13/01/2023

SWISS pilots approve new collective labour agreement

Pilots working for Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) have agreed to a new collective labour agreement finalised after lengthy negotiations between their union Aeropers and SWISS management. The new collective agreement comes into force retroactively on January 1, 2023, after 87%…
13/01/2023

Switzerland’s largest ‘open air’ solar farm planned at Bern Airport

A huge solar farm – the equivalent of 35 football pitches – is being planned at Bern Airport aimed at producing electricity for up to 15,000 homes from 2026. Flughafen Bern AG and the energy company BKW have joined forces…
13/01/2023

Greenpeace blasts number of private jets heading to WEF

Environmental group Greenpeace has criticised the “hypocrisy” of elites gathering in Davos next week for the World Economic Forum (WEF) for their use of private jets amid mounting climate change concerns. A few days ahead of the WEF’s annual meeting…
13/01/2023

Switzerland and US sign deal on pharmaceutical supply chain

US and Swiss authorities have agreed to share inspection documents on pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in a move to improve efficiency and safety in the drug supply chain. According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, the Good Manufacturing Practice…
13/01/2023

WEF guest list reflects world geopolitical and economic woes

Organisers say the 2023 WEF summit will stand out for record participation across the board with 379 public figures expected to show up. That includes 52 heads of state and government – the bulk of them (30) from Europe, which…
04/11/2022

Switzerland to send top level delegation to COP27

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, who also holds the rotating presidency this year, will join Environment Minister Simonetta Sommaruga at the COP27 climate forum in Egypt next week. Switzerland will “advocate for an effective work programme that leads to firm…
04/11/2022

Bubbles in Covid booster vials pose no risk: Swissmedic

Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic says there are no risks in connection with bubbles that appeared in vials of Covid-19 vaccine boosters retooled to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “Laboratory analysis of the vials did not reveal any indications of…
04/11/2022

Switzerland donates CHF1.5m for African flood relief

Switzerland has provided CHF1.5 million ($1.48 million) in emergency aid to flood-stricken Nigeria and Chad. The two African countries have experienced devastating floods since the summer that have killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced or without access to…
04/11/2022

‘Treasure trove’ of lost artefacts found in Swiss monastery

Some 2,000 archeological objects, some dating back to the Stone Age, have been uncovered during a spring clean of a monastery attic in central Switzerland. The artefacts are part of a large collection assembled by Benedictine monk, Father Emmanuel Scherer…
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