Swiss justice and police minister Karin Keller-Sutter was in London on Wednesday to sign a fall-back agreement on admission to the labour market which aims to secure existing mutual rights and obligations for UK and Swiss workers in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
In 2018 the Swiss generally feel very safe, are optimistic about Switzerland’s future and less pessimistic than in the past about the global political situation.
The Swiss authorities on Thursday warned about unauthorized and potentially violent protests targeting this year's World Economic Forum meet in Davos and its star attraction, US President Donald Trump.
Concrete blocks were installed at Zurich train station on Saturday night in an effort to improve security for passengers using the station, Zurich police said.
Police in Bern are asking for witnesses after a security operation on the evening of Swiss national day, August 1st, in which a man who may have been armed left a backpack near the Swiss parliament building.
Crime figures in Geneva have returned to the same level as 20 years ago, cantonal police said on Tuesday, while a survey of residents showed they feel significantly safer.
“The question isn’t if an attack will take place in Switzerland, but when.” That’s the view expressed by Swiss defence minister Guy Parmelin at a press conference on Tuesday as the Swiss federal intelligence service (FIS) released its situation report.
Montreux Noël, which comprises one of the biggest Christmas markets in Switzerland, has introduced extra security measures this year in light of recent terror attacks in Europe.
A man who last month told authorities at Geneva airport there was a bomb on a plane could face a 50,000-franc bill from Geneva police, according to reports.
Swiss voters approved a new surveillance law on Sunday, in a victory for the government which argued the security services needed enhanced powers in an increasingly volatile world.
The Frenchwoman who sparked a massive security alert earlier this summer by claiming there was a bomb at Geneva airport is facing a 90,000 franc bill for her actions, according to reports.
Should there be tighter security on Swiss trains? That’s the question that is preoccupying the country after an assailant set fire to a train carriage and stabbed passengers at Salez on Saturday afternoon.
Geneva airport can breathe a sigh of relief after France and Switzerland finally came to an agreement over an issue that has prevented 200 new airport employees from being able to start work.
The Frenchwoman who caused a massive security operation at Geneva airport on Wednesday will spend three months in prison after facing a French court on Thursday, Swiss media reported.
Some 200 French workers recently hired by Geneva airport can’t start work because France is refusing to give Switzerland information vital for security checks, according to reports.
More than 30 people working at Geneva’s international airport have had their runway access revoked after it was discovered that two former baggage handlers were on French security police’s radar, the airport and media said on Friday.
