An upcoming vote on banning the import of Fois Gras will not have much of an impact and will be against WTO rules.
That’s the conclusion of the Science Committee of the House.
This country consumes less than 1% of Fois Gras.
The parliamentary body says a better way forward will be a counter proposal which forces makers to declare ff it was made with force feeding or not.
The Upper House, the Council of States, has yet to give an opinion.
Summer fires increase
Firefighters across French-speaking Switzerland tackled far more vegetation fires this summer than in any of the past five years
Cheese production suffers after hottest summer on record
This summer's heat has hit Swiss Gruyère cheese production
Music festival in Lausanne this weekend
Lausanne hosts one of the country's biggest showcases of Swiss music this weekend, with 66 free concerts across ten venues from Friday to Sunday
Time limit announced by Lausanne city council
Lausanne's city council has given the municipality six months to ban ventral pinning by its police force
Potential new bank coming to Switzerland
Fintech giant Revolut is applying for a full Swiss banking licence and wants to become Swiss customers' everyday bank
First new AVS payment due
Swiss pensioners will receive their first 13th AVS payment in December, averaging around CHF 1,580
