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- Which of Europe’s anti-immigration parties are the most extreme?on November 8, 2025 at 6:25 am
The rise of anti-immigration parties in Europe shows that the far-right doesn’t have to be in power to push its agenda and influence policy making. The Local’s Conor Faulkner takes a look around the far-right parties shaping debate across the continent and looks at which party is the most extremist.
- Six big news stories from Switzerland you need to catch up on this weekon November 7, 2025 at 3:09 pm
Half a million EU citizens could live in Switzerland without having to work, and why limiting immigration would be detrimental to Switzerland’s economy — these are among the news that The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.
- Two top foreign chefs forced to leave Switzerland after failing language teston November 7, 2025 at 1:49 pm
After three years of cooking for guests at the luxury resort on the Bürgenstock, top Thai chefs, twin sisters Vilai and Virat Kanjan, have had to leave Switzerland after failing to master German. They now work in… Germany.
- ‘More space’: SBB unveils new double-decker Swiss trainson November 7, 2025 at 1:16 pm
Switzerland’s national rail company, SBB, will depoy 116 new double-decker trains on certain routes in both German- and French-speaking parts of the country.
- Why 570,000 foreigners in Switzerland could suddenly get permanent residenceon November 6, 2025 at 3:24 pm
The Local recently reported that more than half a million EU nationals could get a Swiss C permit after five years of residence – with no strings attached. How would this happen?