Former Geneva politician, Pierre Maudet, will be back in court today appealing his conviction for illegally accepting gifts from a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family.
Earlier this year he was given a suspended fine for accepting hospitality around the 2015 Formula 1 race which included a flight in a private jet.
The conviction has all but ended Maudet’s political career – he was once tipped as a possible Federal Councillor.
His lawyers say they will be seeking a full acquittal.
Speed limit decrease in parts of Lausanne
Several new streets in central Lausanne will drop to 30 kilometres per hour from 12 October, day and night, according to a letter the city has sent to affected residents
Population increase forecast for Vaud
The population of canton Vaud will pass one million residents by 2046, according to new demographic projections released Friday
UBS share price increases
UBS shares jumped more than 3% on the Swiss exchange on Friday after a US news outlet reported the bank is weighing a merger with a foreign rival and a move of its head office
Warmer than average end to the month
Switzerland is heading into a summery final week of September, with temperatures forecast to climb into the late-20s this week
New CERN collider still under consideration
Cross-border French communes near Geneva have laid down their conditions for Cern's proposed 90.7-kilometre particle collider, warning they will not sign off without guarantees
Citizenship remains one of the hardest on continent
The Council of States has rejected a popular initiative that would have let foreigners apply for citizenship after just five years, closing the parliamentary door on the biggest attempt in years to loosen one of Europe's strictest naturalisation regimes
