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 America’s public health agency eased travel alerts for dozens of countries this week, including Switzerland. But does it mean that people from the United States can now travel here? https://www.thelocal.ch/20210611/us-reclassifies-switzerland-what-does-it-mean-for-american-travellers Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:37:07 +0200 us-reclassifies-switzerland-what-does-it-mean-for-american-travellers With the number of vaccinated people in both countries increasing each day, is there a chance that travel between Switzerland and the United States will be allowed this summer? If so, when? https://www.thelocal.ch/20210419/update-when-will-americans-be-allowed-to-travel-to-switzerland-again-and-vice-versa Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:39:06 +0200 update-when-will-americans-be-allowed-to-travel-to-switzerland-again-and-vice-versa Swiss health officials included more ‘high risk’ countries on in its list on Friday. The new rule will come into force on December 14th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201204/switzerland-adds-11-countries-including-usa-to-its-mandatory-quarantine-list Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:36:12 +0100 switzerland-adds-11-countries-including-usa-to-its-mandatory-quarantine-list The Local has published many articles on rules pertaining to travel to high-risk nations, as well as the conditions of the return to Switzerland. Today we’d like to share the experience of one of our readers, who just came back from the United States. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200810/what-is-it-like-to-return-to-switzerland-from-a-country-at-risk Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:27:54 +0200 what-is-it-like-to-return-to-switzerland-from-a-country-at-risk Since the Federal Council has placed the United States on Switzerland’s ‘high risk’ travel list, many people are uncertain just what this ban means. The Local explains. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200710/clarification-can-americans-come-to-switzerland Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:55:09 +0200 clarification-can-americans-come-to-switzerland EU countries have finally agreed to reopen their external borders on July 1st to visitors from 15 countries but American tourists will still not be allowed to travel to Europe because the US is still considered a risk due to the high number of Covid-19 cases. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200629/eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:17:02 +0200 eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us "Trust in Trump's America is gone." The coronavirus crisis has caused a dramatic deterioration in the European public perception of the US and left many believing the EU had become "irrelevant", new polling finds. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200629/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-europeans-views-of-the-us-and-the-eu Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:22:08 +0200 how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-europeans-views-of-the-us-and-the-eu American travellers look set to be denied entry to the EU when the bloc reopens its borders on July 1st, according to reports. While those from Australia and New Zealand will likely to be allowed to return. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200623/will-americans-be-barred-from-travel-to-europe Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:28:46 +0200 will-americans-be-barred-from-travel-to-europe North Korea has sent officials to Switzerland to scope out venues for a possible second meeting between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180706/switzerland-second-us-north-korea-summit-kim-jong-un-donald-trump Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:08:32 +0200 switzerland-second-us-north-korea-summit-kim-jong-un-donald-trump Credit Suisse agreed to pay $77 million to US authorities after admitting it hired the under-qualified relatives of influential Chinese officials in order to win business, the government announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180706/credit-suisse-us-chinese-princelings-probe Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:29:54 +0200 credit-suisse-us-chinese-princelings-probe Credit Suisse said on Friday it had reached an agreement with US authorities to pay almost $5.3 billion to settle disputes over the sale of mortgage-backed securities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161223/swiss-bank-to-pay-billions-to-settle-securities-disputes Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:39:07 +0100 swiss-bank-to-pay-billions-to-settle-securities-disputes US President-elect Donald Trump expressed his “respect” for Switzerland to Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann in a phone call on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161222/trump-talks-trade-and-education-with-swiss-president Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:57:02 +0100 trump-talks-trade-and-education-with-swiss-president US President-elect Donald Trump will talk with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann on the phone in the coming days, the latter told Swiss broadcaster RTS on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161205/swiss-president-to-talk-trade-with-trump Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:36:17 +0100 swiss-president-to-talk-trade-with-trump The Swiss foreign ministry is in the spotlight for donating nearly 500,000 francs to the Clinton Foundation in 2011, when Switzerland and the US were locked in a dispute over tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161114/swiss-donation-to-clinton-foundation-sparks-controversy Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:54:17 +0100 swiss-donation-to-clinton-foundation-sparks-controversy Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka carved out a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori on Friday to set up his place in the US Open final. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160910/tennis-wawrinka-faces-djokovic-in-us-open-final Sat, 10 Sep 2016 11:03:23 +0200 tennis-wawrinka-faces-djokovic-in-us-open-final Swiss NBA star Thabo Sefolosha insisted on Wednesday that he was targeted with unjustified police violence after an incident outside a night club, at his trial for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151008/swiss-basketball-star-faces-police-in-us-trial Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:31:39 +0200 swiss-basketball-star-faces-police-in-us-trial US Secretary of State John Kerry has a history with broken planes but during Iran nuclear talks in the Lake Geneva region this week even his bike needed fixing. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150318/kerry-needs-pit-stop-to-fix-racing-bike Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:26:56 +0100 kerry-needs-pit-stop-to-fix-racing-bike US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva on Monday warned Israel's prime minister against revealing details of an emerging Iran nuclear deal on the eve of the Israeli leader's speech to the US Congress. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150302/kerry-warns-israelis-against-betraying-trust Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:26:56 +0100 kerry-warns-israelis-against-betraying-trust US Secretary of State John Kerry will address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week, the UN said on Wednesday, confirming that he will be in Switzerland as new Iran nuclear talks kick off. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150225/kerry-to-address-un-rights-council-in-geneva Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:21:18 +0100 kerry-to-address-un-rights-council-in-geneva US Ambassador to Switzerland Suzi LeVine is being accused of violating diplomatic etiquette by posting critical comments about Swiss ski resorts on her Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150105/us-ambassador-sparks-flap-over-swiss-ski-chaos Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:43:00 +0100 us-ambassador-sparks-flap-over-swiss-ski-chaos