The United States welcome Switzerland joining the Blue Dot Network Steering Committee
The goal of Blue Dot Network certification is to promote quality infrastructure that is financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable; consistent…
The goal of Blue Dot Network certification is to promote quality infrastructure that is financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable; consistent…
The FDFA and EAER are jointly coordinating the NAP 2020–2023 for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business…
On 10 November 2023 in the course of a videoconference, Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter and Italian Minister of Economy and…
At the request of the Swiss authorities, Eurojust has coordinated several actions against an online fraud network in EU Member…
One year after the agreement to hold regular political talks in future, the head of the FDFA's Africa Division, Ambassador…
Empa researchers are developing a dressing containing probiotic lactobacilli. These are intended to heal chronically infected wounds by destroying persistent…
On 30 October 2023, the Federal Finance Administration, together with the Swiss National Bank (SNB), held the first cash roundtable.…
The project proposed by Inge Herrmann from Empa in collaboration with the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen and the Cleveland…
Governments use revenues, especially funds obtained from taxation, to invest in social and economic development, alleviate poverty, provide public services…
On 18 October, certain UN sanctions relating to nuclear proliferation in Iran will automatically expire. In view of Iran's failure…
The humanitarian situation in Sudan has deteriorated significantly amid the ongoing fighting. More than 5.3 million people have fled their…
President Alain Berset will attend the third meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in the southern Spanish city of…
Switzerland and China exchanged experiences in the area of new forms of work and addressed in particular their impact on…
The president stressed Switzerland's support for the normalisation process and called for the implementation of the agreements negotiated in Brussels…
At Empa, acoustics experts have been investigating for years how noise is generated by passenger and cargo trains – and…
At its meeting on 15 September 2023, the Federal Council approved additional support for digitalisation in Ukraine. This will enable…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) considers Switzerland's energy policy to be on the right track, but that progress is too…
The secretary general of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, visited Switzerland on Thursday, 7 September, and met with…
Opening negotiations with Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway on PNR is an important step forward to increase security in the Schengen…
Humans have about 1000 billion immune cells. Some of them patrol the blood and are summoned by messenger substances to…
In May 2023, the Council of Europe established the Register of Damage, a database containing evidence and information on damage…
At its meeting on 30 August 2023, the Federal Council launched the consultation procedure on a bill to strengthen the…
On 30 August, the Federal Council decided to adopt further sanctions against Belarus to bring Switzerland in line with the…
Ein leistungsfähiges System zur Bekämpfung der Finanzkriminalität ist für den guten Ruf und den nachhaltigen Erfolg eines international bedeutenden, sicheren…
Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 29 August 2023 The Empa spin-off BTRY wants to revolutionize...
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland on 28.08.2023 filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against Khaled…
During a visit to Slovenia, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), today signed…
In 2021, 966 businesses employing some 10 300 persons had commodities trading as their main activity. These stakeholders, notably specialised…
Switzerland's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 2.6% in 2022 at the previous year’s prices. This sustained growth is part…
At its meeting of 23 August 2023, the Federal Council ordered an administrative investigation into the events surrounding the data…
In light of the grave humanitarian crisis in Syria, which was worsened by the earthquake, the EU amended its measures…
Epoxy resins are tough and versatile polymers. In combination with glass or carbon fibers, they are used, for example, to…
The situation of the 1.12 million foreign workers in Switzerland differs depending on their country of origin. People from certain…
This year's Ambassadors and International Network Conference is taking place from 21 to 24 August 2023 in Bern. The unique…
Climate change discussions often overlook the central role played by the excessive extraction and use of natural resources. The topic,…
On 16 August, the Federal Council decided to enact further sanctions against Russia. This aligns Switzerland with the EU, which…
Graphene nanoribbons have outstanding properties that can be precisely controlled. Researchers from Empa and ETH Zurich, in collaboration with partners…
A 67-year old patient presenting with oesophageal cancer was treated today at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI with a form…
Crime is becoming increasingly global and digital: ATM thieves, cyber criminals, drug, human and arms traffickers do not stop at…
UBS has definitively terminated the agreement regarding the federal loss protection guarantee in the amount of CHF 9 billion, as…
On behalf of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), fedpol and local cantonal police forces carried out…
Swiss President Alain Berset met with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, 10 August. Talks focused on Switzerland's engagement in…
In the scientific journal Nature, an international team including a member of Eawag published a study on the state and…
The Federal Department of Finance FDF has published the first report on the expected effects of the implementation of the…
The motorway tax ticket for the calendar year 2023 can now be purchased electronically at www.e-vignette.ch using the Via portal…
To enable the small drone to manage the change of location from one body of water to the next, it…
Services turnover adjusted for working day effects fell by 6.1% in May 2023 compared to the same month last year.…
The Federal Council already approved the agreement with the USA for mutual recognition of inspections relating to the manufacture of…
The 9th edition of the Francophone Games is taking place in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from 28…
The increase was striking, both for sawlogs and veneer logs (+4%) and for fuel wood (+7%), the two most important…