The Local Switzerland

Coronavirus: Switzerland could place Spain on its list of countries at risk

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:11:36 +0200

Due to the increasing number of new Covid-19 infections in Spain, Swiss politicians are urging health authorities to quarantine people coming from this country.

Catalan separatist Rovira aims to rebuild life in Switzerland: report

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:58:52 +0200

Catalan separatist Marta Rovira, who fled Spain last month to escape charges over the region's breakaway bid, said in an interview published on Thursday she planned to settle in Switzerland for good.

Spanish football chief resigns from Fifa and Uefa over fraud probe

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:30:01 +0200

Deposed Spanish football boss Angel Maria Villar, in custody on corruption charges, has resigned as vice-president of both Fifa and Uefa, the two Switzerland-based governing bodies announced on Thursday.

Two Swiss tourists die whilst hiking in Spain

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:34:10 +0200

The bodies of two Swiss hikers were found on Wednesday in the Picos de Europa mountain range in Spain, Spanish media have reported.

UN asks Switzerland not to extradite militant to Spain after torture claims

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:08:48 +0200

A UN torture watchdog has asked the Swiss authorities not to extradite a convicted Basque militant who claims she was tortured in Spain.

ETA member arrested by Swiss claims torture in Spain

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:11:03 +0200

A convicted member of Basque separatist group ETA arrested in Switzerland in April is refusing to be extradited as she claims she was tortured in Spain.

Suspect in Swiss murder arrested in Spain

Mon, 23 May 2016 13:18:31 +0200

A 59-year-old man has been arrested at Barcelona airport in connection with the murder of a woman in Switzerland, police said on Monday.

Ex-Swiss rescue pilot held for pot smuggling

Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:32:23 +0100

A helicopter pilot who once worked for Rega, the Swiss emergency rescue service, has been arrested in Spain along with his Swiss co-pilot after being caught in a chopper with 600 kilograms of cannabis, according to media reports.

Fugitive Swiss woman 'kills' sick baby with knife

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:23:00 +0100

A Swiss woman who kidnapped her seriously ill ten-month-old son and then went on the run allegedly killed the baby with a knife in a Spanish hospital on Wednesday.

Scandal-hit princess set for Swiss move

Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:57:00 +0200

Spain's Princess Cristina, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos, is moving to Switzerland with her children at the end of the summer in a move that should take some of the pressure off her scandal-hit family.

Spain refuses to extradite Swiss bank data 'thief'

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:49:00 +0200

A Spanish court refused on Wednesday to extradite a former HSBC bank employee to Switzerland where he is wanted for allegedly stealing data that exposed thousands of suspected tax dodgers.

Nestlé drops supplier as more horsemeat found

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:28:00 +0100

Swiss food giant Nestlé says it has stopped using a Spanish supplier after tests determined there was horse DNA in products supposedly containing pure beef in the latest development in a Europe-wide food-labelling scandal.

Spanish corruption case linked to Swiss account

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:55:00 +0100

A Madrid judge investigating a major Spanish corruption scandal confiscated the passport of the ruling party's former treasurer on Monday after questioning him over millions of euros he held in Swiss bank accounts.

Ambassador's wife tied to money laundering

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:35:00 +0100

The wife of a former Swiss ambassador is implicated in a money-laundering case under investigation by Spanish police that allegedly involves a Chinese mafia network and two Geneva banks, according to a TV news report.

Spaniard suspected of major Swiss bank fraud

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:13:00 +0100

A former asset manager with the Geneva branch of Swiss private bank Vontobel is suspected of defrauding wealthy Spanish clients of “dozens of millions of francs,” according to a media report.

Swiss to cut Madrid and Athens flights

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:39:00 +0100

Switzerland's national airline said on Monday it would cut flights to Athens and Madrid, both hard-hit by the eurozone crisis, and would expand its flights to more lucrative destinations.

Spanish savers move money to Switzerland

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:06:00 +0200

Crisis-hit savers in Spain are transferring their their money to Switzerland for safety, the head of Geneva's 80-strong banking association said on Wednesday.

Swiss tourist arrested for Alhambra wall graffiti

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:08:00 +0100

An 18-year-old Swiss woman has been arrested in Granada, Spain, after she used her fingernails to draw a heart on the walls of the Alhambra palace.