Students and staff in Geneva are mobilising against planned cuts to higher education.
In Bern there'll be discussions this week to cut federal funding. Groups at the University of Geneva and schools have announced a week of action.
They’re protesting a federal plan to save CHF 460m a year from 2027, as well as cantonal measures, including a subsidy cut and tuition fee increases.
Rallies and assemblies are planned all week.
Similar protests are set for Lausanne and other Swiss cities.
Geneva could foot the G7 bill
Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.
US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases
Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.
French singer banned by Paleo
The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
Cars going uninspected
The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.
War may lead to rent rises
Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.
Not a heatwave, yet
Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.
