The Geneva Cantonal Vehicle Office has raised CHF 118,000 by auctioning off licence plates.
On person paid CHF 48,000 for the plate GE 55555 – five fives.
In all around 20 car and motorcycle plates were sold – including GE 33 and GE 8088.
There’ll be another auction of plates in the spring.
Federal Council ugres 'no' to neutrality vote
The Federal Council is urging voters to reject the initiative on neutrality launched by the Swiss People’s Party.
Geneva emergency paediatricians to strike
Geneva paediatricians working in hospital emergency rooms are threatening to start an open-ended strike from December in protest at the removal of an emergency allowance to compensate for weekend and overnight call outs.
Govt considers bike tax
The government is considering a tax on bicycles.
CERN Super Collider feasibilty next stage
Up to 30 drilling sites have been identified for checking to see if the ground will be suitable for the CERN Future Circular Collider.
Early trains for early planes over Christmas
For those who need to get to the airport early in the morning in the run up to Christmas, Swiss Federal Railways will be running overnight services to Geneva airport.
Army wants more money from budget
Parliament is about to discuss budgets – and many on the right-wing say there has to be more for defence in the wake of the Ukraine invasion.
