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 court rules 'foreign gypsy' cartoon was racist The heads of the youth chapter of Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) in the canton of Bern have been found guilty of racial discrimination over a cartoon protesting a regional government proposal for temporary camping places for "foreign gypsies". https://www.thelocal.ch/20190115/gypsy-cartoon-published-by-youth-wing-of-swiss-peoples-party-ruled-racist Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:38:13 +0100 gypsy-cartoon-published-by-youth-wing-of-swiss-peoples-party-ruled-racist Government tackles shortage of caravan sites The federal government is setting up a working group to look into the lack of appropriate sites in Switzerland for caravan dwellers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140626/government-to-tackle-shortage-of-sites-for-travellers Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:00:00 +0200 government-to-tackle-shortage-of-sites-for-travellers