{"id":799,"date":"2024-10-13T00:39:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T23:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schweiz.media\/?page_id=799"},"modified":"2024-10-13T00:39:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T23:39:33","slug":"local-europes-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schweiz.media\/index.php\/local-europes-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Europe&#8217;s news"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-e6f8f6f6ef35473ff49bd32a2276bf8f feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.thelocal.com\/\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">The Local Switzerland<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260515\/swiss-government-spells-out-the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-no-to-10-million-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Swiss government spells out the good and the bad of the 'No to 10 million' proposal\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.thelocal.com\/cdn-cgi\/plain\/https:\/\/apiwp.thelocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/endlesswatts-restricted-area-2549859_1280.jpeg\" title=\"Swiss government spells out the good and the bad of the &#039;No to 10 million&#039; proposal\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260515\/swiss-government-spells-out-the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-no-to-10-million-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Swiss government spells out the good and the bad of the &#8216;No to 10 million&#8217; proposal<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on May 15, 2026 at 10:11 am <\/small><p>Switzerland\u2019s government has outlined not only the downsides it sees if the \u2018No to 10 million\u2019 initiative passes in June, but also some potentially positive aspects of the proposal.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260515\/today-in-switzerland-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.thelocal.com\/cdn-cgi\/plain\/https:\/\/apiwp.thelocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/taylor-flowe-4nKOEAQaTgA-unsplash-2.jpeg\" title=\"Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260515\/today-in-switzerland-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on May 15, 2026 at 6:42 am <\/small><p>Government concedes there are some merits in the far-right&#8217;s proposal to curb immigration;  Geneva announces security measures ahead of the G7 summit; and more Swiss news in our Friday roundup.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260513\/swiss-households-to-pay-635-francs-more-a-year-if-anti-immigration-proposal-wins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Swiss households to pay '635 francs more a year' if anti-immigration proposal wins\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.thelocal.com\/cdn-cgi\/plain\/https:\/\/apiwp.thelocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-timmossholder-5737622.jpeg\" title=\"Swiss households to pay &#039;635 francs more a year&#039; if anti-immigration proposal wins\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260513\/swiss-households-to-pay-635-francs-more-a-year-if-anti-immigration-proposal-wins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Swiss households to pay &#8216;635 francs more a year&#8217; if anti-immigration proposal wins<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on May 13, 2026 at 2:24 pm <\/small><p>Opponents of the \u2018No to 10 million initiative\u2019 are sounding yet another alarm about the potential consequences for Switzerland\u2019s residents if the far-right bid to curb immigration passes.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260513\/will-offering-a-finders-fee-help-you-secure-an-apartment-in-switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Will offering a 'finder's fee' help you secure an apartment in Switzerland?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.thelocal.com\/cdn-cgi\/plain\/https:\/\/apiwp.thelocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/claudio-schwarz-K0oN3uwvuEw-unsplash.jpg\" title=\"Will offering a &#039;finder&#039;s fee&#039; help you secure an apartment in Switzerland?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260513\/will-offering-a-finders-fee-help-you-secure-an-apartment-in-switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Will offering a &#8216;finder&#8217;s fee&#8217; help you secure an apartment in Switzerland?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on May 13, 2026 at 11:18 am <\/small><p>Swiss housing market, especially in big cities, is very competitive. Does paying a \u2018finder\u2019s fee\u2019 increase your odds of success?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260513\/how-older-people-in-switzerland-need-to-prove-they-are-fit-to-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How older people in Switzerland need to prove they are fit to drive\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.thelocal.com\/cdn-cgi\/plain\/https:\/\/apiwp.thelocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/david-travis-aVvZJC0ynBQ-unsplash.jpeg\" title=\"How older people in Switzerland need to prove they are fit to drive\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.ch\/20260513\/how-older-people-in-switzerland-need-to-prove-they-are-fit-to-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How older people in Switzerland need to prove they are fit to drive<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on May 13, 2026 at 11:15 am <\/small><p>A new study has highlighted the shortcomings in Swiss driving aptitude tests for seniors, proposing a more \u2018standardised\u2019 approach instead. 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