It will soon be easier for foreign students who have studied in Switzerland to stay and work in the country after graduation.
The Council of States has backed a plan voted on by the lower house a couple of months ago.
Green Party deputy Lisa Mazzone says there’s a skills gap at the moment and fierce European competition for high skilled workers.
The Minister of Justice, Elisabeth Baume-Schneider agrees, saying it will affect around 500 people a year – and that they’re already well integrated.
Parcel bomb explodes in Grange-Canal
A parcel bomb exploded in a letter box in Grange-Canal yesterday afternoon. Geneva police sealed off a large section of the area.
After autoroute rejection- what now?
A major debate is raging on what to do with the money that would have used to expand the autoroute network.
Passerelle simply too expensive
It seems it was the cost which sank the idea of the pedestrian bridge running next to the Pont du Mont Blanc.
Stolen cello recovered
A valuable cello stolen in Geneva a couple of months ago has been recovered, undamaged.
Kebab shop owner fined for bad meat
A kebab shop owner in canton Sankt Gallen has been fined after customers fell ill due to infected meat.
Move to make winter tyres compulsory
A national parliamentarian is preparing a motion that would make all car owners fit winter tyres.
