Новости за 05.05.2024

The head of the Swiss Football League (SFL) wants harsher penalties for troublemakers at stadiums. However, he repeated the stance that collective punishment measures are counter-productive. “We want tougher sentences for those who clearly can’t change their behaviour. That’s where we need to intervene,” Claudius Schäfer told the Blick newspaper on Saturday. “We are talking about endangering the lives of others,” he said. But Schäfer repeated his criticism of the so-called “cascade model”, which... Читать дальше...

In official negotiations on relations between Switzerland and the European Union (EU), which are re-starting after years of deadlock, Bern can count on the backing of Italy, according to Viola Amherd. “I have been promised support,” Amherd told the SonntagsBlick newspaper following a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday. “Italy is interested in finding a solution [to the Swiss-EU deadlock] too,” added the Swiss defence minister, who currently holds the country’s rotating presidency. Читать дальше...

Several hundred people gathered at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) on Saturday in support of students who have been demonstrating for the Palestinian cause. Since Thursday, a hall on campus has been occupied by students demanding a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. They have been authorised to stay until Monday afternoon, when another meeting with university authorities is to take place. On Saturday a rally attracted some 400 people to the site, which is decked out with banners and Palestinian flags.

The Council of Europe rarely makes headlines in Switzerland, but a recent ruling of its supranational court against the Swiss government for failing to act on climate change is making waves. What is the Council of Europe, and what is Switzerland’s role in it? It’s early morning at Basel railway station. Sibel Arslan walks up to the platform holding a cup of coffee, her second of the day. She did not get much sleep the previous night. Her last appointment was at 11pm. “Is it ok if we travel economy... Читать дальше...