News from Switzerland: politics, economy, environment and society.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced a $1 billion commitment over five years to expand Agentforce, grow the local partner network, and fund AI skills programs in Switzerland during the Geneva summit.
Switzerland has entered NATO's Ammunition Support Partnership for joint procurement, but official announcements conflict on whether it is the 27th or 28th participant.
A flat 12.5% US tariff hits Swiss goods on July 24 as part of a Section 301 sweep targeting nations without formal import bans on forced-labour supply chains; Bern and industry groups immediately reject the premise, citing existing constitutional and criminal prohibitions.
Green Party leader Lisa Mazzone wants Environment Minister Albert Rösti removed over heatwave failures after 174 excess elderly deaths in June — but she's making the demand largely alone, even as a second heat wave and ongoing ecological crisis give her argument concrete weight.
The ECHR ruled unanimously that Switzerland violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by preventing a father-to-be from visiting his pregnant partner during her pretrial detention.
One year after a glacier collapse buried the Swiss village of Blatten under 9 million cubic metres of debris: CHF255 million in insured damage, 75% of residents staying, and a smaller village rising higher up the slope by 2030.
Swiss voters defeated the SVP's proposal to limit population growth at 10 million, rejecting a measure that would have capped residency permits and forced a withdrawal from the EU free-movement agreement.
After a productive extension, Run 3 at the LHC concluded in early July 2026. The machine now enters Long Shutdown 3 for a major upgrade.
The ATLAS Collaboration has observed a new excited meson, bringing the tally of hadrons discovered at the LHC to 84.