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 Swiss president ‘deeply affected’ by Berlin tragedy The Swiss government has sent its condolences to Germany after a truck ploughed through a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161220/swiss-president-deeply-affected-by-berlin-tragedy Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:51:35 +0100 swiss-president-deeply-affected-by-berlin-tragedy Swiss Christmas market season set to kick off The season to be jolly in Switzerland is getting under way in earnest on Friday when some of the country’s most famous Christmas markets open for business. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141121/swiss-christmas-market-season-kicks-off Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:39:00 +0100 swiss-christmas-market-season-kicks-off Swiss Christmas markets vie to drum up business Germany may have invented the Christmas market, but Switzerland presents stiff competition. The chance to browse handicrafts while sipping vin chaud under sparkling lights on a cold, dark night is an experience available all over the mountain country — and it's big business. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131127/innovative-christmas-markets-drum-up-big-business Wed, 27 Nov 2013 20:40:00 +0100 innovative-christmas-markets-drum-up-big-business