Photo above: Waiting for the results of the vote on Sunday afternoon. There was a high voter participation (44.39%) in the local Nyon elections on February 28th to elect members of the municipality. There was also a good turn out (43.41% voter participation) to elect the 100 members of the town council. In the Federal vote there were four different initiatives proposed: 1. To automatically deport foreigners who […]
Workshop to help International Mums, Pop Up shop featuring Local Designers
Workshops for International Mums in Nyon Tuesday 1st March 13:30 – 15:00 The “Centered Mama Project” is a workshop to help international mums feel more supported and learn ways to integrate and enjoy life here. These workshops are organised by founder Anne Ferguson who says: “I know first-hand how difficult it can be to carry everything – when you’re far from […]
French/English Language Exchange in Nyon every Tuesday evening
Would you like to practise French or English in an informal setting for free? Every Tuesday evening there is a language exchange café held at the Hotel de l’Ange (note – this was previously held at the Rive hotel, the venue has now changed – this article has been updated the 9th October 2016) The […]
Local Elections – Who is eligible to vote? How the procedure works
Campaigning is well under way for the local elections which will take place on 28th February 2016. There are posters on billboards all around the town and leaflets are arriving in letter boxes. There are also debates on the local Nyon TV and plenty of column inches are being written in La Côte newspaper about who’s who in the different political parties, their manifestos and missions. Every […]
Don’t be alarmed! Siren testing at 13:30 today
If you have just arrived in the Nyon area, don’t be alarmed if you hear the sounds of sirens across the town at 13:30. It is the annual siren test in Switzerland which takes place on the first Wednesday of every February. Here is the official explanation on the Swiss government website and here’s a 2010 article by Swiss Info about […]