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Border and customs

Crossings, waiting times, customs checks and transit: the border day by day.

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48 articles on border and customs, newest first.

• Federal Council rejects the UDC initiative on borders

  The Federal Council recommends rejecting the UDC initiative on borders. High costs, damage to the economy and risks for Schengen have been detected.

• On-duty pharmacies in Switzerland and the Italian border: sources by canton

  A guide to checking the current source in the right canton, without inventing calendars or turning a link into an opening promise. 207 Ticino records and 542 records in provinces CO, VA and VB; regional duty verified in the five Ticino areas.

• Open or on duty? How to read the pharmacy directory

  The practical difference between finding a pharmacy in a directory, reading published hours and checking OFCT duty information. 207 Ticino records and 542 records in provinces CO, VA and VB; regional duty verified in the five Ticino areas.

• Border pharmacies: Como, Varese and Verbano

  How to use the Italian border pharmacy catalogue alongside the Ticino directory without turning an address record into an opening promise. 207 Ticino records and 542 records in provinces CO, VA and VB; regional duty verified in the five Ticino areas.

• Pharmacies in Ticino: directory and contacts

  A starting point for finding pharmacies present in the Ticino directory and opening the local records that are available. 207 Ticino records and 542 records in provinces CO, VA and VB; regional duty verified in the five Ticino areas.

• Ticino on-duty pharmacies: a guide to sources and coverage

  This guide explains where to read Ticino pharmacy duty information and how to interpret regional coverage correctly. 207 Ticino records and 542 records in provinces CO, VA and VB; regional duty verified in the five Ticino areas.

• The director of Seco warns of the risks of a "multipolar world"

  Helene Budliger Artieda warns of the need for greater internal cohesion and a more active international role for Switzerland.

• Nursery: gaps in controls on minors

  An educator reported for child pornography worked in a kindergarten for two years. How and why institutional controls failed in Switzerland.

• Natural reserves put to the test by drought

  The summer drought hit the swamps hard, with water levels falling to critical levels in many areas.

• The DaziT program comes to an end, the digital transformation continues

  The UDSC's DaziT program will end on December 31, 2026, digitizing customs and border security processes.

• Customs, new digital tools for goods and purchases

  DaziT concludes at the end of 2026 with Passar and QuickZoll. Simplification of cross-border traffic, modernized border controls.

• Jans and Dobrindt: CH-Germany border cooperation

  August 31, 2026: Chiasso. Federal Councillor and German Minister agree on strengthening cross-border cooperation. Proposal for a Police-Doganale Cooperation Centre. Asylum and stops are decreasing.

• CDF: 7.86 million for voting campaigns 27 September

  The Federal Financial Controller publishes the budgets: 5.51 million for neutrality, 2.35 million for food. Blocker 2+ mln, Economiesuisse 1.2 mln.

• Food initiative: Ticino NO

  The Ticino Committee warns of costs and consequences: a vote on 27 September will decide on the request for 70% self-supply.

• Switzerland strengthens controls on espionage

  The Foreign Policy Commission proposes measures against foreign espionage: checks on the legitimacy card and expulsion for foreign agents.

• Switzerland-China: agreement to eliminate customs duties

  Agreement for customs exemption on 99.8% of Swiss exports to China: estimated annual savings of CHF 244 million for Swiss companies.

• US-Switzerland duties: rate down to 12.5%, but the risk remains

  The US customs rate on Swiss goods has stabilised at 12.5%, but the risk of a new tax remains

• Finma raises the alarm: 'cyberattacks on the rise, AI is a risk'

  Finma warns the Swiss banking and insurance sector against the growing dangers related to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

• Drought puts a strain on Swiss waterways

  Eleven measuring stations reached an all-time low in July

• Phantom drug discounts: billions lost and little savings for patients

  The Federal Finance Control rejects the supervision of the FOPH

• Financial Control harshly criticizes the Ufsp

  Financial Control harshly criticizes the Ufsp

• EU controls AI Act, transparency for chatbots and deepfakes

  The EU Commission starts monitoring the AI Act, with new rules for suppliers of GPAI models.

• Fight against undeclared work: 14,450 company controls in 2025

  SECO has published the report on the fight against undeclared work in Switzerland for 2025.

• Frontiers of research: innovation and science in Switzerland

  Let's explore the scientific innovations born in Switzerland: from space research to materials science, to artificial intelligence.