The small town of Moutier has switched from the canton of Bern to Jura, drawing a line under an age-old and intractable territorial dispute. That is the hope at least.

The resignation of Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter surprised even his own party, the FDP. It’s still not clear whether the Federal Councillor from Neuchâtel is leaving for...

The most westerly canton hopes the CEVA rail link will ease its congestion. Meanwhile, Basel also experiences gridlocks, but has a modern mobility system spanning three countries.

Hans Stöckli is an enthusiastic campaigner for more modest and honest Olympic Games. But in bidding to host the Sion 2026 Winter Olympics, one thing is clear for the Berne...

Bern or Jura? On 18 June, after centuries of division, Moutier voted to switch canton. Just. Votes were also held in two small Bernese-Jura villages...

Switzerland does not lie by the sea, it has no important port, no navy. And yet it is a seafaring nation. That costs the government 215 million...

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Early this year, “My Life as a Courgette”, an animated film by the Swiss director Claude Barras, won two Césars and two Swiss Film Awards to add to...

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Between January and August 2017, Swiss citizens around the globe were called upon to elect their 140 representatives on the Council of the Swiss...

Discover Switzerland together and enjoy sun and snow!

The OSA Youth Service offers young Swiss citizens abroad a wide variety of opportunities to...

This year’s Conference of the Swiss Schools Abroad took place in Zurich on 10–12 July. The official part of the event, which was attended by more than...

Acquaintances tell me that the divorced former wives of Swiss citizens can receive a widows’ pension after the death of their ex-husband. I’m 80 and...

Whether skiers or snowboarders, novices or at an advanced level, 8 to 14-year-old Swiss children abroad will have a great time at our winter camp.

The last hurdle to solving the conflict?

Left mourns Burkhalter’s departure more than his own party

Different approaches to cross-border travel in Basel and Geneva

“We are providing an alternative to massive stagings”

Two souls in Bernese Jura

An expensive naval adventure

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