An increase in trade tensions is not in Switzerland's interests. Countermeasures against US tariff increases would entail costs for the Swiss economy, in particular by making imports from the USA more ...

Discussions at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will serve as preparation for the High-level Political Forum in July at the UN in New York. There too, Switzerland will work to ensure that ...

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has again expanded Easy-Gov.swiss, the online service desk for companies. As of 17 March, Swiss employers and foreign service providers can use the ...

Neuchâtel, 03.04.2025 - The Swiss population passed the 9 million mark in 2024. On 31 December, there were 9 048 900 permanent residents. The fertilit ...

Nevertheless, the Mühlebach continues to be supplied with water: A new type of water scooping system pumps the water upwards and directs it into this tributary of the Zulg. Driven solely by hydropower ...

Dübendorf, 03.04.2025 - To predict toxic algal blooms, researchers from Eawag recommend a combination of species identification and chemical measurements. Now, a new study confirms that there is no ...

Neuchâtel, 03.04.2025 - The consumer price index (CPI) remained unchanged in March 2025 compared with the previous month, at 107.5 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +0.3% compared with the ...

On 2 April, the chief negotiators from Switzerland and the European Union initialled an agreement in Brussels on Switzerland’s participation in EU programmes. The agreement comes into force once the ...

Bern, 02.04.2025 - On 2 April the Federal Council decided to amend the Ordinance on Measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The measures will enter into force on 3 April.

The Federal Council. Bern, 02.04.2025 - On 2 April 2025, the Federal Council adopted an amendment to the Goods Control Ordinance and introduced new export controls for dual-use go ...

Bern, 01.04.2025 - Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis met with his Austrian counterpart Beate Meinl-Reisinger in Bern on Tuesday. This is the first visit to Switzerland by Austria's new minister for ...

According to the latest official figures, last Friday's earthquake in Myanmar killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 3,400, with the figures likely to rise. The destruction of land routes ...