Geneva’s Christmas lights are on! They’ll be illuminating the city until January 4th.
This year, the Old Town gets a major boost, with about ten new streets decorated, including Grand-Rue, rue de la Cité and place du Grand-Mézel, bringing the total to around forty LED installations. The budget comes to roughly CHF 650,000.
Christmas markets are also returning across the city, starting with “Noël au Quai” on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, open now, running until Christmas Eve.
Crans Montana fire foundation loses members
The foundation set up to help victims of the Crans-Montana fire has lost four of its nine board members in less than two months.
Vaud candidate confirmed to run
Vaud Green MP Sophie Michaud-Gigon has confirmed she will run for the Council of States in 2027
Insects at risk
Le Temps reports Swiss insect populations are in sharp decline, with roughly 60% of studied species now threatened or potentially threatened
Debate over patient record handover
Vaud MPs are about to decide whether to hand the canton's hospital patient records to an American company — a switch critics call a strategic error over data sovereignty
Lake Geneva capsize
A boat carrying 14 people has capsized on Lake Geneva, triggering a major rescue operation off the French shore near Évian
Fuel prices only rising
Swiss motorists and truckers are facing a fresh fuel shock, with diesel now averaging CHF 2.27 per litre — 27% more than in January
