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Dec 30, 2024 · First: Expect a boom in demand. There is a reason why more people than usual will be looking to buy properties in 2025: low mortgage rates. Throughout 2024, the Swiss National Bank had cut its interest four times — from 1.75 in March all the way down to 0.5 percent in December — causing mortgage rates to plummet as well.. For instance, the rates for 10-year mortgages (known as indicative ...

Nov 20, 2024 · And on the international arena… Working out stumbling blocks with the EU. In the latest and still on-going round of talks between Switzerland and the European Union, the two sides are wrangling over the issue of free movement of persons, which is the backbone of the bilateral treaties between Bern and Brussels.

Sep 25, 2024 · Despite the warning, The Last Resort had chosen a forest in Schaffhausen for Sarco's ‘inaugural’ use, openly flaunting the ban. And only a day before Sarco was used, Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider said that the way the capsule functions — that is, by filling the pod with poisonous nitrogen gas — does not comply with the existing legislation.

Dec 30, 2024 · The long and the short of it: Uber’s Swiss ‘records’ of 2024. The ride-hailing service has revealed the longest and shortest rides its Swiss customers had ordered during the past 12 months.. The record-breaker for the longest (in time as well distance) ride was the 663-km, eight-hour drive from Basel to Cannes, France, …

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Jul 17, 2024 · First, a bit of historical context. Switzerland has sent athletes to the Olympics since the first modern-age Games held in Athens in 1896. The country also hosted the winter Olympics twice, 20 years apart - the winters of 1928 and 1948, both in the Alpine resort of St Moritz.

Dec 18, 2024 · Public transport. The national railway company, SBB, has a new timetable in place. These are some of the highlights: In the French-speaking part of the country, the Lausanne suburb of Renens will become a major rail traffic hub served by long-distance trains: InterCity IC1 and IC5, RegioExpress RE33, and InterRegio IR90 trains will stop there.

Dec 27, 2024 · The 50-franc emergency fee continues to stir controversy . Controversy is growing regarding the proposed penalty for people who seek emergency medical care for minor cases without a referral.. Some political groups, like the Swiss People’s Party, deem that for most patients, the measure "ineffective" and with "minimal deterrent effect.”

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