German-speaking Switzerland removes French from primary schools
Some German-speaking cantons are removing French from primary school to focus on English. But in the other linguistic regions the situation…
The Elvetic Federalism between autonomy and cohesion
From medieval alliances to modern challenges: how federalism has shaped multilingual Switzerland and continues to be at the heart of its…
New train timetable 2025
The new SBB timetable will come into force on 15 December 2024, bringing numerous changes to Swiss public transport. Find out what changes,…
August 1st Switzerland in Feast
Ogni 1° agosto, la Svizzera celebra la sua Festa Nazionale, un'importante commemorazione della nascita della Confederazione, avvenuta nel…
Federal elections 2023
On Sunday 22 October 2023, Swiss voters elected the upper and lower chambers of parliament for the 2023-2027 term.
Switzerland chair of the UN Security Council
The Swiss Confederation will lead the important U.N. organization during May 2023
The Swiss Federal Council gets a makeover
On December 7, 2022, the Federal Assembly elected Albert Rösti and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider to the Federal Council.
The four themes on the Swiss referendum on February 13, 2022
To the people the choices on tobacco advertising to young people, prohibition of animal experiments, stamp duty and press subsidies
Switzerland and the Holy See: a century of diplomatic relations
Visit of Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the anniversary of the resumption of Bern-Vatican ties and joint declaration to promote peace
The three topics on the Swiss ballot on November 28, 2021
To the people the choices on the March 19, 2021 amendment to the COVID-19 Act, selection of federal judges, and "strong" nursing care
First Strategic Partnership Dialogue between Switzerland and the USA
Colloquium between Livia Leu and Wendy R. Sherman on the perspectives of the relationship between the Swiss Confederation and the United…
Belarus: Significant tightening of Swiss sanctions
On August 11, the Federal Council adopted almost immediate limitations on trade in certain goods and services plus financial restrictions
Swiss helicopter flight route network improved
The "Low Flight Network", used until now by the Swiss air rescue service REGA and the Luftwaffe, will become a national infrastructure
Ignazio Cassis: “Switzerland in my heart, the world as a home”
Speech of the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok on National Day to the many Swiss living abroad
Meeting in Bern between the heads of the Confederation and the OECD
Guy Parmelin and Ueli Maurer on taxation with Mathias Cormann, new Secretary of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
High demand for new Innosuisse promotion initiatives
Swiss SMEs have submitted 224 projects for the "Swiss Capacity for Innovation" project and 33 consortia are fully involved in the…