The 150 members of the Swiss Youth Parliament voted in the spring in favour of a national youth parliament. (Colin Bieri) Moves are afoot to create a new national youth parliament in Switzerland. The time has come to empower young people in politics, arguesxa0Jonas Hirschi, head of a new group for t...

It took a Swiss emigrant 96 days to arrive in Australia in the 19th century; today it is a simple 21-hour flight xa0 (Keystone) A look back into its 100-year history and glimpses of the future marked a series of speeches given by business experts and representatives from the world of science and res...

Are you a Swiss citizen living abroad? If so, would you call yourself an expat? Some can, others can’t, as the swissinfo.ch series, Swiss Story, shows. It’s produced by members of the Swiss abroad community. (swissinfo.ch) Let's block ads! (Why?)

A people's initiative calling for a 10% increase in monthly payments to retirees will be on the ballot on September 25. (Keystone) On September 25, the Swiss will vote on a people’s initiative calling for a 10% increase inxa0payments from the statexa0retirement fund. Can the system support an additi...

Summer Olympics 2016 Michael von Graffenried Rio de Janeiro in an Olympic year. A city in turmoil. A first image dwells on the prefab slabs of concrete for new underground lines. It’s not enough to build only sports-related installations – the entire city has to be fitted out with new routes above a...

Each week cartoonist Marina Lutz takes a look at a big issue in the news in Switzerland. She has worked with different Swiss media as a caricaturist, including the Nebelspalter satirical magazine. Lutz has won several awards for her work, notably during the Fumetto inte ational cartoon festival.xa0C...

The youth camps found out about different sides to Swiss life, and visited the charity, 'Terre des Hommes' (swisscommunity.ch) For young Swiss who live abroad, it can be hard to know what their citizenship really involves, or means. The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) runs summer camps to hel...

Portraits of Swiss living abroad Switzerland is beautiful, affluent, safe and convenient, yet many Swiss move on. Some find it dull or even claustrophobic. Here are the stories of seven Swiss people who’ve decided to try their luck elsewhere in the world. They are people who’ve “escaped the golden c...

Davide Dalet gives the film print a final check before it's spooled back onto the big reel. All the 16mm and 35mm copies are given a thorough examination for projection at the Loca o festival (swissinfo.ch) Dozens of 16mm or 35mm films are shown as part of the traditional retrospective at the Loca o...

The polluted waters of Rio De Janeiro's Guanabara Bay, where the Olympic sailing competitions will be held (Keystone) Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay, the site for the 2016 Olympic sailing competitions, has been criticised by athletes, jou alists and sports officials for its polluted waters. The prob...

When it comes to Swiss Olympic athletes, one trend in the data is particularly striking: There are no team players. That's not a value judgement. While Swiss cycling, sailing and horse-riding competitors comprise an important share of the Swiss delegation in Rio, none will compete in team sports lik...

Athletes will be in front of and behind mobile devices at the Rio Olympic Games (Keystone) Of the 105 Swiss Olympians heading to Rio, 57 have Twitter accounts. swissinfo.ch has created a Twitter list with all their latest posts, showing Switzerland’s multilingual athletes working, resting and playin...

Davide Dalet gives the film print a final check before it's spooled back onto the big reel. All the 16mm and 35mm copies are given a thorough examination for projection at the Loca o festival (swissinfo.ch) Dozens of 16mm or 35mm films are shown as part of the traditional retrospective at the Loca o...

Remo Gysin sees specific challenges for the OSA in an increasingly globalised world with mobile citizens (swissinfo.ch) This weekend the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad is celebrating its centenary, but never before in its history has the OSA faced such a huge challenge to attract young members. OS...

Switzerland was bo on the Rütli, and Swiss traditions and valuesxa0–xa0like those in the proposed new national anthemxa0–xa0continue to be celebrated there (swissinfo.ch) It’s not easy changing course in a country that values its history and autonomy as much as Switzerland does. If you think hammeri...

It's hoped the Swiss hub will broaden general knowledge on what Switzerland's all about (House of Switzerland) For many Brazilians, Switzerland is the place where corrupt politicians stash their money. Presence Switzerland, the body that tries to improve Switzerland’s image abroad, is hoping that it...

Many people know that cancer is made up of cells. But equally important is the extracellular matrix, which surrounds those cells and inhibits or promotes their growth. (swissinfo.ch) Miniature organs and cancers grown in the lab could give doctors and pharmaceutical companies the chance to identify ...

Aug 2, 2016 - 15:00It’s less than half as high as Switzerland’s tallest mountains, yet the Rigi has held many in its grip, from writers like Mark Twain, to painters including JMW Tu er, and composers such as Richard Wagner.Even Queen Victoria was carried to the 1,798 metre-high summit. In a diary en...

(swissinfo.ch) Switzerland is clearly very photogenic, but where are the real photo hotspots? To celebrate Swiss National Day, swissinfo.ch mined more than 22,000 images on Flickr – from urban scenes to chocolate-box landscapes – and publishes here the most popular ones. We analysed every picture on...

A statue of the mythical Swiss freedom fighter William Tell has a new home on a small island 28km from New York (Photo montage). (zVg) A Swiss artist known for illuminating mountains and monuments around the world will unveil a four-metre-high statue of William Tell in New York City on July 31, the ...