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The Swiss government has decided to revise a wage‑protection measure after critical feedback during consultations on the Bilateral III package with the EU.

The sidewalk along the Aare River is congested with wet and happy Swiss, hiking upstream in swimsuits just to float back into town. I join them – marveling at how this exercise brings out the silly in ...

As a European capital, Bern is not at all typical. True, it has a Parliament, embassies and modern museums, but the Swiss capital also has colorful open air markets, a beautifully preserved Old Town- ...

Bern’s Bitcoin Parliamentary Group is calling the commissioning of the report a victory, although the executive branch is opposed to it. The report was proposed by the multiparty Bitcoin Parliamentary ...

Put simply, Bern is a quietly brilliant capital city. It doesn’t make a lot of noise about its many great points, but those who take the time to explore will find all manner of wonderful things to do.

Using life-size models, it shows how Swiss soldiers were once feared throughout Europe, whether fighting as mercenaries for foreign powers or for the expansion of Switzerland. “Of War and Peace” ...