The Local Switzerland 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 Customs fine man €15,000 for car mistake A German pensioner was fined €15,000 for driving a Swiss car across the border into Austria, breaking a little-known EU law. An Austrian court has now ruled he cannot get his money back. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140606/german-pensioner-fined-15000-by-austrian-customs-for-border-mistake Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:46:00 +0200 german-pensioner-fined-15000-by-austrian-customs-for-border-mistake Truck blocks motorway after losing a tonne of cherries <p class="MsoNormal"><span>A truck dropped one tonne of cherries on a Swiss motorway near Basel, spreading a sticky fruit film over a kilometre and disrupting traffic for hours, a report on Wednesday said.</span></p> https://www.thelocal.ch/20110629/414 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:17:00 +0200 414