World news about “Switzerland” published by euronews.
Lake Geneva looks nice in the ice – nocomment Ice dominates the landscape around Switzerland’s Lake Geneva in the severe cold snap sweeping across Europe. Geneva is in the path of a northern wind known as… 06/02/2012
Can you dig it? Xstrata Glencore merger talks Mining group Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore have confirmed they are in merger talks. The all-share deal between the two Swiss-based companies would… 02/02/2012
‘Occupy’ protest at World Economic Forum – nocomment About 40 protesters from the “Occupy” movement gathered in front of the town hall in Davos, Switzerland, to protest on the sidelines of the World Economic… 29/01/2012
Switzerland and Germany reach deal on plane noise Switzerland and Germany have resolved a long-term row over noise at Zurich airport. Both countries’ transport ministers signed a statement of intent at the… 29/01/2012
IMF’s Lagarde urges quick resolution to euro crisis IMF chief Christine Lagarde has urged European leaders to act fast and deal with the continent’s debt crisis. She was speaking at the World Economic Forum… 28/01/2012
FEMEN protest in DavosUkrainian protesters from the campaign group FEMEN stage a demo outside the World Economic Forum in Davos. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann 28/01/2012
Davos: crisis and consequences The shockwave sent out by the eurozone crisis is now hurting emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, and China. These were the very economies that came to… 27/01/2012
Ghosn notes pessimism in the Davos air The car industry is an excellent economic bellweather as its health often a reflection of consumer confidence or economic vigour. So who better to talk to… 27/01/2012
Davos ponders the future of food The eurozone crisis has plunged the world’s economy into the danger zone. Europe’s troubles are hitting the once robust growth of the big BRIC hitters –… 27/01/2012
Ideas as vital as money for the Davos recipe Deals are not only sealed in private meeting rooms. A lucrative agreement can just as easily be made over a mouth-watering canapé at one of the numerous… 27/01/2012
Big freeze fails to deter protesters at Davos Adapt and protest. That is one of the messages emerging from Davos. The snow is not enough to deter the demonstrators who have built, ‘Camp Igloo’ proof, they… 26/01/2012
Eurozone should stay intact says Lamy Some blame part of the Eurozone’s woes on globalization – the interconnectedness of world economies held responsible for the downturn that’s hit so many… 26/01/2012
Eurozone crisis dominates debates at Davos The shrieks and cries, the swish and swirl of winter sports are the normal sounds which echo across the mountains which surround Davos. Now it is the… 26/01/2012
Austerity and solidarity to save the euro Omnipresent in the background of the World Economic Forum in Davos is the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone. The great challenge is to find the ideal… 26/01/2012
New problems new solutions The World Economic Summit has opened in Davos to a background of economic and geopolitical changes. They include a deepening debt crisis which is… 26/01/2012
Davos 2012 meets with gloomy backdrop The World Economic Forum is convening after one of the most momentous years in recent history. Some 2,600 Davos delegates are meeting under the summit… 25/01/2012
Next 10 years crucial warns WEF’s Howell As part of euronews’ comprehensive coverage of the World Economic Forum, our reporter in Davos, Isabelle Kumar, spoke to the event’s organiser to get his… 25/01/2012
The price you pay to get to Davos The chosen few get badges for Davos. Security ensures this is one party that is difficult to gatecrash; getting a ticket is not easy and it is very… 25/01/2012
Occupy movement in Davos – nocomment The Occupy movement makes its presence felt at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A small group of protesters greets the 2,600 decision-makers… 25/01/2012
Back in the Day: Trieste plumbs the greatest depthsJanuary 23, 1960 The Trieste bathyscaphe, or ‘deep boat’, reaches the deepest known point of the world’s ocean, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench near… 23/01/2012
Neuchatel kicked out of Swiss topflight The Swiss Football League on Wednesday stripped Neuchatel of their licence and booted them out of the country’s first division following alleged… 19/01/2012
SNB makes profit on forex and gold The Swiss National Bank has said it expects to have made a profit for 2011 thanks to gains from its foreign currency positions and a rise in the value of its… 13/01/2012
Swiss central bank chief quits over wife’s forex deal The head of the Swiss National Bank, Philipp Hildebrand, has resigned because of a controversial foreign currency trade made by his wife. He said he was… 09/01/2012
Swiss central bank head stands firm The chairman of the Swiss central bank has said he will not quit. A defiant Philipp Hildebrand told reporters he saw no reason to resign over a… 05/01/2012
Jungfrau railway marks 100-year anniversaryA giant light installation of the flag of Switzerland, by Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter, illuminates the north face of the Jungfrau mountain, in the Bernese… 03/01/2012
FC Sion punished The Swiss Football Association’s dispute with FIFA over FC Sion fielding ineligible players came to end on Friday when the club has 36 points deducted… 30/12/2011
Swiss cut growth forecast Switzerland has cut its growth forecast for next year due to the worsening European economic situation. It sees economic growth of 0.5 percent. The previous… 13/12/2011
Federer wins Swiss Indoors title Switzerland’s Roger Federer returned to winning ways with a convincing straight sets victory over Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the final of the Swiss Indoors… 07/11/2011
Credit Suisse shrinks investment bank, cuts jobs Credit Suisse plans to cut another 1,500 jobs and scale back its loss-making investment banking business as it announced disappointing third-quarter… 01/11/2011
Switzerland considers euro aid role Some of the help to back up debt-ridden euro zone countries could come from the traditionally euro-sceptic Switzerland. A government spokesman said the… 28/10/2011
Talk, walk and learn with the animals Learning with animals is one educational method that can offer a sound teaching technique. But what can children learn from animals? To find out, this week… 28/10/2011
Novartis slashes jobs to cut costsNovartis is cutting 2,000 jobs in Switzerland and the United States to keep costs under control. That is in response to growing price pressures and the strong… 25/10/2011
The fallout from the Swiss election Changes are clearly happening in the Swiss political balance. The right-wing UDC in Switzerland figured it would get a hefty score in the latest elections… 24/10/2011
UEFA quizzed by Swiss court UEFA president Michel Platini was questioned by a Swiss court on Wednesday about why European football’s governing body has not yet implemented a ruling… 19/10/2011
Strong franc, euro problems influence Swiss election As part of our series of reports on the upcoming Swiss elections, euronews spoke to Anne-Frédérique Widmann, senior reporter with Swiss-French Television… 19/10/2011
Demonstrations against economic injustice, part III – nocomment On October 15 in over 80 countries demonstrations were held to denounce the world of finance and international banking system. Here are images of protesters… 15/10/2011
UBS downgraded by Fitch, other banks on review Fitch has downgraded Swiss bank UBS and said it may do the same for several large and relatively highly rated European and US lenders including Barclays… 14/10/2011
Investors welcome new UBS CEO UBS investors have welcomed the Swiss bank’s choice of caretaker chief executive, Sergio Ermotti. Its shares rose after Oswald Gruebel quit to take the… 26/09/2011
Euro storm blows cold wind through Switzerland For Switzerland, it is tough being so popular especially when investors see this small country and its currency as a refuge from the growing euro zone… 24/09/2011
UBS boss wants investment bank overhaul In the aftermath of a rogue trader allegedly losing UBS 1.7 billion euros, the Swiss bank’s Chief Executive, Oswald Gruebel, will ask its board to back plans… 20/09/2011
Credit Suisse settles German tax probe Credit Suisse is to pay 150 million euros to end an investigation by the public prosecutor’s office in Duesseldorf, Germany. The probe was into whether… 19/09/2011
Violent fighting in Zurich – nocomment About 90 people have been arrested by Swiss police in Zurich this week-end after violent fighting took place in the city on Saturday night between police and… 19/09/2011
UBS investment bank faces uncertain future Has the final nail been driven into the coffin of the investment arm of Swiss Bank UBS following its 1.4 billion euro rogue trading loss? How will private… 16/09/2011
Swiss move aggressively to weaken franc Switzerland’s central bank has turned the tables on investors who have buying the Swiss franc as a safe haven and driving up its value against other… 06/09/2011
Swiss banks want US tax row deal The head of the Swiss Bankers Association has said his country must solve a dispute with the United States over wealthy citizens using secret Swiss accounts… 05/09/2011
Albasini claims stage 13 of VueltaSwitzerland’s Michael Albasini handed HTC-Highroad their second Vuelta stage this edition by beating his fellow breakaway rivals in a sprint finish. Stage… 02/09/2011
Self assembly 3D printer kits set to revolutionise the home The technology behind 3D printing has been in development since the 1980s and it has steadily advanced, becoming increasingly more accurate. For a 3D model… 31/08/2011
UBS slashes more jobs in cost-cutting effort Preparing for tough times ahead UBS has said its cutting 3,500 jobs. Switzerland’s biggest bank wants to reduce annual spending by 1.75 billion euros. … 23/08/2011
Amphibious cars take the Swiss waters – nocomment The 26th meeting of amphibian cars has been held in Saint-Blaise, canton of Neuchatel. It is the largest event of this kind in Europe and 55 cars took part. 18/08/2011
Two billion franc boost to the Swiss economy The Swiss government has announced plans to spend the equivalent of more than 1.7bn euros to help soften the impact of the strong franc. Amid the euro… 17/08/2011
Swiss supermarket pulls expensive foreign brands A retail battle is raging between a Swiss supermarket chain and foreign manufacturers. At the heart of the dispute is the increasingly strong Swiss… 15/08/2011
Fellini features at Locarno Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland kicked off with a homage to the magic of Fellini. One of his favourite muses, Magali Noel, took to the stage once… 08/08/2011
Too popular Swiss franc causes rate cuts The Swiss National Bank has announced a shock cut in interest rates to try to stop investors buying the country’s currency, which is seen as a safe haven in… 03/08/2011
Credit Suisse latest to cut jobs Swiss bank Credit Suisse is reducing its workforce by around four percent – that is 2,000 people. Switzerland’s second-biggest bank announced that at the… 28/07/2011
Paléo Festival pumps spirits The Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, paid tribute to Amy Winehouse and went on with the show. Some 230,000 spectators went to nearly 200 concerts at six… 26/07/2011
Mud and music at this year’s Paleo Festival The Paleo Music Festival is underway in the Swiss city of Nyon near Geneva. 230 000 fans are expected to attend to see some of the 195 concerts. Highlights… 22/07/2011
US targets Credit Suisse in tax dodge probe Credit Suisse said on Friday that is being investigated by US authorities for allegedly helping wealthy Americans evade tax by stashing large sums of money in… 15/07/2011
UBS and Credit Suisse to cut jobs – reports UBS is reportedly set to cut around 5,000 jobs to save more than 860 million euros. A Swiss daily newspaper, the Tages-Anzeiger citing an unnamed insider… 14/07/2011
Santana and McLaughlin wow crowds at Montreux In concert together for the first time in 40 years, superstars Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin open the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. 05/07/2011
UBS names Axel Weber as next chairman In a surprise move Swiss bank UBS is to hire former Bundesbank president Axel Weber as its next chairman, taking over in two years time. Weber dramatically… 01/07/2011
Switzerland’s last finishing school – nocomment Switzerland’s last original finishing school the ‘Institut Villa Pierrefeu’ has updated its curriculum to target business women of all ages and nationalities… 01/07/2011
Sun on Impulse gives flightThe Solar Impulse, solar-powered HB-SIA prototype aircraft, takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport… 26/06/2011
Scientists capture antimatter for matter of minutes Scientists at Cern have managed to trap elusive antimatter atoms for a quarter of an hour. It is a huge step forward on last year’s efforts when they were… 08/06/2011
Nanostructures improve solar cells Researchers in Europe are working on how to capture more of the sun’s enormous power and turn turn it into electricity. It’s reckoned that the equivalent of… 31/05/2011
Glencore shares make debut Glencore has made a steady market debut with its shares trading just above the widely expected launch price of 530 pence – that is a fraction over six… 19/05/2011
Private business plane travel recovering More business travelers are taking to the air on privately owned and chartered planes. The European air safety body Eurocontrol saw a 5.5 percent rise in… 18/05/2011
Celebration of Girons de musique in Switzerland Celebration of Girons de musique de la Glâne in Rue in Switzerland. Laurent Lavanchy 16/05/2011
Johnson & Johnson connected to Synthes The US healthcare group Johnson & Johnson is to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes for the equivalent of 14.8 billion euros. It is Johnson & Johnson’s… 27/04/2011
UBS beats forecasts as client trust returns The latest results from Swiss bank UBS seem to show a return of client trust. Money poured into its core wealth management arm in the first quarter – 8.6… 26/04/2011
Nestle upbeat despite commodity price hikes Nestle, the world’s biggest food group, has posted better than expected first-quarter results despite a sharp rise in commodity prices. The Swiss-based… 15/04/2011
A car in display at Geneva motor show 2011 By Favarger 05/04/2011
Diamond weighing 56.15 carats in auction preview in GenevaA Christie’s member of staff displays an unmounted heart-shaped diamond weighing 56.15 carats during an auction preview in Geneva in Switerzland. The item is… 01/04/2011
Malaysian New Wave hailed at film festivals The spotlight has been shining on the Malaysian New Wave at this year’s Fribourg Film Festival in Switzerland. This new genre, which portrays true-to-life… 25/03/2011
Geneva Motor Show: looking or buying? As the Geneva Motor Show opened to the public – expecting 700,000 visitors – the question was were they coming just to look or to actually buy? European… 03/03/2011
Safe and sound, underground Somewhere deep inside the granite of the Gothard Pass there is a place that has been kept secret by the Swiss for years. It is a Swiss bank with a… 28/02/2011
Baby’s new heart valve A medical breakthrough, developing replacement heart valves that grow with the patient, could be just a few years away. The valves would be given to newborn… 14/02/2011
Ice cream for cancer sufferers Normally, eating ice cream is simply a pleasurable pastime. Now, it’s believed it could help combat the side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients… 11/01/2011
Verbier: Big stars, big mountains A breathtaking mountain backdrop and the big stars of classical music – that’s the Verbier Festival. Emerging talents and a who’s who of the world’s… 27/07/2010
Bonus interview: Yuja Wang & Charles Dutoit Here are some extra excerpts from our interviews with the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and the conductor Charles Dutoit. They talk to us more about the Verbier… 27/07/2010
Sol Gabetta in perfect harmony Emotion and energy – in perfect harmony – that is what Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta strives for when she performs. She is one of the most renowned soloists… 22/04/2010
Bonus interview: Sol Gabetta Here are some extracts from our interview with the Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta. She tells us more about her private life and her relationship with her… 22/04/2010
Debate rages over Swiss minarets This edition of Agora took us to Switzerland, where amongst the Alpine tranquility a controversy is raging over the construction of minarets around mosques… 21/11/2009
Swiss canton slaps new tax on trashTaking out the trash is about to get more expensive in Switzerland. The canton of Neuchatel will increase the price of rubbish bags by two Swiss francs, or… 28/12/2011
Winter woes as Joachim strikesWinter has unleashed its fury with Storm Joachim causing chaos across Europe. In Brittany in northern France the crew of a cargo ship had to be winched to… 16/12/2011
Scientists may have glimpsed the ‘God Particle’It is the essential matter that physicists consider the building block of the universe. And now, after much smashing together of protons at near light-speed… 13/12/2011
Scientists claim glimpse of ‘Higgs’ particleExcitement is building in the science world ahead of an anticipated announcement about a possible sighting of the Higgs Boson particle, the essential matter… 13/12/2011
Futuris 19 A World Without Bees ?00.00.00 Generique 00.08.00 More and more beekeepers all over the world are witnessing a sharp drop in the number of bees they keep. In the United… 13/12/2011
Back in the Day: William Tell’s apple-shot*November 18, 1307* According to Swiss legend this is the date on which folk hero William Tell shoots a crossbow bolt through an apple placed on his son’s… 17/11/2011
Sun-Drop diamond sells for a record priceOne of the world’s largest pear shaped diamonds, the huge yellow “Sun-Drop” has fetched a record price at auction in Geneva. The gem which weighs over 110… 16/11/2011
Back in the Day: the conception of the Acid GenerationNovember 16, 1938 Swiss chemists Arthur Stoll and Albert Hoffman become the first scientists to synthesize LSD, the highly hallucinogenic drug that went on to… 15/11/2011
‘€11m’ rare jewel to go on sale in GenevaIf you’ve got a spare 11 million euros burning a hole in your pocket, a rare 110-carat jewel is up for grabs in Geneva next week. Auction house Sotheby’s… 09/11/2011
Swiss minnows deliver blow to right-wingIt is celebration time for the Liberal Greens in Switzerland – just one of the smaller parties to put up a strong showing in Federal elections at the expense… 23/10/2011
Right-wing party in Switzerland could be boosted by electionVotes are now being counted after elections in Switzerland on Sunday. Polls closed at midday local time, and the turnout was low due to many people using the… 23/10/2011
EU ‘foreigners’ role in Swiss electionsIn a climate of anticipation ahead of federal elections coming up this weekend in Switzerland, euronews spoke to Anne-Frédérique Widmann, head of… 20/10/2011
EU immigration a Swiss election issueThe Swiss go to the polls this weekend for federal elections. More than one third of them say they will base their vote on immigration policy. Traditionally… 20/10/2011
Downside of high Swiss francA few hundred Swiss ‘Indignant’ protesters in Geneva and Zurich last week said their country is not all rock solid economy, luxury quality goods and banks… 19/10/2011
Swiss sweat over cracked glacierA magnificent glacier in the Swiss Alps is in danger of cracking up. If the Giesen glacier breaks up to five million cubic metres of ice could fall into the… 05/10/2011
CERN scientists break the speed of lightNothing in the universe is faster than the speed of light – or is it? Scientists at CERN in Geneva say they have discovered sub-atomic particles that move… 23/09/2011
UBS latest bank to be ‘fleeced by rogue trader’The London branch of Swiss bank UBS is reeling following the discovery of an alleged rogue trader that has cost it 1.44 billion euros. Photos have been… 15/09/2011
One man arrested in UBS fraud investigationPolice in London have arrested a man on suspicion of fraud in connection with huge losses at the Swiss bank UBS. The bank said it had discovered… 15/09/2011
