Gefiltert nach Thema
Aktuelle Cantons Nachrichten und Updates aus der Schweiz. KI-kuratierte Artikel zu Cantons Themen.
← Alle Nachrichten anzeigenRoad safety
St Gallen police are using drones to identify speeding on a mountain pass, calculating vehicle speed from aerial video. Officials say the targeted checks are intended to improve road safety, although only two offences were detected in six operations this year.
4 days ago · 1 source
Swiss Post
Plans to revise the laws governing Swiss Post have drawn criticism from both political camps. Businesses want greater market access, while left-wing parties and regional authorities fear fewer services and a thinner postal network from 2030.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Healthcare
A shortage of primary-care doctors is putting growing pressure on Switzerland’s healthcare system. The gap is particularly acute in family medicine, raising concerns about access to basic care and regional inequality.
The Local Switzerland
Wildlife
Federal authorities have issued substantially more permits for preventive wolf culls this autumn, with authorisations covering 39 packs compared with 22 at the same point last year. The increase follows changes to Switzerland’s hunting rules and is likely to intensify debate over livestock protection, biodiversity and the management of expanding wolf populations.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Agriculture
More than 10,500 pigs are being culled after enzootic pneumonia spread across 60 farms in 14 cantons. Authorities have ordered the clearance of affected farms and imposed movement restrictions to contain the outbreak and protect Switzerland’s livestock sector.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Politics
Around CHF4.6 billion will be transferred from richer to poorer cantons in 2027. Bern is set to receive the most with CHF1.71 billion, while Zug and Geneva remain the largest net contributors to the federal solidarity system.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Politics
A coalition of Swiss cantons has formally objected to federal plans that would allow asylum seekers to convert their temporary 'S' protection status into B residence permits, citing significant financial burdens and a contradiction of the status's temporary nature.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Public Health
Authorities in cantons like Geneva and Fribourg are implementing measures to anticipate the spread of nitazenes, a new class of synthetic opioids that can be up to 50 times stronger than fentanyl, as Switzerland braces for a potential new front in the drug crisis.
Le News
Public Safety
A comprehensive ban on setting off pyrotechnics in all publicly accessible areas across Switzerland will come into effect on April 1. The decision by the Intercantonal Organisation for Technical Trade Hazards comes as authorities need more time to analyze fire safety regulations, partly in light of the deadly Crans-Montana fire.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Police
A new criminological analysis suggests Switzerland's traditional system of independent cantonal police is struggling to tackle modern issues such as police misconduct, racism scandals, and international crime, sparking debate on the need for reform and better coordination.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Politics
In a rare display of unity, a majority of cantonal governments have formally opposed the proposed federal shift to individual taxation. They argue the reform, up for a vote on March 8, would be administratively costly and overly centralizing, issuing a joint statement urging voters to reject it.
Le News
Swiss Politics
In a historic economic shift, the canton of Geneva is set to become the largest net contributor to Switzerland's national fiscal-equalisation fund for 2026, paying CHF 543m and surpassing traditional leaders Zurich and Zug.
Le News
