The phenomenon of US nationals in Switzerland giving up their citizenships is not new, but now there is a different twist to the old story.

The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens.

As the US election is only days away, it is interesting to look at the reasons that push many American citizens living abroad — including in Switzerland — to take a drastic and irrevocable step of renouncing their US citizenships.

The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) bid to cut the number of EU nationals allowed to work in Switzerland has been rife with grey areas. Now some of them are a bit clearer.

Geneva mulls closure of border crossings next month; most luxury car thefts are reported in Geneva and Vaud: and other Swiss news in our Wednesday roundup.

The vote on immigrant numbers has been hogging the headlines, but there is another issue at stake in Switzerland's June 14th referendum.

If you are a new arrival in Switzerland, or are about to move here, you may be uncertain about what portion of your income will be eaten up by rent.

While Swiss wages do go up with age, this trend varies considerably from one sector to another, a new government study reveals.

Immaculately dressed in Victorian costume, Sherlock Holmes devotees gathered at the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland to recreate the intrepid detective's fateful duel with his nemesis Professor Moriarty, 135 years on.

Immigrants ‘essential’ for funding Switzerland's state pensions; more trains will circulate during Ascension and Pentecost weekends; plus more news in our roundup this Tuesday.

Veggies may be healthy, but a new analysis reveals that most of those on sale in Swiss stores are contaminated.

Though by a narrow margin, a rightwing bid to curb immigration to Switzerland looks likely to be accepted at the upcoming referendum.