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 The Swiss canton of Zug, where 36 percent of the local population are foreigners, has tightened its requirements around naturalisation including the language level needed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20250115/swiss-canton-tightens-citizenship-rules-including-language-requirement Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:17:36 +0100 swiss-canton-tightens-citizenship-rules-including-language-requirement Living in one of Switzerland’s richest cantons may sound like a win-win deal, but some Zug residents could soon experience its downside. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240829/why-residents-in-zug-could-struggle-to-rent-in-the-wealthy-canton Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:30:35 +0200 why-residents-in-zug-could-struggle-to-rent-in-the-wealthy-canton People in Switzerland have become reluctantly accustomed to seeing the cost of their obligatory health insurance go up each year. But the canton of Zug is planning to reverse this trend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240711/why-will-zug-cut-its-residents-health-insurance-premiums Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:58:26 +0200 why-will-zug-cut-its-residents-health-insurance-premiums Moving to Switzerland and can't decide between Zurich and Zug? We look at some factors to consider in these two cities, from the population to wages, rents and international connections. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230208/zurich-vs-zug-which-swiss-city-is-the-best-to-live-in Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:38:02 +0100 zurich-vs-zug-which-swiss-city-is-the-best-to-live-in Though this canton in central Switzerland is one of the most expensive places in the country, its high cost of living may be at least partially offset by the famously low tax rate — which is set to get even lower. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230113/why-does-the-canton-of-zug-have-switzerlands-lowest-taxes Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:52:08 +0100 why-does-the-canton-of-zug-have-switzerlands-lowest-taxes It could become slightly harder in future for foreign residents in the canton of Zug to become Swiss. https://www.thelocal.ch/20231128/swiss-canton-zug-pushes-for-tougher-language-rules-for-naturalisation Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:03:36 +0100 swiss-canton-zug-pushes-for-tougher-language-rules-for-naturalisation Switzerland is a country with many immigrants, but not necessarily an easy place to integrate. One canton has an integration program that helps immigrants learn about the country and make local friends, as writer Ashley Franzen experienced. https://www.thelocal.ch/20221003/peaceful-coexistence-how-one-swiss-canton-helps-foreign-citizens-integrate Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:49:01 +0200 peaceful-coexistence-how-one-swiss-canton-helps-foreign-citizens-integrate The Zug section of the populist Swiss People’s Party (SVP) filed a motion to require applicants for citizenship in the canton to have better German skills. Here's what's going on. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230227/why-are-zug-politicians-pushing-for-tougher-swiss-citizenship-language-rules Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:11:55 +0100 why-are-zug-politicians-pushing-for-tougher-swiss-citizenship-language-rules German tabloid Bild on Sunday compared the coronavirus situation in Germany and Switzerland, reporting that the freedoms in the latter made Switzerland a “coronavirus paradise”. But is it really? https://www.thelocal.ch/20210412/is-switzerland-really-a-coronavirus-paradise Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:19:04 +0200 is-switzerland-really-a-coronavirus-paradise Johnson and Johnson have denied claims by Swiss public broadcaster SRF that the company's Janssen Vaccine would be available to private companies in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210323/explained-why-the-johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-will-only-be-available-privately-in-switzerland Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:34:06 +0100 explained-why-the-johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-will-only-be-available-privately-in-switzerland Residents of the central Swiss canton of Zug have been sent forged letters, informing them that they must quarantine. Cantonal authorities have warned the population that such directions would not be carried out via mail. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210309/switzerland-zug-residents-receive-fake-letters-telling-them-to-quarantine Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:04:00 +0100 switzerland-zug-residents-receive-fake-letters-telling-them-to-quarantine Do you live in Zug? What do you like about the city? What don't you like? Share your opinion with other readers of The Local by filling in our survey. We will publish the answers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190910/have-your-say-what-are-the-best-and-worst-things-about-life-in-zug Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:33:34 +0200 have-your-say-what-are-the-best-and-worst-things-about-life-in-zug From Aargau to Zurich, we take a whistle-stop trip around the highlights for Switzerland's 26 cantons vising castles, lakes and mountains along the way. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170719/26-things-to-do-in-switzerland-26-cantons-travel Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:34:50 +0200 26-things-to-do-in-switzerland-26-cantons-travel Crossing the street too slowly and touching food before buying it: these are just two of the complaints about tourists raised by a local politician in the Swiss city of Zug. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180329/tourists-touch-the-food-before-they-buy-it-zug-switzerland Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:15:12 +0200 tourists-touch-the-food-before-they-buy-it-zug-switzerland We want our readers to help us get to know Switzerland better and would like to get your help for a new series of articles highlighting the benefits of life in different parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171018/readers-why-do-you-like-living-in-zug Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:37:53 +0200 readers-why-do-you-like-living-in-zug Residents of Zug will soon be able to pay for public services in bitcoin, the city council has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160510/zug-to-let-residents-pay-bills-by-bitcoin Tue, 10 May 2016 14:08:04 +0200 zug-to-let-residents-pay-bills-by-bitcoin The canton of Zug has rejected an initiative put forward last November to exempt rich foreigners from having to learn German if they want to be permanent residents. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160226/zug-rich-expats-must-learn-local-language Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:29:47 +0100 zug-rich-expats-must-learn-local-language Multi-millionaires wanting to become permanent residents in the canton of Zug could be exempted from having to learn the local language under a proposal put forward by cantonal authorities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151105/zug-looks-to-break-rules-for-rich-foreigners Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:34:50 +0100 zug-looks-to-break-rules-for-rich-foreigners Markus Hürlimann has stepped down as the president of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) in the canton of Zug following a sex scandal involving another politician, according to several reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150120/zug-party-president-quits-over-sex-scandal Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:31:24 +0100 zug-party-president-quits-over-sex-scandal A 47-year-old man from the canton of Aargau, found guilty of duping a wealthy Zurich woman into investing 44 million francs in a solar cell "invention", is appealing a court order to pay the money back. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131015/solar-cell-con-man-ordered-to-repay-heirs Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:08:00 +0200 solar-cell-con-man-ordered-to-repay-heirs