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Jul 17, 2024 · First, a bit of historical context. Switzerland has sent athletes to the Olympics since the first modern-age Games held in Athens in 1896. The country also hosted the winter Olympics twice, 20 years apart - the winters of 1928 and 1948, both in the Alpine resort of St Moritz.

Dec 30, 2024 · First: Expect a boom in demand. There is a reason why more people than usual will be looking to buy properties in 2025: low mortgage rates. Throughout 2024, the Swiss National Bank had cut its interest four times — from 1.75 in March all the way down to 0.5 percent in December — causing mortgage rates to plummet as well.. For instance, the rates for 10-year mortgages (known as indicative ...

Sep 25, 2024 · Despite the warning, The Last Resort had chosen a forest in Schaffhausen for Sarco's ‘inaugural’ use, openly flaunting the ban. And only a day before Sarco was used, Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider said that the way the capsule functions — that is, by filling the pod with poisonous nitrogen gas — does not comply with the existing legislation.

Dec 30, 2024 · "Factors such as vacations, public holidays or events such as trade fairs, concerts or sporting events can also have an influence on this.” A speed limit of 80 km/h is already in place in some sections of the motorway, for example near construction sites or …

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Nov 20, 2024 · And on the international arena… Working out stumbling blocks with the EU. In the latest and still on-going round of talks between Switzerland and the European Union, the two sides are wrangling over the issue of free movement of persons, which is the backbone of the bilateral treaties between Bern and Brussels.

Dec 11, 2024 · Why does a president only serve one year? It is because a year is considered long enough. The 12-month rotation, a system that has been in place since the first Swiss president, Jonas Furrer, took office in 1848 (and left it in 1849) serves to ensure that nobody gets too comfortable or too power-hungry in this position.

Jan 1, 2024 · Viola Amherd, 61, is the country's new president, and will remain in this position until December 31st. Amherd, who has served as Switzerland's first female Defence Minister, hails from canton Valais, which means she is the second consecutive French-speaking president, after Alain Berset, who served in 2023.

Dec 30, 2024 · The long and the short of it: Uber’s Swiss ‘records’ of 2024. The ride-hailing service has revealed the longest and shortest rides its Swiss customers had ordered during the past 12 months.. The record-breaker for the longest (in time as well distance) ride was the 663-km, eight-hour drive from Basel to Cannes, France, …