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Europe’s ski resorts face avalanche warnings with temperatures rising
Unseasonably warm temperatures and increased rainfall are raising avalanche warnings in the Alps and triggering landslide and flood warnings across Europe, according to Bloomberg.
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Germany, Switzerland, Austria join call for return to budgetary discipline
The finance ministers of Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein on Monday made a joint appeal for a return to discipline in government spending...
Switzerland holds military drills, its role in European defence in focus
In one of Switzerland's largest military exercises in more than three decades, soldiers rehearsed repelling a fictional enemy, tossed grenades and fired live munitions...
UK signs Swiss science deal after both countries ‘blocked’ from EU scheme
The UK and Switzerland are striking a deal on science collaboration as both countries continue to be blocked from a major EU scheme as...
Europe tries to shore up power firms with billions more
Finland and Switzerland provided billions in financial support to power companies on Tuesday, as Europe scrambles to secure energy supplies in a deepening crisis...
Greece, Turkey battle fierce fires as heatwave continues
Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze on the outskirts of Athens on Friday as dozens of fires raged in Greece in what the Prime...
ECB poised to extend bank capital relief by nine months
The European Central Bank (ECB) is set to extend a key plank of its pandemic relief measures by nine months to ensure lenders keep...
Face to face: Biden, Putin ready for long-anticipated summit
US President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin sit down Wednesday for their highly anticipated summit in Geneva, Switzerland, a moment of high-stakes diplomacy at...
European Commission proposes ‘Digital Green Certificate’ for travel
The European Commission announced on Wednesday in a press release that it is proposing to create a COVID-19 'Digital Green Certificate' that will facilitate...
Switzerland could fall into recession
The President of the Swiss Bank is expecting a weak economic growth
Swiss economy could record one or two quarters of contraction, in the context...