Bern, 26.11.2024 - Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head of the FDFA, will travel to Rome on 28 and 29 November to open the Forum for Dialogue between Switzerland and Italy together with Italian ...

In the 2021–2024 education, research and innovation (ERI) funding period, SERI agreed various accompanying measures with several institutions, including the University of Geneva, the EPFL, the Swiss ...

Bern, 25.11.2024 - After almost twenty years of negotiations, the Design Law Treaty (DLT) was adopted last Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by the member states of the World Intellectual Property ...

The Federal Finance Administration (FFA) plans to issue bonds with a face value of CHF 4 billion in 2025. Taking account of bonds maturing in 2025, the volume of Confederation bonds outstanding will ...

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Federal Councillor Baume-Schneider presented the interim report on Switzerland's National Action Plan for the implementation of ...

Bern, 25.11.2024 - Alexandre Fasel, the state secretary of the FDFA, met today in Bern with South Africa's deputy minister of foreign affairs responsible for cooperation and international relations, ...

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin's trip is aimed at fostering and deepening bilateral economic and scientific relations with the Netherlands. The Netherlands and Switzerland are among the most ...

Indicators that point to human trafficking, such as unusually large sums of cash being distributed among several accounts, rent payments for several properties or the use of prepaid cards. Practical ...

Neuchâtel, 25.11.2024 - In 2023, the number of recipients of new pensions paid by the occupational pension plan (2nd pillar) fell compared with previous years. The number of new recipients of a ...

Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 25.11.2024 - A new European research project, TIMBERHAUS, aiming at promoting timber construction in Europe, was launched in Copenhagen in early November. The goal is ...

Swissmint produces exclusive limited-edition collector coins under the name "Swiss special coins". The 20-franc silver coin celebrates the tradition of St. Nicholas, who is celebrated every year on 6 ...

In the 3rd quarter 2024, total employment (excluding agriculture) in Switzerland rose by 1.2% compared with the same quarter of the previous year (seasonally adjusted, +0.2% over previous quarter).