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Jan 2, 2025 · How does all this translate into actual numbers? The median salary in Switzerland is currently about 6,790 francs a month. Based on the data from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), however, people in some professions earn significantly more.. Among them are those employed in the banking / financial field (10,491 francs) and the pharmaceutical industry (10,296 francs).

Jan 10, 2025 · Foreigners earn less money in certain jobs than their Swiss counterparts and things that foreign nationals in Switzerland are not allowed to do — these are among the news that The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.

Jan 7, 2025 · On January 5th, the Mirror published an article stating that “the Swiss government is offering young adults under 45 a bonus of 20,000 CHF, plus an extra 10,000 CHF per child, to settle down in the idyllic alpine village of Albinen, Switzerland.”

Sep 25, 2024 · Despite the warning, The Last Resort had chosen a forest in Schaffhausen for Sarco's ‘inaugural’ use, openly flaunting the ban. And only a day before Sarco was used, Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider said that the way the capsule functions — that is, by filling the pod with poisonous nitrogen gas — does not comply with the existing legislation.

Jan 1, 2024 · Viola Amherd, 61, is the country's new president, and will remain in this position until December 31st. Amherd, who has served as Switzerland's first female Defence Minister, hails from canton Valais, which means she is the second consecutive French-speaking president, after Alain Berset, who served in 2023.

Nov 20, 2024 · And on the international arena… Working out stumbling blocks with the EU. In the latest and still on-going round of talks between Switzerland and the European Union, the two sides are wrangling over the issue of free movement of persons, which is the backbone of the bilateral treaties between Bern and Brussels.

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Jul 17, 2024 · First, a bit of historical context. Switzerland has sent athletes to the Olympics since the first modern-age Games held in Athens in 1896. The country also hosted the winter Olympics twice, 20 years apart - the winters of 1928 and 1948, both in the Alpine resort of St Moritz.

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