The U.K.’s Prince Andrew sells his Swiss chalet, Bern is criticized for refugee housing, and more in our roundup of Swiss news from June 7 – 10. Is UN Security Council membership a step away from neutrality? The Swiss Confederation this week was elected to the United Nations Security Council with 187 parliamentary votes out… Continue reading Switzerland joins UN Security Council
The magic of growing up in Switzerland
Kindergarteners walk to school alone, use knives and cook over open flames. Are Swiss children being given too much freedom or are the rest of us holding on too tightly? Tourists in Switzerland may find one of the more familiar sights downright shocking – four- and five-year-olds walking around cities without their parents. The groups… Continue reading The magic of growing up in Switzerland