Новости за 12.04.2024

The Geneva police force's new equestrian brigade is now operational. The three Franches-Montagnes horses that make up the unit, passed their aptitude tests after a year of training. They were validated by two experienced riders from the Belgian federal police, who specialise in this field, the Geneva cantonal police said on Friday. The training of the three horses included desensitisation to various stimuli, such as firecrackers and smoke bombs. Convinced by the results of a pilot project conducted between 2018 and 2020... Читать дальше...

Almost half of construction workers did not receive a pay increase in 2024. Their wages have even fallen by more than 2%, according to the latest survey by the Unia and Syna unions, published on Friday. Construction workers are therefore "disappointed and angry", representatives of the two unions told the media in Bern. According to them, the main construction sector is one of the few sectors which did not grant a general pay increase to its employees last year. At a time when order books are full and sales are at record levels... Читать дальше...

Zurich rapper EAZ leads the race for honours at this year’s Swiss Music Award with three nominations for “Best Male Act”. Pop singers Beatrice Egli and Joya Marleen are competing for their fourth Swiss Music Award in the “Best Female Act” category. On May 8, the Swiss Music Awards – the most coveted prizes of the Swiss music scene – will be presented at Zurich's Hallenstadion. Beatrice Egli, Joya Marleen and Seraina Telli will be competing in the "Best Female Act" category this year. This is the... Читать дальше...

According to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Switzerland has not complied with the Paris Climate Agreement. However, the judgement does not only apply to Switzerland, according to Swiss ECHR judge Andreas Zünd. The decision is a landmark judgement for all member states of the Council of Europe, Zünd told Swiss Public Radio SRF on Friday morning. The impetus for the judgement simply came from Switzerland with the elderly women's group Swiss Climate Seniors Association. The Swiss ECHR judge... Читать дальше...

As more and more cocaine continues to enter Europe, customs officials at Zurich Airport are among those trying to curb the illegal trade. Swiss public television, SRF, spent the day with them to learn more about how they sniff out the addictive drug.

Switzerland has one of the highest municipal waste recycling rates in Europe, at least for aluminum and glass. However, most plastic is burned. A new initiative aims to reverse the trend. Households and small businesses in Switzerland produce about six million tonnes of waste per year. That is 671 kilograms of municipal waste per inhabitant (in 2022), one of the highest rates in the world. Just over half of this waste is collected separately and recycled, according to the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). Читать дальше...