Empa's start-up support has received an additional boost through this year's Empa Entrepreneur Fellowship. This fellowship has been awarded for the third time to young researchers who want to turn ...

Bern, 15.10.2024 - Alexandre Fasel, the state secretary of the FDFA, met with the deputy foreign minister of Brazil, Maria Laura da Rocha, in Brasilia. The political consultations centred on bilateral ...

Bern, 14.10.2024 - President Viola Amherd will travel to Warsaw this week. During her visit, she will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on 17 October and also hold talks with the heads of Poland ...

The talks between Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider and her counterpart Mónica García Gómez focused on healthcare digitalisation, and in particular on the electronic patient record. The ...

The Producer and Import Price Index fell in September 2024 by 0.1% compared with the previous month, reaching 107.2 points (December 2020 = 100). Falling prices were seen in particular for petroleum ...

Bern, 09.10.2024 - The DDPS has agreed to Germany’s request to postpone the delivery of some of the RGW90 shoulder-launched anti-tank guided missiles ordered by both countries. This is compatible with ...

Bern-Wabern, 11.10.2024 - Switzerland and the US today signed a new agreement in Bern on the exchange of trainees and young professionals. The agreement will make it easier for young Swiss people to ...

Bern, 10.10.2024 - On 10 October, Federal Councillor Beat Jans attended a meeting of justice and home affairs ministers of the (EU and) Schengen states in Luxembourg. The talks focused on better ...

Bern, 09.10.2024 - The hurdles for registering a ship under the Swiss flag are high. To enable more ships to sail under the Swiss flag, the Federal Council relaxed the registration requirements at its ...

Bern, 09.10.2024 - Switzerland was elected today to the UN Human Rights Council by the UN General Assembly in New York with 175 votes. It will serve as a member of the UN's most important ...

Bern, 10.10.2024 - The Competition Commission (COMCO) terminates the investigation against Novartis without consequences.

Bern, 09.10.2024 - In view of the humanitarian impact of the escalating violence in the Middle East, the Federal Council decided at its meeting on 9 October 2024 to allocate an additional CHF 7 ...