Geneva's State Council says security measures put in place during the G7 summit were effective in preventing violence and damage.
Enhanced border controls led to eleven entry bans, nearly 120 seizures, and around forty people being turned back.
Authorities confiscated hundreds of items, including knives, axes, batons, pyrotechnics and other objects considered potentially dangerous.
The government says the operation significantly reduced the ability of violent groups to act.
Emergency measures in place
The record-breaking heatwave is forcing authorities to take emergency measures.
Glacier melt 'alarming'
The glaciers are losing water at an alarming rate as the heatwave drags on.
Too hot for nuclear station
The Beznau nuclear plant will be shut down today, as the Aare river has reached the 25-degree threshold.
Massive mudslide hits French hamlet
A torrential mudslide swept through the Haute-Savoie hamlet of Chéron Wednesday night, hitting five of its eleven houses and forcing the evacuation of 21 residents.
Vote to be held on rent controls
The Swiss Tenants' Association has secured the 140,000 signatures it needed to force a national vote on abusive rents.
What to tip?
A new study has put a number on what most diners only guess at — 5 to 10% is the going rate for a tip in a Swiss restaurant.
