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 Border checks and quarantine: France lays out measures to stop French hitting ski slopes abroad France will take measures to stop skiers from sidestepping local virus restrictions and hitting the slopes in other countries during the Christmas holidays. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201201/switzerland-french-skiers-to-be-banned-from-hitting-swiss-slopes Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:21:12 +0100 switzerland-french-skiers-to-be-banned-from-hitting-swiss-slopes Are cross-border workers spreading coronavirus between Switzerland and France? A Lyon doctor claims that cross-border workers are partly responsible for the increase in Covid-19 infections in Haute-Savoie and Ain, the French départments that border Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201106/are-cross-border-workers-worsening-coronavirus-spread-between-switzerland-and-france Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:33:38 +0100 are-cross-border-workers-worsening-coronavirus-spread-between-switzerland-and-france Swiss climbers who landed plane on Mont Blanc risk fine of . . . €38 After being slammed by French authorities for having landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday, two Swiss mountaineers face no worse than a small fine. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190621/swiss-climbers-who-landed-plane-on-mont-blanc-risk-fine-of-38-euros Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:05:38 +0200 swiss-climbers-who-landed-plane-on-mont-blanc-risk-fine-of-38-euros Swiss climbers slammed for landing plane near top of Mont Blanc Two Swiss mountaineers landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday before heading for the top of Europe's tallest peak with police in pursuit, the French gendarme said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190619/swiss-climbers-slammed-for-landing-plane-on-mont-blanc-mountaineering-france Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:55:58 +0200 swiss-climbers-slammed-for-landing-plane-on-mont-blanc-mountaineering-france Glance around Switzerland: Holocaust deniers, veins for coffee, no gifts for hospital workers and cash hunters Our round-up of stories you might have missed this week includes a bitcoin ATM found in the woods, parents saving an international school, no presents for hospital workers, a whole lot of onions and more. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181130/glance-around-switzerland-holocaust-deniers-veins-for-coffee-atm-hunters-parents-save-school Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:03:35 +0100 glance-around-switzerland-holocaust-deniers-veins-for-coffee-atm-hunters-parents-save-school Glance around Switzerland: Begging fines, cable car rescue and ID cards for illegal immigrants Our round up of stories that you might have missed this week includes protests against begging fines, an emergency cable car rescue, continued construction strikes and more. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181102/glance-around-switzerland-construction-strikes-continue-id-card-zurich-begging-fines-lausanne-protest-hundreds-cable-car-rescue-rhine-valley-capsule-hotel-lausanne Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:33:00 +0100 glance-around-switzerland-construction-strikes-continue-id-card-zurich-begging-fines-lausanne-protest-hundreds-cable-car-rescue-rhine-valley-capsule-hotel-lausanne Glance around Switzerland: Bodybuilding politicians and towing tanks Our round up of stories that you might have missed this week includes a Panzer breaking down in the middle of a street, the revelation that buying first class tickets can be financially-savvy and a hunter-led initiative being "shot in the knee". https://www.thelocal.ch/20181026/glance-around-switzerland-body-builder-politician-tank-need-tow-sbb-first-class-cheaper-than-second-class-cop-dog-rumbles-robbers Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:41:08 +0200 glance-around-switzerland-body-builder-politician-tank-need-tow-sbb-first-class-cheaper-than-second-class-cop-dog-rumbles-robbers