In Switzerland, 6.7% of the 669,100 people from third countries received social assistance in 2022. This figure has fallen slightly by 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous year. From 2015 to 2017, it was around 8.5%. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 44,900 people from third countries received social welfare...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is launching a competition to design a new banknote series on the theme of “Switzerland and its altitudes”. The colours of the banknotes and the usual denomination will not change. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “We assume that the new banknotes will be issued in the early 2030s at the earliest,”...

Bread grain is in short supply in Switzerland due to the cool and wet weather in spring. The Swiss government therefore increased the import quota by 20,000 tonnes on Wednesday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss grain harvest in 2024 was significantly lower than average, the national government wrote in a press release....

The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has received documents from former Credit Suisse companies relating to the Mozambique debt scandal. The Appeals Chamber has rejected an appeal by the financial institutions taken over by UBS. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In September 2023, the Office of the Attorney General...

Roger Federer has decided not to build the planned boathouse on the banks of his villa in the town of Rapperswil-Jona on Lake Zurich. Two weeks ago, the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) lodged an appeal against the permit he had been granted. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The former world tennis star's decision...

Swiss Post CEO Roberto Cirillo has rejected criticism of Swiss Post's strategy. The financial situation is stable and the investments in new services will pay off in the long term, he said in an interview with the Tamedia newspapers. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The CHF100 million ($115 million) invested in the renovation...