https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Hundreds of employees at the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva have already lost their jobs, with more layoffs on the horizon. https://www.thelocal.com/20250721/more-job-cuts-are-ahead-for-un-organisations-in-geneva Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:06:20 +0200 more-job-cuts-are-ahead-for-un-organisations-in-geneva Since taking office in January, US president Donald Trump has been announcing budget cuts for UN agencies as well as NGOs based in Geneva — which have already claimed thousands of jobs. https://www.thelocal.com/20250317/how-many-jobs-in-geneva-could-be-lost-over-us-aid-cuts Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:44:42 +0100 how-many-jobs-in-geneva-could-be-lost-over-us-aid-cuts The Swiss government is not doing enough to defend Geneva-based international organisations and NGOs whose operations are threatened by US President Donald Trump's decision to cut foreign aid, the region's leader said Monday. https://www.thelocal.com/20250310/a-tsunami-geneva-demands-switzerland-protect-agencies-facing-us-aid-cuts Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:07:09 +0100 a-tsunami-geneva-demands-switzerland-protect-agencies-facing-us-aid-cuts By the end of 2024, Geneva recorded 24,835 new cross-border commuters from France— a figure never seen since the canton started to collect such statistics in 1989. https://www.thelocal.com/20250121/why-genevas-record-number-of-cross-border-workers-spells-bad-news-for-france Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:07:50 +0100 why-genevas-record-number-of-cross-border-workers-spells-bad-news-for-france Cointrin, Geneva’s international airport, posted the worst performance results in Europe in terms of punctuality and reliability of flights during the summer of 2024. The finger of blame has been pointed at easyJet. https://www.thelocal.com/20241011/is-easyjet-to-blame-for-making-geneva-worst-airport-in-europe Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:27:26 +0200 is-easyjet-to-blame-for-making-geneva-worst-airport-in-europe Many people whose jobs are in Geneva live in nearby communities — either in Switzerland or nearby France. Here are some located within a short commuting distance. Leave your own suggestions own the comments section below. https://www.thelocal.com/20210715/five-best-commuter-towns-when-working-in-geneva Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:33:50 +0200 five-best-commuter-towns-when-working-in-geneva Geneva has been singled out as lacking direct train connections to other major European cities, according to a new Greenpeace analysis. https://www.thelocal.com/20240702/geneva-flops-swiss-city-singled-out-for-lacking-direct-european-train-connections Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:30:40 +0200 geneva-flops-swiss-city-singled-out-for-lacking-direct-european-train-connections Commuters on trains between Geneva and Lyon (and vice versa) have had to face a number of problems over the years. But there is a new move to drastically improve the service. https://www.thelocal.com/20240612/why-the-strategic-geneva-to-lyon-train-line-need-drastic-improvement Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:10:03 +0200 why-the-strategic-geneva-to-lyon-train-line-need-drastic-improvement