The Local Switzerland

Voters to take on exec pay at the ballot box

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:01:00 +0100

How much more should a company boss earn than the person who empties his wastebin? The issue is being hotly debated in Switzerland ahead of a popular vote seeking to dramatically rein in executive salaries.

Snobby, hip and pretty: Swiss rate their cantons

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:51:07 +0200

A new survey has mapped out what Swiss residents think of the country’s 26 cantons.

Swiss support for EU falls sharply

Tue, 24 May 2011 12:54:00 +0200

Support for entering the European Union has dropped sharply again, according to a new poll by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, which also shows rock-hard support for neutrality.