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Enjoying a beer or two - but not too many - can help you speak a foreign language more clearly, a prize winning scientif...
20/09/2025

Enjoying a beer or two - but not too many - can help you speak a foreign language more clearly, a prize winning scientific study claims.

From attitudes towards foreigners and improvements in work-life balance, Clare O'Dea examines how Switzerland has change...
20/09/2025

From attitudes towards foreigners and improvements in work-life balance, Clare O'Dea examines how Switzerland has changed over the last 20 years and how it hasn't ('the Swiss still don't know how to queue'). Her book All About Switzerland is now available - details below.

Switzerland imposes strict criteria for obtaining a citizenship or even a settlement permit. Financial responsibility pl...
20/09/2025

Switzerland imposes strict criteria for obtaining a citizenship or even a settlement permit. Financial responsibility plays a huge role.

The Swiss employment laws you need to know if you get fired
19/09/2025

The Swiss employment laws you need to know if you get fired

An accident is not on anyone’s ‘to-do’ list, but sometimes bad things unfortunately happen to good people. These are the...
19/09/2025

An accident is not on anyone’s ‘to-do’ list, but sometimes bad things unfortunately happen to good people. These are the steps to take if you are involved in a road accident in Switzerland.

Facing dismissal from your job is hard enough anywhere, but if you are living and working overseas, it is even tougher. ...
19/09/2025

Facing dismissal from your job is hard enough anywhere, but if you are living and working overseas, it is even tougher. Here, Geneva-based lawyer Renuka Cavadini explains what to do if you have been fired in Switzerland, or if you think you are about to be.

19/09/2025

Quality of life: Which Swiss city has the highest burglary rate?⬇️

Quality of life in Swiss cities can depend on avoiding being the victim of crime. So which city in Switzerland has the h...
19/09/2025

Quality of life in Swiss cities can depend on avoiding being the victim of crime. So which city in Switzerland has the highest burglary rates?

Burglary rates in Switzerland have been rising in recent years although the chances of being targeted depend very much o...
19/09/2025

Burglary rates in Switzerland have been rising in recent years although the chances of being targeted depend very much on where you live. But Swiss authorities advise residents to take certain measures to avoid becoming a victim of crime.

The stop stories from Switzerland this Friday ⬇️
19/09/2025

The stop stories from Switzerland this Friday ⬇️

Everything that changes about life in Switzerland in October 2025
19/09/2025

Everything that changes about life in Switzerland in October 2025

MPs favour mentioning offenders' nationality in police reports; new rents in Switzerland exceed the one-third 'rule' ave...
19/09/2025

MPs favour mentioning offenders' nationality in police reports; new rents in Switzerland exceed the one-third 'rule' average; and more news in our Friday roundup.

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