Switzerland’s financial regulator said that it would be open to introducing higher capital requirements for UBS Group AG in ...

Switzerland’s financial regulator signaled that it would be open to introducing higher capital requirements for UBS Group AG ...

Swiss People’s Party calls for Paris Agreement exit On 9 February, a referendum saw Swiss voters reject an “environmental responsibility initiative” - more than 60 per cent voted no. The rig ...

Under a controversial new proposal, newly-arrived immigrants would have to pay a fee for the first 11 years of their ...

Switzerland's treaties with the European Union cannot be subject to a mandatory referendum. This is the opinion of the majority of the responsible committee of the House of Representatives.

This despite the fact that Sandoz no longer produces in Switzerland. Referendum on the way The referendum «Yes to medical supply security,» for which an alliance of small pharmaceutical ...

Given Switzerland's direct democracy system, a referendum may be required before the law is fully enacted. The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) has already voiced strong opposition, arguing that ...

Switzerland's largest city has permitted the use of controversial posters which call for a ban on the construction of minarets on mosques in the European country. The posters are part of a campaign by ...

People in Switzerland are voting to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage. Switzerland is one of the last countries in western Europe not to recognise same-sex marriage, and supporters say the ...

Why are the Swiss going to the polls? Switzerland is holding a legally binding referendum at the end of this month on whether the central bank should be obliged to hold at least 20% of its overall ...

Under a law passed in 1964, the Swiss banks pay no interest on foreign deposits—and last week, in a special referendum, Swiss voters extended that law for another two years. Contact us at ...