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 From February 1st, 2020, government workers in the Swiss canton of Ticino will be required to punch a clock every time they want to have a cigarette. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200110/no-smoking-swiss-canton-to-crack-down-on-employee-cigarette-breaks Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:40:20 +0100 no-smoking-swiss-canton-to-crack-down-on-employee-cigarette-breaks Switzerland is doing far too little to rein in tobacco and nicotine use, and is especially lax on vaping rules, according to a commission report, which blamed hefty industry lobbying. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191116/damning-report-takes-aim-at-lax-swiss-tobacco-rules Sat, 16 Nov 2019 12:01:49 +0100 damning-report-takes-aim-at-lax-swiss-tobacco-rules The noose is tightening around the 27 percent of people in Switzerland who smoke. A decade after puffing on a cigarette was banned on the country’s trains, Swiss stations are going partially smoke free. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190605/swiss-train-stations-start-to-go-smoke-free-sbb-smoking-vaping Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:41:47 +0200 swiss-train-stations-start-to-go-smoke-free-sbb-smoking-vaping People hoping to enjoy cleaner air at Swiss trains stations in the very near future are set to be disappointed https://www.thelocal.ch/20190527/delay-for-partial-smoking-ban-at-swiss-train-stations-sbb-public-transport Mon, 27 May 2019 17:28:22 +0200 delay-for-partial-smoking-ban-at-swiss-train-stations-sbb-public-transport Smoking openly inside Swiss train stations will be banned from 1 June 2019. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181123/swiss-train-stations-sbb-to-be-smoke-free-by-2019-smoking-ban-area Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:04:38 +0100 swiss-train-stations-sbb-to-be-smoke-free-by-2019-smoking-ban-area The UN labour organisation indicated Thursday it would not renew controversial funding from tobacco companies for expiring charitable programmes, but refrained from saying it would cut ties to the tobacco industry altogether. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181109/ilo-postones-decision-on-cutting-ties-to-tobacco-industry-again-geneva Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:10:02 +0100 ilo-postones-decision-on-cutting-ties-to-tobacco-industry-again-geneva Switzerland’s Federal Statistics Office on Tuesday released the latest edition of its wide-ranging health survey. Over 20,000 people aged 15 and over were asked about their health for the 2017 questionnaire. Here are some of the key findings. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181030/six-things-we-learned-from-the-new-swiss-health-survey Tue, 30 Oct 2018 21:03:48 +0100 six-things-we-learned-from-the-new-swiss-health-survey The southern canton of Ticino may become the first in Switzerland to impose restrictions on smoking in the outdoor seating areas of restaurants and cafes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180427/ticino-to-consider-ban-on-smoking-on-caf-terraces Fri, 27 Apr 2018 13:36:44 +0200 ticino-to-consider-ban-on-smoking-on-caf-terraces A Swiss politician is taking federal rail operator SBB to court, saying the decision to ban smoking on train station platforms goes "too far". https://www.thelocal.ch/20180301/politician-fights-against-smoking-ban-on-swiss-rail-platforms Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:22:16 +0100 politician-fights-against-smoking-ban-on-swiss-rail-platforms Lighting up on the platform will no longer be possible in six train stations across Switzerland from February. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180111/railways-to-trial-smoke-free-zones-in-stations Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:14:05 +0100 railways-to-trial-smoke-free-zones-in-stations Swiss Federal Railways, SBB, is said to be planning to outlaw smoking at five stations in Switzerland from next month. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171102/sbb-to-test-out-a-total-smoking-ban-in-stations Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:35:12 +0100 sbb-to-test-out-a-total-smoking-ban-in-stations A housing cooperative in Zurich is renting out 40 new apartments to tenants who sign an undertaking never to smoke – even on the balcony. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170427/smokers-banned-from-new-zurich-apartment-block Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:40:35 +0200 smokers-banned-from-new-zurich-apartment-block Young people in Switzerland are increasingly rejecting smoking and drugs, but still enjoy drinking alcohol, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170302/survey-smoking-and-drugs-arent-cool-but-drinking-still-is Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:44:37 +0100 survey-smoking-and-drugs-arent-cool-but-drinking-still-is The government is not doing enough to tackle addiction in Switzerland because economic interests take priority, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170216/report-drink-and-drugs-policy-neglected-by-swiss-politicians Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:43:30 +0100 report-drink-and-drugs-policy-neglected-by-swiss-politicians Swiss scientists have created a cannabis e-cigarette, intended for medical use, that is safer than a joint and better than a pill, they said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160527/swiss-boffins-create-cannabis-e-cigarette Fri, 27 May 2016 10:25:02 +0200 swiss-boffins-create-cannabis-e-cigarette Staff at a school in the canton of Basel Country who provide a positive role model by not smoking should receive an extra week's holiday, one member of staff has suggested. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160503/school-eyes-extra-weeks-holiday-for-non-smoking-staff Tue, 03 May 2016 15:05:14 +0200 school-eyes-extra-weeks-holiday-for-non-smoking-staff The share of tobacco smokers remains stubbornly high in Switzerland, with one in four residents lighting up, says Addiction Switzerland (Sucht Schweiz), which is calling on politicians to take tougher action to discourage smoking. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160208/one-in-four-swiss-residents-smoke-report Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:06:59 +0100 one-in-four-swiss-residents-smoke-report The sale of e-cigarettes with nicotine in Switzerland could be authorized under a new government-backed bill which would tighten smoking laws in the country, including bringing in a national age minimum for the very first time. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151112/government-pushes-for-stricter-smoking-laws Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:01:50 +0100 government-pushes-for-stricter-smoking-laws Experts in clean-living Switzerland are fuming over a tradition that lets children as young as six smoke during a popular festival in the diminutive region of Appenzell. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151001/shock-as-children-allowed-to-smoke-at-swiss-festival-appenzell Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:24:00 +0200 shock-as-children-allowed-to-smoke-at-swiss-festival-appenzell The Swiss federal government launched a new anti-smoking campaign on Monday to tackle a habit that remains Switzerland’s principal cause of premature death and costs the government five billion francs a year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150217/new-campaign-makes-not-smoking-the-norm Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:12:00 +0100 new-campaign-makes-not-smoking-the-norm