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 Cheesy music: Swiss experiment with sound to make cheese tastier When searching a fromagerie for the perfect chunk of cheddar or parmesan, cheese aficionados have probably never grilled vendors over what kind of music was played to their cheeses. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181102/swiss-cheese-maker-experiments-with-music-to-increase-taste-led-zeppelin-a-tribe-called-quest-emmental-bern-university Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:46:06 +0100 swiss-cheese-maker-experiments-with-music-to-increase-taste-led-zeppelin-a-tribe-called-quest-emmental-bern-university Switzerland’s new 38-week parental leave proposal: what you need to know An expert commission called for Switzerland to catch up with the rest of the developed world by introducing nine and a half months of paid parental leave. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180821/switzerlands-new-38-week-parental-leave-proposal-what-you-need-to-know Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:03:37 +0200 switzerlands-new-38-week-parental-leave-proposal-what-you-need-to-know Vote prompts rush for Swiss passports Naturalization requests from foreign residents in some parts of Switzerland have jumped since the February 9th anti-immigration yes vote, according to the population authorities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140228/romandie-sees-rise-in-naturalisation-requests Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:05:00 +0100 romandie-sees-rise-in-naturalisation-requests