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 Greece's central bank governor on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against two witnesses who reportedly claimed he was among several senior politicians who received illicit perks from embattled Swiss pharma giant Novartis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180404/novartis-bribery-probe-bank-of-greece-governor-sues-witnesses Wed, 04 Apr 2018 16:58:54 +0200 novartis-bribery-probe-bank-of-greece-governor-sues-witnesses Greece's justice minister on Friday said Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis had likely bribed "thousands" of doctors and civil servants to promote its products, amid an ongoing probe. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170410/greece-investigates-swiss-pharma-for-bribery Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:24:34 +0200 greece-investigates-swiss-pharma-for-bribery Greece's justice minister on Tuesday promised a "swift and thorough" investigation into suspected corruption by civil servants and Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170104/greece-investigates-swiss-pharma-novartis-over-bribery-claims Wed, 04 Jan 2017 09:35:44 +0100 greece-investigates-swiss-pharma-novartis-over-bribery-claims A Swiss man who gave up his job to help refugees in Greece has won a prize for bravery, worth 15,000 francs, in recognition of his efforts. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161107/swiss-wins-prize-for-helping-refugees-in-greece Mon, 07 Nov 2016 13:09:43 +0100 swiss-wins-prize-for-helping-refugees-in-greece For the first time Syrian asylum seekers from Greece are to be admitted to Switzerland under the European Union Relocation Programme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161003/switzerland-opens-doors-to-syrian-refugees-from-greece Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:14:53 +0200 switzerland-opens-doors-to-syrian-refugees-from-greece Andreas Glarner, the mayor of Oberwil-Lieli, the village in the canton of Aargau which chose to pay a fine rather than accept its share of asylum seekers, was moved by a trip to a refugee camp in Greece this week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160708/we-must-help-more-says-swiss-mayor-who-refused-refugees Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:52:23 +0200 we-must-help-more-says-swiss-mayor-who-refused-refugees A German federal state says it transferred details of secret Swiss bank accounts with assets worth four billion francs to Athens as part of efforts to clamp down on Greek tax cheats. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151125/germans-transfer-swiss-bank-details-to-athens Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:05:32 +0100 germans-transfer-swiss-bank-details-to-athens Maverick Swiss national councillor Pierre Rusconi has once again sparked controversy by suggesting that Greece should sell one of its islands to Switzerland to make up for its debts to the Alpine country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150722/swiss-politician-urges-greek-island-purchase Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:45:09 +0200 swiss-politician-urges-greek-island-purchase In an indication of how difficult commercial transactions have become in Greece, Swiss airline Edelweiss has instructed its pilots flying to the financially strapped country to carry as much €10,000 in a cash box. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150708/swiss-airline-pilots-carry-cash-for-greek-flights Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:09:27 +0200 swiss-airline-pilots-carry-cash-for-greek-flights The euro immediately weakened against the Swiss franc and the US dollar on Sunday night after Greek voters resoundingly rejected financial bailout proposals made by creditors. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150706/swiss-franc-strengthens-on-greek-no-vote Mon, 06 Jul 2015 10:45:41 +0200 swiss-franc-strengthens-on-greek-no-vote Athens wants a tax amnesty deal for Greeks who have stashed cash in Swiss banks, in a bid to bring much-needed revenue to the debt-laden country, a Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150705/athens-eyeing-deal-to-tax-assets-hidden-in-swiss-banks Sun, 05 Jul 2015 15:30:47 +0200 athens-eyeing-deal-to-tax-assets-hidden-in-swiss-banks The Swiss stock market plunged in early morning trading on Monday, mirroring the reaction of Asian and other European bourses to the Greek decision announced a day earlier to close banks and introduce capital controls. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150629/swiss-stock-market-plunges-on-grexit-concerns Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:26:54 +0200 swiss-stock-market-plunges-on-grexit-concerns UPDATED: European nations on Sunday told their nationals to carry cash with them when vacationing in Greece as the country hurtles towards a banking crisis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150628/europe-urges-tourists-to-take-cash-to-greece Sun, 28 Jun 2015 20:33:06 +0200 europe-urges-tourists-to-take-cash-to-greece Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has taken a swipe at Switzerland for providing only limited information about wealthy tax evaders from cash-strapped Greece who are believed to have stashed billions of euros in Swiss banks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150624/greek-minister-slams-swiss-over-tax-evasion Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:56:35 +0200 greek-minister-slams-swiss-over-tax-evasion Former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou was handed a suspended one-year prison sentence on Tuesday after being found guilty of tampering with a Swiss bank list, a court source said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150324/ex-greek-minister-guilty-of-changing-swiss-bank-data Tue, 24 Mar 2015 20:29:46 +0100 ex-greek-minister-guilty-of-changing-swiss-bank-data Greek media has named the first fatality of the ferry disaster in Greece as Giorgos Doulis, a Greek man who had lived in Switzerland for 40 years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141230/swiss-resident-among-greek-ferry-victims Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:04:00 +0100 swiss-resident-among-greek-ferry-victims The world's largest solar boat, the catamaran PlanetSolar, will embark on a Greek mission to find one of the oldest sites inhabited by man in Europe, organizers in Switzerland said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140728/swiss-researchers-seek-prehistoric-greek-village Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:04:36 +0200 swiss-researchers-seek-prehistoric-greek-village A flight from Athens to Zurich was delayed for two hours on Wednesday after a cat stowed away in the undercarriage. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130802/stowaway-cat-survives-flight-from-athens Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:52:00 +0200 stowaway-cat-survives-flight-from-athens A Greek court on Monday postponed the retrial of a journalist who was cleared last year over the publication of leaked Swiss bank account data in a case that has deeply embarrassed the government. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130610/greek-journalist-in-limbo-over-swiss-bank-leaks Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:25:01 +0200 greek-journalist-in-limbo-over-swiss-bank-leaks The mother of former Greek prime minister George Papandreou has sued financial investigators and three newspapers over claims she held a $550-million Swiss bank account, a judicial source said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130502/former-greek-pms-mum-sues-over-swiss-account Thu, 02 May 2013 10:52:00 +0200 former-greek-pms-mum-sues-over-swiss-account