MEPs in the European Parliament have given the green light to a raft of reforms around air passenger rights that covers everything from compensation for disruption to seating rules for those travelling with children. So how will the changes impact you and why have airlines reacted angrily?
From a new law on non-violent upbringing of children to funds for user-friendly senior housing - these are the key changes and events in Switzerland in July 2026.
The latest heatwave sweeping across Europe is a stark reminder that it is the world's fastest-warming continent, stretching into an Arctic that is heating at an even greater pace
The extreme heat baking much of Europe this week is exposing the limits of rail infrastructure made during cooler times, leading to delays and cancellations along with warnings to travellers with health problems to avoid trips if possible.
Europe on Tuesday braced for more extreme weather as a deadly heatwave threatened fresh temperature records, with trains disrupted and hospitals across the continent preparing for an influx of heat-afflicted patients.
With the referendum on Switzerland's controversial anti-immigration proposal soon approaching, new polling data shows that voter sentiment is shifting and experts warn the Winterthur knife attack could have an impact.
So far, mosty Swiss opponents have spoken out against the far-right’s ‘No to 10 million’ initiative. But as the June 14th referendum date is getting closer, criticism is coming from abroad as well.
A man wounded three people with a bladed weapon at the Winterthur train station near Zurich on Thursday morning, in what Swiss authorities have said was a "terrorist act".
The new and expanded SBB timetable and more Swiss Alpine slopes opening for winter sports, are among changes that are happening in Switzerland this December.
Foreigners in a handful of Swiss municipalities and cantons are able to vote in some elections, but many of them don't. We look at the reasons behind this, and how the canton of Fribourg wants to change this.
From health insurance premiums rising steeply to cross-border shopping becoming less lucrative — these are the changes you can expect in Switzerland in January 2025.
As is the case each year on the second Sunday of December, the national rail company, SBB, will change its 2025 schedule on December 15th. Here’s a preview of what’s ahead.
From hundreds of medications that will become cheaper to the inauguration of world's steepest cable car — these are some of the changes that will happen in Switzerland in December 2024.
The return of Donald Trump to the White House may be catastrophic for US democracy. It could be even more destructive for Europe, writes John Lichfield.
New driver licenses, and the possibility to register names bearing foreign characters, are among changes you can expect in Switzerland in November 2024.
Foreign residents in Switzerland were recently targeted in a poster campaign that told them they had "turned Switzerland into a sh*thole." Tell us, are you worried by a rise in anti-immigration and anti-foreigner sentiment in Switzerland?
The date of November 10th for the launch of the new EU border system, the EU Entry/Exit System (EES), is “no longer on the table”, the EU s Commissioner Ylva Johansson announced on Thursday afternoon following a meeting of EU home affairs ministers in Luxembourg.
A stabbing of three children near a Zurich daycare and an attempt to impose higher motorway vignette prices on foreign drivers are among the Swiss news The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.
Controversy over methods used in assisted suicides, and higher health insurance premiums for 2025 — these are among the Swiss news The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.
Swiss police announced Tuesday that several people were taken into custody after the controversial Sarco suicide pod was used to end an American woman's life.
Higher tax burden for Zurich homeowners and a push for foreign residents to pay ‘army’ taxes — these are among the Swiss news The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.
On September 22nd, Swiss voters will weigh in on a variety of issues of national importance. But in some cantons, local matters are on the ballot as well. Here's a rundown.
