https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland’s negotiations with the EU over immigration should not be entangled with Britain’s decision to leave the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161103/merkel-swiss-question-separate-from-brexit Thu, 03 Nov 2016 12:55:26 +0100 merkel-swiss-question-separate-from-brexit German chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to reiterate Europe’s commitment to the free movement of people during an official visit to Switzerland on Thursday, only her second in ten years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150903/merkel-makes-rare-official-trip-to-bern Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:21:38 +0200 merkel-makes-rare-official-trip-to-bern Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in Geneva on Monday urged all countries to help combat the misuse of antibiotics, which is fuelling drug resistance and allowing long-treatable diseases to become killers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150518/merkel-warns-who-conference-of-antibiotics-dangers Mon, 18 May 2015 16:27:20 +0200 merkel-warns-who-conference-of-antibiotics-dangers German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday that any action by the European Central Bank to boost the eurozone's struggling economy should not ease the pressure on governments to enact reforms. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150122/reforms-still-needed-after-ecb-action-merkel Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:06:00 +0100 reforms-still-needed-after-ecb-action-merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel fractured her pelvis in a cross country skiing accident while on holiday in Switzerland, her spokesman said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140106/german-chancellor-injured-on-swiss-ski-holiday Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:49:00 +0100 german-chancellor-injured-on-swiss-ski-holiday