded Intangible Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO.

As the “emblematic song of Switzerland”, yodelling encompasses a wide variety of artistic forms of expression and is deeply rooted in the population, UNESCO says.

Swiss tradition of yodelling has been awarded Intangible Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO.

10/12/2025

Economics Minister Guy Parmelin will be President of the Swiss Confederation for a second time in his career in 2026. 🇨🇭

He surpassed his 2021 result and achieved a record result for this Millennium.

Read more 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/guy-parmelin-elected-president-of-the-swiss-confederation-with-record-results/90615075

10/12/2025

The EU is planning a vast expansion of its high-speed rail network bypassing Switzerland. At the same time, Swiss Federal Railways is developing its own direct connections to Europe.

Switzerland and the EU are developing separate cross-border rail networks.

10/12/2025

As colorectal cancer rises globally among adults under 50, a few countries are responding by lowering the minimum age for screening. Calls are growing for Switzerland to follow suit, but experts warn it might not be enough to tackle the real problem: low participation rates.

Colorectal cancer rates are growing among the under-50s. When is the right time to scan?

09/12/2025

Truth or tale: Is offering a Rolex to a foreign official considered bribery under Swiss law? A reader asked us about this, here is the answer. You can read the full article here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/is-offering-a-rolex-to-a-foreign-official-considered-bribery-under-swiss-law/90585126