2024 ‘crucial year’ for UBS-Credit Suisse merger , says UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti. buff.ly/3w75sds

EU ‘plans to prioritise international trains’, warns Swiss railway chief. buff.ly/4aKt3Qg

Switzerland violates right to protest, says Amnesty International in a global report. buff.ly/44aTqMX

Hedge fund Appaloosa joins list of entities suing Credit Suisse over AT1 bond losses. buff.ly/3JvwBd4

Switzerland must negotiate hard with Brussels, but at the moment it is basically going from one makeshift solution to the next, he told the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ). “Accession is the only way to reach the goal with Europe,” Deiss said. buff.ly/3Jy17TY

In today's briefing: Russian asset update, pensioners flee pricey Switzerland and a city dweller survey. buff.ly/448i1C5 #Swiss #Switzerland

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis received his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, in Bern on Tuesday to discuss security and neutrality. buff.ly/3xRw0jx #Switzerland #Swiss

A signal that allows zebrafish to regenerate muscle cells has been discovered by researchers in Fribourg, western Switzerland, which could hold promising medical potential Uni Fribourg

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As the world's largest wealth manager, Switzerland finds itself in the spotlight over frozen Russian assets. buff.ly/4d6y5Z1

Change is afoot in the upper echelons of Novartis, with Giovanni Caforio set to be elected as the next chair of its board of directors

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Former Swiss government minister Joseph Deiss says future membership of the European Union is the only way for Switzerland to achieve its European goals buff.ly/3Jy17TY

According to SECO, assets totalling CHF140 million were released as a precautionary measure as legal requirements were not met buff.ly/4aN1ciz

The National Association of Swiss Castles saw a new record of more than 1.3 million visitors flock to its 28 castles in 2023 buff.ly/4b4g9MQ

Switzerland must negotiate hard with Brussels, but at the moment it is basically going from one makeshift solution to the next, Joseph Deiss declared in an interview published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) on Tuesday. buff.ly/3Jy17TY #Switzerland #Swiss

Switzerland is often ranked as one of the world’s most innovative and competitive countries, with a reputation for excellence in science and education. But financial pressures have squeezed the upcoming federal education, research and innovation budget. buff.ly/3Uti6gs

Apart from a difference of opinion over Germany’s reintroduction of border controls with Switzerland, the five countries were emphatically united buff.ly/4aGZf78

Zolgensma, the first gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, was launched 5 years ago with a $2.1 million price tag, making it the most expensive medicine. Its Swiss maker Novartis is now under pressure as new markets prove hard to crack. #raredisease buff.ly/4bb9dxD