Viola Amherd was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2025 on 11 December 2024. It is her first term as president ...

Ian Borg, the Maltese foreign minister and OSCE chairperson-in-office, has announced Switzerland's election as chair for 2026. Switzerland is taking over the leadership of the OSCE at a difficult time ...

Switzerland's list of sanctions in connection with Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and the situation in Belarus is fully in line with that of the EU. For enquiries from the media: EAER ...

The United Nations (UN) has asked Maj Gen Patrick Gauchat to take over command of the UNDOF mission in addition to his current duties as head of the UNTSO mission. He will carry out this task ad ...

The Federal Council. Bern, 20.12.2024 - At its meeting on 20 December 2024, the Federal Council took note with satisfaction the material conclusion of negotiations between Switzer ...

On 4 March 2016, the Federal Council adopted the ordinance on the automatic adoption of sanctions lists of the United Nations Security Council. This means that changes to the sanctions lists of the ...

At its meeting on 20 December 2024, the Federal Council adopted its new Africa strategy. For the first time, the strategy covers all regions of the continent, setting out objectives and measures that ...

The Federal Council has taken note of the report prepared by the Parliamentary Investigation Committee (PInC) on "Management by the authorities – CS emergency merger". It welcomes the fact that the ...

IMPACT is an upgrade at the proton accelerator facility at PSI, which will be implemented beginning in 2025. IMPACT stands for Isotope and Muon Production with Advanced Cyclotron and Target ...

Bern, 20.12.2024 - President Viola Amherd and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen met in Bern on Friday, 20 December, to mark the conclusion of negotiations between Switzerland and the ...

Neuchâtel, 19.12.2024 - The Construction Price Index rose by 0.1% between April and October 2024, reaching 115.2 points (October 2020 = 100). This result reflects an increase in building and civil ...

Bern, 19.12.2024 - Today, Switzerland’s official candidature for the 2026 OSCE chairpersonship was transmitted by Federal Councillor Ignaz ...