Geneva’s Christmas lights are on! They’ll be illuminating the city until January 4th.
This year, the Old Town gets a major boost, with about ten new streets decorated, including Grand-Rue, rue de la Cité and place du Grand-Mézel, bringing the total to around forty LED installations. The budget comes to roughly CHF 650,000.
Christmas markets are also returning across the city, starting with “Noël au Quai” on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, open now, running until Christmas Eve.
Geneva cold weather plan kicks in
Geneva is activating its Cold Weather Plan this Friday as temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus four degrees with wind chill.
Geneva votes to ban religious symbols
Geneva’s parliament has narrowly approved a constitutional change requiring elected officials to observe religious neutrality.
Extra hot chili being marketed to children
Two years after ultra-spicy chips caused hospitalizations in Germany and panic in Swiss schools, whole Carolina Reaper chilies, which are among the world’s hottest, are now being sold online in Switzerland without age restrictions.
Escalade breaks records before the first race
Geneva’s Escalade Race is breaking records yet again.
Eurovision pays off
Basel’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest has paid off handsomely.
Inheritance and service votes look doomed
The upcoming vote on inheritance tax looks certain to fail – by a large margin – and it could be a disaster for the Young Socialists who proposed it.
