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 ‘Cheese test’ for foreigners to go to public vote Migrants to Switzerland could be forced to take an exam on Swiss cheeses and fondue-making, if a proposal backed by a right-wing Swiss politician is approved in a referendum later this year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160401/cheese-test-for-foreigners-to-go-to-public-vote Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:00:29 +0200 cheese-test-for-foreigners-to-go-to-public-vote Swiss continue to scoff more cheese: report Swiss people ate more cheese in 2015 than the year before, munching their way through a whopping 21.49 kilos per person, 260 grams more than in 2014. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160318/swiss-continue-to-scoff-more-cheese-report Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:34:58 +0100 swiss-continue-to-scoff-more-cheese-report Blow to Swiss farmers as price of milk drops For the first time in more than a year Swiss milk regulators have dropped the recommended price of milk after over production caused surplus stocks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160225/blow-to-swiss-farmers-as-price-of-milk-drops Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:57:44 +0100 blow-to-swiss-farmers-as-price-of-milk-drops