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 Zurich is the 'fines capital' of Switzerland for 2019 Zurich is budgeting on receiving 152 Swiss francs (€135) per person as a result of fines handed out by the city’s police next year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181210/zurich-is-the-fines-capital-of-switzerland-for-2019-switzerland-cost-of-living Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:33:41 +0100 zurich-is-the-fines-capital-of-switzerland-for-2019-switzerland-cost-of-living Swiss move to toughen up penalty regime <p>The Swiss government moved on Wednesday to toughen its penalty regime, saying that it wanted to end conditional fines for minor crimes and reintroduce detention terms instead.</p> https://www.thelocal.ch/20111012/1454 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:03:00 +0200 1454