The Swiss population has passed the 9 million mark.
The latest figures from the Federal Statistics Office show there 9,002,000 [people living in the country at the end of June.
The population growth is staying steady. It took 12 years to climb from 8 million to 9 million.
The same length of time it took to grow a million to 6 million between 1955 and 1967.
The first census taken in 1850 listed the population at 2.4 million.
Defence budget boosted by CHF 4bn
The lower house of parliament, the National Council, has voted in favour of increasing the defence budget by CHF 4bn.
Students accuse university of censorship
Students at the University of Geneva are pushing back against university management.
Younger voters are voting more - but still not enough
It’s well known that younger people don’t vote as much as their elders, but more of them are doing so.
Warning of fake police
Canton Fribourg is warning people to be aware of possible fake police officers.
Zurich Film Festival with premiers and stars galore
The twentieth Zurich Film Festival starts next month – with premiers and stars.
Pension reform likely to fail
Politicians and financial experts are likely to be left scratching their heads after Sunday’s vote on pension reform, as the polls are showing a clear rejection of the plan.
