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SWI swissinfo.ch

Our partner organisation SWI swissinfo.ch reports daily from Switzerland on the topics of politics, the economy, culture, society, science and direct democracy.

The platform provides information in ten languages, and offers top multimedia stories and analysis in German, French, Italian and English, as well as in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and Russian.

SWI swissinfo.ch is a public-law news information platform of SRG SSR which was created from the former Swiss Radio International. It offers independent information from the fields of politics, the economy, culture, science and education as well as on direct democracy. Its target audience includes foreigners who are interested in Switzerland as well as Swiss abroad.

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SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

From California to Ticino: what a journey to my ancestors’ Swiss villages revealed

25. January 2026 - Last summer, Nicole Holst visited the small villages in southern Switzerland where all of her great-great-grandparents were born before emigrating to…

Swiss at heart, not on paper: the challenges of naturalisation from abroad 

17. January 2026 - The number of people acquiring Swiss citizenship from abroad has fallen to a historic low. One person currently going through the naturalisation…

Swiss in Venezuela say US intervention was expected and necessary

13. January 2026 - Following the United States' military intervention in Venezuela on January 3 and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Swiss people living there…

Honorary consul proudly promotes Switzerland in southern France

10. January 2026 - Geoffroy Baylaender has been a Swiss honorary consul in Montpellier, France, for two years. This hands-on role requires personal commitment, plus an…

Crans-Montana tragedy: ‘Our hearts go out to you’, say Swiss Abroad

09. January 2026 - Switzerland is observing a national day of mourning on January 9 in honour of the victims of the deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana. The…

2025 Review: six graphics to help explain Swiss trends

26. December 2025 - Migration, climate change and artificial intelligence (AI): these global phenomena have a major impact in Switzerland too. Swissinfo presents a…

Survey shows Swiss value health over wealth

24. December 2025 - Switzerland’s status as one of the world’s richest countries does not mean money comes first for most of its people, according to the results of a…

Latin America shines at the Youth Parliament of the Swiss Abroad

16. December 2025 - Elections were held from November 17 to December 14 to renew the YPSA committee for the 2026-2028 legislature. While the number of candidates broke a…

From hairdresser to consul in Pattaya: a Swiss expat’s unlikely journey

15. December 2025 - In the coastal city of Pattaya in Thailand, Esther Kaufmann has become a trusted figure for many Swiss expatriates and retirees. After decades of…

SWI swissinfo.ch – a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR

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