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 The future of Swiss scientific research is in danger should the country fail to solve its problems with the EU because of Brexit, a leading economist has warned. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160701/science-switzerland-too-small-to-succeed-alone Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:20:31 +0200 science-switzerland-too-small-to-succeed-alone “Outside expert” on Switzerland and English expat Diccon Bewes followed in the footsteps of the Victorians for his latest book Slow Train to Switzerland. As he tells The Local’s Emily Mawson, if British tourists transformed the country then, international expats play as important a role now. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141015/expat-writer-lauds-international-brains-and-brawn Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:02:00 +0200 expat-writer-lauds-international-brains-and-brawn Saying immigration is too high, an influential Swiss economist is calling on the federal government to levy higher taxes on foreigners in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130121/economist-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-foreigners Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:53:00 +0100 economist-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-foreigners Rolf Dörig, the chairman of Swiss Life and staffing company Adecco, is calling for quotas on Europeans working in Switzerland to ensure only those needed by the country are allowed in. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121221/top-businessman-calls-for-immigrant-quotas Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:08:00 +0100 top-businessman-calls-for-immigrant-quotas