Left wing parties in Geneva are launching a referendum against the so called ‘corset’ laws, which are designed to restrict spending.
The Cantonal Grand Council, which has a right-wing majority, adopted two motions. One would ban the hiring of new people if there’s a budget deficit – except for teachers – and the other would link benefit payments to demographics.
Opponents say it will lead to massive cuts in benefits payments.
Cross border gun burglaries
French criminal networks are recruiting teenagers on Snapchat and TikTok to break into Swiss gun shops and feed the black market across the border
Crans Montana fire warning ignored
New evidence in the Crans-Montana fire inquiry shows the bar's operators warned their own staff about the danger of firework candles, then kept using them anyway
Vaud financial support in question
Three-quarters of the Vaud companies that received state financial support in 2025 did not actually need it to carry out their projects, a damning audit by the cantonal Court of Audit has found
US voting deadline approaching
Americans living in Switzerland have less than a month to vote in the US midterms on 3 November
Man wins Lausanne court case
The Federal Court has struck down the Ville de Genève's rule forcing city employees to live near the capital
SBB reports increase in incidents
Staff on Switzerland's rail network face around ten incidents of abuse or threat every working day, with insults, racist comments and physical attacks all on the rise since the pandemic
