Nyon, Switzerland (Geneva, Switzerland) – Swiss wines, vintage 2009, will be among those loved and remembered by consumers, thanks in large part to a warm, sunny and dry August that was enjoyed equally by humans and grapes. The 2009 official wine results are in, from the federal agricultural station Changins, near Nyon, and the news […]
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Swiss gives Geneva more UK flights
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Airline Swiss will offer more connections between Britain and Geneva starting 10 January 2010, with six new flights daily to Heathrow. The company is reducing the number of flights between Geneva and London City from the current six a day to four. The additional flights will be provided in part by […]
Urban traffic congestion to get Swiss federal spending boost
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva and the Lausanne-Morges area are likely to see an improvement in public transport to ease traffic congestion, if new federal funds for to improve traffic go through as planned. The Swiss federal government has told Parliament that it will allocate CHF1.5 billion for co-sponsored (with cantons) projects starting in 2011 […]
Morges-Lausanne autoroute signals system installed, work nears end
Morges / Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Workers have now completed a key part of the roadworks to widen the A1 autoroute between Morges and Lausanne thanks to a series of night closings. A system of 120 variable signs and 40 fixed ones have been put in place, a system with 8 kilometres of cables and […]
Weekend of Swiss clichés
Lausanne/Sion, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland did its best to live up to clichéd images this weekend. Swiss soldiers were running around in the mountains as part of commando exercises with soldiers from other European countries, the cows came down from their summer pastures in the high alps in many areas – sometimes with garlands and […]