Activists planning a major counter-summit just over the French border from Geneva have called the protest off, two weeks before G7 leaders meet at Évian-les-Bains.
France's No G7 coalition says the conditions set by the Haute-Savoie prefecture for the Annemasse gathering on 13 and 14 June were "unrealistic" in the time available.
They are now deciding whether to organise something smaller for one day only.
Switzerland faces CHF 1 billion bill on EU frontalier reform
Switzerland could be forced to pay around CHF 1 billion a year under an EU reform of cross-border worker unemployment benefits.
Swiss police chiefs warn anti-immigration vote risks security
Switzerland's cantonal police chiefs are warning that a yes vote on the SVP's "No to 10 million" initiative would seriously compromise Swiss security.
SBB to retire 400 asbestos-contaminated trains
The Swiss federal railways are preparing to retire around 400 trains contaminated with asbestos or other hazardous substances.
Parliament to debate seizing unused army weapons
The Swiss National Council will debate this summer whether to confiscate former army weapons that have been sitting unused in homes for more than a decade.
Winterthur knife attacker placed in pretrial detention
The 31-year-old Turkish-Swiss man suspected of last Thursday's knife attack in Winterthur has been placed in pretrial detention.
Vaud confirms Sainte-Croix murder happened at suspect's home
Vaud's prosecutor has confirmed that a 75-year-old man whose body was found in France last autumn was killed at his tenant's home in Canton Vaud.
