Geneva voters will decide whether to make contraception free, in what the canton says is a choice between public health and personal responsibility
Switzerland ranks only mid-table in a European comparison of contraceptive access, and unlike France or the United Kingdom, contraceptives here are not reimbursed.
Family-planning counsellors say cost is a real barrier and the vote cuts to the heart of how Swiss society funds preventive health.
First new AVS payment due
Swiss pensioners will receive their first 13th AVS payment in December, averaging around CHF 1,580
Vignette patrols stepped up
Nearly 200 drivers have been caught crossing into Switzerland without a valid motorway vignette in recent border checks near Basel
Fuel prices close to record high
Swiss fuel prices are closing in on the 2022 record, with the TCS reporting petrol at CHF 2.05 a litre and diesel at CHF 2.30
Job losses add up
Geneva's international organisations have shed more than 2,800 jobs since Donald Trump returned to the White House
Mountain attraction record broken
Vaud's Glacier 3000 has broken its all-time attendance record before its financial year even closes, with roughly 265,000 visitors expected — up two-thirds in a decade
Inadequate protection for cyber attacks
Only 42% of Swiss small and medium-sized businesses feel adequately protected against cyberattacks, down from 55% a year earlier, according to the 2025 SME Cybersecurity study
