June 25, 2021
Increase of 1000 tons of the customs quota of butter
High demand for dairy products since 2020 has led to a shortage of edible fat in Switzerland, and the FOAG has taken corrective action
June 23, 2021
In five books “Das Stoffe-Projekt” by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The great Swiss writer's masterpiece goes online and on paper for its centennial, along with 30,000 pages of manuscripts from a…
June 22, 2021
Switzerland gives “guarantees, trust, autonomy and neutrality”
These are the findings of the "Security" study published by the Military Academy (ACMIL) and the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH…
June 21, 2021
Tenancy law: a roundtable discussion with Guy Parmelin
Federal President discussed rents and rents with interest group representatives and other experts based on new study
June 9, 2021
There is a customs memorandum of understanding between Russia and Switzerland
The primary objective of the MoU signed by Bern and Moscow, although not binding, is to advance technical collaboration and the exchange of…
June 8, 2021
Reduced work in Switzerland: will fight against abuses
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of the Confederation has tripled the staff dedicated to the fight against abusive collection and…
June 7, 2021
Federal guarantee for five revised cantonal constitutions
The Swiss government asks the two branches of parliament to approve the changes to the basic maps of Uri, Schaffhausen, Aargau, Ticino and…
June 7, 2021
In a webinar the revolution of the (re)insurance industry
Thursday, June 10, at 4 p.m., an engaging online meeting on the topic of the new IFRS 17 standard, featuring top experts from EFFAS, SFAA…
June 6, 2021
Beate Jessel at the Federal Institute for Forest Research
On September 1, 2021, the 59-year-old executive, currently President of the German Agency for Nature Conservation, will take up her…
June 5, 2021
Switzerland now aims at the international SKA observatory
Bern wants to participate in the full operation of the most sensitive radio telescope of the 21st century, which will study the formation…
June 2, 2021
Okay to drive with professional license plates in Germany
The Federal Roads Office and the German Federal Ministry of Transport have signed an agreement on the mutual recognition of traffic…
June 1, 2021
From ch Foundation a journalistic podcast on federalism
A project of the Bernese Stiftung will focus on the innovative power of the division of powers in Switzerland, but also on the difficulties…
May 31, 2021
Alex Kuprecht: “Federalism on the brink causes pandemic…”
On the sidelines of the Basel Conference, the President of the Council of States spoke in a video about his idea of Switzerland and the…
May 29, 2021
The federalism that awaits us according to Karin Keller-Sutter
During the Conference on Federalism 2021, the Federal Councillor offered an interesting point of view on the Swiss system of distribution…

May 28, 2021
The “Basel Declaration” for the federalism of the future
Following the similar profession of will in Montreux in 2017, the federal government, cantons, cities and municipalities have signed a new…
May 26, 2021
In Switzerland twenty-four months of reduced work allowance
On May 12, 2021, the Federal Council decided to extend the right to ILR, to which is added the extension of the summary procedure for…