Bern, Switzerland (romandie/ats, Fre) – Swiss citizens, like their Schengen agreement counterparts in the European Union, will have passports with biometric data and digital prints in 2009, when the country will stop issuing simpler, non-digital passports. The new ones will cost CHF140. The lower house of Parliament Thursday voted to follow the lead of the […]
Archives for June 2008
Swiss and EU citizens now required to register to visit US
Washington, DC (GenevaLunch) – Citizens of Switzerland and the European Union as well as others who do not need visas to travel to the United States, will nevertheless be required to register online with the US government, starting in 2009. US authorities Wednesday published details (link to US government site has since been deleted, 17.04.2018) noting […]
FEATURE / Geneva Kempinski Hotel gets new director
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Michael Henssler 2 June took up the position of managing director of the year-old Kempinski Grand Hotel in Geneva. As part of his first day on the job he proudly showed a small group of guests around the hotel’s remarkable new Geneva Suite. Hessler, 44 years old, comes to the hotel […]
Lausanne-Geneva third rail line must wait
Bern, Switzerland (Le Temps/ats, Fre) – The upper house of Parliament Tuesday morning put on hold proposals for the third rail line between Geneva and Lausanne. The Conseil des Etats made few changes to Zeb, the second phase of the railway development plan, when it reviewed it. The house cited the need to ensure financing […]