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Le News fills a gap in local Swiss media for the numerous English-speakers living and visiting Switzerland. We aim to provide useful engaging information and news that matters to those living across Switzerland wherever they come from.
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6d ago
Recently, Federal Councillors, or cabinet members, lost their free ski passes. This week, parliament voted on whether they should be able to keep their other perks, reported RTS. These perks include free first class train passes for themselves and their partners, two cars – one for work engagements and another for private use, free phone ..read more
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6d ago
Electricity production in Switzerland rose by 13.5% in 2023, reaching a new record of 72.1 billion kWh, reported the Federal Office of Electricity (FOE). Production from both hydropower plants (+21.7%) and nuclear plants (+1%) was higher. Hydro (56.6%) and nuclear (32.4%) made up 89% of the total. The remaining 11% came from thermal and renewable sources. The ..read more
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6d ago
Data published this week by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) show a 2.5% rise in spending on healthcare in Switzerland in 2022. The increase is below the average rate of 3.2% over the five years before. During 2022, Switzerland spent CHF 91.5 billion on healthcare, which is more than CHF 10,000 per person. Between 2021 ..read more
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6d ago
According to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), nearly 35,000 new vehicles were put into circulation across Switzerland in March 2024. And while this figure is 5% below the number in March 2023, the size of private vehicles rose, a now well established trend. The only group of private vehicles rising in number was non-plug-in hybrids ..read more
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6d ago
The first Ukrainian refugees arrived in Switzerland in early 2022. Roughly two years on only 23% are working. This week, the federal government said it wants to get this percentage to 40% by the end of the year, reported SRF. The benefits of integrating refugees into the workforce are clear. But finding work is not ..read more
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6d ago
The cost of healthcare and the compulsory insurance residents must pay to fund it continue to rise. In 2022, healthcare spending rose 2.5%. At the same time, dental care is not covered. Politicians from the Green Party would like it included in basic cover. However, parliament voted against the idea this week, reported RTS. The ..read more
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6d ago
19 April 2024. By Neptune We have a highly varied selection of films this week – depicting unsettling violence, gentle wisdom and a surrealistic comedy – from different countries – U.S., India, Bhutan and France. Choose wisely… CIVIL WAR **1/2 This is a brutal film in its frightening view of a possible future reality. But ..read more
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1w ago
This week, a group calling themselves the Pro Switzerland Group, announced it had collected 133,000 signatures, a number comfortably above the 100,000 needed to call a referendum, reported SRF. The group wants to ask voters whether they want the nation’s neutrality to be strictly set out in Switzerland’s constitution. The initiative calls for a constitutional ..read more
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1w ago
This week, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled the Swiss government violated the Human Rights Convention on climate change in a case brought by a climate organisation and four Swiss women claiming to be victims of insufficiently mitigated climate change. Eight years ago, a group of Swiss senior citizens, known as the Climate ..read more
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1w ago
The World Bank estimates CHF 440 billion (US$ 486 billion) will be needed to rebuild Ukraine. Switzerland has so far spent around CHF 3 billion helping Ukraine and its residents since the Russian attack began. This week, the Federal Council announced a plan to provide a further CHF 5 billion to rebuild the country between ..read more