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 parliament rejects bill calling for ban on dual nationals in government The National Council on Tuesday rejected a motion that proposed banning Swiss citizens with a second nationality from serving in the Swiss government. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171213/swiss-parliament-rejects-bill-calling-for-ban-on-dual-nationals-in-government Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:06:31 +0100 swiss-parliament-rejects-bill-calling-for-ban-on-dual-nationals-in-government Zurich police will no longer automatically name nationality of crime suspects Police in the city of Zurich will no longer name the nationality of a suspected offender in press releases, arguing that to do so is discriminatory and inappropriate. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171107/zurich-police-will-no-longer-automatically-name-nationality-of-crime-suspects Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:46:58 +0100 zurich-police-will-no-longer-automatically-name-nationality-of-crime-suspects Swiss pick Swedes as ideal neighbours Despite a campaign launched by the Swedish to help Chinese people tell the difference between them and the Swiss, it turns out Switzerland and Sweden feel akin after all. Swiss people would rather have the nation of Ikea and ABBA as their neighbour than any other EU country, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140828/switzerland-picks-sweden-as-ideal-neighbour Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:03:00 +0200 switzerland-picks-sweden-as-ideal-neighbour