The Confederation will compensate Geneva for the cost of hosting the summit between US president Joe Biden and the Russian leader Vladimir Putin in June last year.
Bern has ruled the event qualifies as ‘extraordinary’ which allows federal money to be used.
Geneva will get back 80% of the cost of providing security for the event – just over CHF 4m.
Small possibility of a tsunami on Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva and Lake Annecy all face a small but real tsunami risk — and human activity is making it worse
Crans Montana fire case continues this week
Jacques Moretti faces fresh questioning today, ten months into the Valais probe over the Crans-Montana fire that killed 41
Migros restructure could cost thousands of jobs
Migros is pushing to merge its ten regional cooperatives and centralise its headquarters in Zurich — a restructuring that could cost thousands of administrative jobs
Vaud school information copied
The personal details of 38,000 Vaud pupils and 3,500 teachers have been copied from a school support platform — and the canton suspects a pupil was behind the attack
Fuel prices continue to increase
Drivers are paying more at the pump as a global refining crisis drives up fuel prices
Vaud's tallest building now open
The Tilia Tower, Vaud's tallest residential building at 85 metres, has officially opened in Prilly's Malley district
