Bern, 21.02.2025 - Ambassador Erwin Bollinger was appointed to a second consecutive term as chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment on 18 February. Ambassador ...

Bern, 21.02.2025 - The 18th round of the human rights dialogue between Switzerland and China took place in Beijing on 20 and 21 February 202 ...

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Bern, 21.02.2025 - During his official visit to Romania from 19 to 21 February 2025, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis reinforced Swiss-Roma ...

In the 4th quarter 2024, the number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 0.6% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the ...

During its meeting on 19 February 2025, the Federal Council submitted to Parliament the dispatch on extending the international automatic exchange of information in tax matters (AEOI). Set to apply ...

Bern, 20.02.2025 - In 2024, Switzerland was perceived positively. The Summit on Peace in Ukraine attracted by far the most attention from the world's media. Overall, there was less coverage of ...

The Federal Council was briefed today on the progress of work to finalise the agreements. Following the substantive conclusion of negotiations in December 2024, the legal and formal review of the ...

In 2024, the Swiss hotel industry achieved a record high of 42.8 million overnight stays (+1.1 million), an increase of 2.6% over 2023. With a total of 20.9 million overnight stays, domestic demand ...

The new 3D tissue analysis of thyroid tumors is still unfamiliar to pathologists. Instead of cutting the removed tissue into thin slices and viewing them two-dimensionally under the microscope as ...

Switzerland and Romania enjoy excellent bilateral relations and wide-ranging political, economic and cultural exchanges. Romania is Switzerland's most important trading partner in south-eastern Europe ...

For me, the International Day for Women and Girls in Science is both a celebration and a reminder. It’s a moment to recognize the contributions of women in science and the progress we’ve made and to ...

The Producer and Import Price Index rose in January 2025 by 0.1% compared with the previous month to reach 106.4 points (December 2020 = 100). Prices rose in particular for petroleum products, watches ...