Новости за 12.05.2024

André Simonazzi, spokesman for the governing Federal Council and Vice Chancellor, has died. Simonazzi died on Friday at the age of 55 after collapsing while hiking, the Federal Chancellery announced on Saturday. Born in 1968 in Monthey in canton Valais, Simonazzi was appointed Vice-Chancellor and spokesman of the Federal Council in November 2008. Since 2009, he has taken part in and kept the minutes of Federal Council meetings and has been responsible for their communications. The location of the fatal hike was not specified. Читать дальше...

The Centre Party wants to curb spiralling healthcare spending with a proposed mechanism to limit cost increases – citizens will vote on June 9. The Swiss healthcare system is one of the most expensive in the world. Spending in the sector has risen steadily since the 1990s; it now accounts for 11.8% of GDP. The spiralling costs have invariably led to significant annual hikes in the cost of health insurance premiums, putting a heavy strain on lower-income households. Surveys have shown that health... Читать дальше...

Nemo wins the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest with their song The Code. Swiss rapper and singer Nemo won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with The Code, a drum-and-bass, opera, rap and rock tune about Nemo's journey of self-discovery as a non-binary person. Switzerland won the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano in 1956 and in 1988 with then 20-year-old Céline Dion’s victory for Switzerland. Translated from German by DeepL/amva How we work This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. Читать дальше...