Fabrique en Suisse / Hergestellt in der Schweiz / made in Switzerland: this year Switzerland introduced the Cassis de Dijon principle (which states that all sorts of cheaper food from the EU can be no...

Batman (and Beatles) need not apply: there are no Swiss superheroes for the simple reason that we all possess superpowers over here. We may not be able to stop a speeding bullet, but we can stop a spe...

For whom the bell tolls: sandwiched between the asparagus- and the wild-game seasons, in the sweltering heat of summer, you'll find another well-known season that isn't just confined to Switzerland. Y...

Learning from German--los geht's! It is estimated the English language comprises 600,000 words, yet there are times when its paucity is hard to ignore. This usually happens when you learn a new word i...

Exploring Swiss flats: Switzerland may be in Europe, but adjusting to its idiosyncrasies can involve changing everything you ever thought to be true. For example, the days of the week in my house now...

2010: a Swiss odyssey: what an outstanding year that was! We had referenda to deal with the problem of foreigners. The world pressured us to end some of our more dubious financial dealings. Roger Fede...

The game's up for the Christmas criminal! These days it is possible to haul people in front of international criminal courts for countless reasons, big and small. So, I think it is high time for one l...