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 Most people in Switzerland prefer same-culture marriages, study shows A new study shows that while young people in Switzerland are open to the notion of diversity, they prefer to marry someone from the same culture. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200117/most-in-switzerland-prefer-same-culture-marriages Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:07:55 +0100 most-in-switzerland-prefer-same-culture-marriages Swiss court vetoes wedding of couple with 50-year age gap A court in the canton of Vaud has refused the marriage application of a 71-year-old great-grandmother and her 21-year-old fiancé. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160520/swiss-court-vetoes-wedding-of-couple-with-half-century-age-gap Fri, 20 May 2016 12:39:20 +0200 swiss-court-vetoes-wedding-of-couple-with-half-century-age-gap