Rents cool in Zürich, permits move faster, and the SBB timetable shifts.

Week 30 · 2026. A quiet week on the political side. Three practical stories still matter for anyone settling into Switzerland this summer, housing, permits, and how you get around.

This week

Zürich asking rents dip for the first time in eighteen months
SEM shortens B-permit processing in three cantons
SBB December timetable: new direct Basel, Milan service, cuts on regional lines
Health-insurance premium notices for 2027 due by the end of September
Swiss franc holds firm against the euro through July