Many residents in the city of Geneva are frustrated by office buildings that keep their lights on all night – despite cantonal rules which say office lights must be switched off between 1am and 6am.
Locals complain that the canton and federal governments are urging us to save money, but yet many office buildings remain lit.
A spokeswoman for the canton told the 20 minutes newspaper that they receive a complaint around every couple of months – but they haven’t issued any fines yet.
The number of Swiss vacationers to US slumps
The latest figures show the number of people travelling to the United States from Switzerland for a holiday has slumped by 34%.
Cassis in China to discuss trade
The foreign minister Ignazio Cassis is currently in China discussing international trade.
Snow clear up still under way in Valais
Last week’s heavy snowfall in Valais has caused considerable damage – and the clear up is still underway.
New train solar experiment
Swiss Federal Railways is experimenting with new solar installations – the panels will be laid on the ground, between the tracks.
WHO cuts could be worse than feared
There are fears the job cutting at the World Health Organisation could be worse than originally thought.
WEF head accused of embezzlement
The head of the Geneva based World Economic Forum resigned earlier this week as he was about to be investigated for embezzlement.
