The Swiss Tenants' Association has secured the 140,000 signatures it needed to force a national vote on abusive rents.
The initiative would require rents to be monitored automatically and lowered where judged excessive, taking the burden off individual renters.
The association says the current system leaves tenants to fight property managers alone, often in fear of losing their homes.
Emergency measures in place
The record-breaking heatwave is forcing authorities to take emergency measures.
Glacier melt 'alarming'
The glaciers are losing water at an alarming rate as the heatwave drags on.
Too hot for nuclear station
The Beznau nuclear plant will be shut down today, as the Aare river has reached the 25-degree threshold.
Massive mudslide hits French hamlet
A torrential mudslide swept through the Haute-Savoie hamlet of Chéron Wednesday night, hitting five of its eleven houses and forcing the evacuation of 21 residents.
What to tip?
A new study has put a number on what most diners only guess at — 5 to 10% is the going rate for a tip in a Swiss restaurant.
Don't release goldfish into the wild
Releasing pet goldfish into a pond or lake before the summer break may seem kind, but it is illegal and devastating for native wildlife.
