{"id":112115,"date":"2021-06-30T20:59:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T20:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/guy-parmelin-ha-visto-i-capi-di-stato-dei-paesi-germanofoni\/"},"modified":"2021-07-03T07:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T07:58:48","slug":"guy-parmelin-saw-the-heads-of-state-of-the-german-speaking-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/guy-parmelin-saw-the-heads-of-state-of-the-german-speaking-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Parmelin saw the heads of state of the German-speaking countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Guy Parmelin saw the heads of state of the German-speaking countries<\/h1>\n<h3><em>Two days in Potsdam for the President of the Swiss Confederation and his counterparts from Germany, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Belgium and Austria<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, June 28, 2021, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, and the heads of state of the German-speaking countries met in Potsdam for their annual six-party meeting, which is scheduled to last until Tuesday, June 30.<br \/>\nThe talks focused on the domestic and foreign policy priorities of the six countries, as well as climate change and research.<br \/>\nThe speech of the President of the Swiss Confederation culminated with an appeal to strengthen research cooperation in Europe.<br \/>\nIt is necessary to provide the best conditions to encourage the exchange between researchers and scientists, in particular to address challenges such as climate change.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Il turismo svizzero che verr\u00e0 nelle parole di Guy Parmelin\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-swiss-tourism-to-come-in-the-words-of-guy-parmelin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Swiss tourism to come in the words of Guy Parmelin<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92739\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92739 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il Consigliere Federale della Svizzera Guy Parmelin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Federal Councillor of Switzerland Guy Parmelin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Fighting disease and aging in talks<\/h4>\n<p>It is also important to prepare for the risk of new pandemics and the increase in diseases, such as cancer, linked to an aging population.<br \/>\nIn addition to the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who did the honors, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henry, Crown Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the King of Belgium, Philip, and the President of the Republic of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, attended the meeting.<br \/>\nTuesday&#8217;s program included a visit to the Potsdam Climate Impact Research Institute. In addition, there was a tour of the Telegrafenberg, where scientific observatories have been active since the 19th century.<br \/>\nOne hundred years ago, Albert Einstein inaugurated the tower named after him and designed by Erich Mendelsohn, which has been used for research projects to this day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Un incontro fra Guy Parmelin e Papa Francesco in Vaticano\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/meeting-between-guy-parmelin-and-pope-francis-at-the-vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A meeting between Guy Parmelin and Pope Francis at the Vatican<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106007\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106008 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/La-principale-piazza-di-Vaduz-capitale-del-Principato-del-Liechtenstein.jpeg\" alt=\"La principale piazza di Vaduz, capitale del Principato del Liechtenstein\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/La-principale-piazza-di-Vaduz-capitale-del-Principato-del-Liechtenstein.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/La-principale-piazza-di-Vaduz-capitale-del-Principato-del-Liechtenstein-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/La-principale-piazza-di-Vaduz-capitale-del-Principato-del-Liechtenstein-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/La-principale-piazza-di-Vaduz-capitale-del-Principato-del-Liechtenstein-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/La-principale-piazza-di-Vaduz-capitale-del-Principato-del-Liechtenstein-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main square of Vaduz, capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Meeting in the Principality of Liechtenstein in 2022<\/h4>\n<p>Designed to strengthen contacts and exchanges, the meeting of the heads of state of the six German-speaking countries has been held since 2004 and is organized in rotation by the participating countries.<br \/>\nLast year&#8217;s meeting, also planned for Potsdam, could not be held because of the pandemic, while in 2022 it is expected to take place in the Principality of Liechtenstein.<br \/>\nSwitzerland last hosted it in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Incontri bilaterali della Svizzera con gli USA e la Russia\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/switzerlands-bilateral-meetings-with-the-usa-and-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switzerland&#8217;s bilateral meetings with the USA and Russia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85901\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85901 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Switzerland_Linguistic_EN-1024x686.png\" alt=\"In Svizzera si parlano quattro lingue: tedesco, francese, italiano e romancio\" width=\"840\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Switzerland_Linguistic_EN-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Switzerland_Linguistic_EN-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Switzerland_Linguistic_EN-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Switzerland_Linguistic_EN-1536x1029.png 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Switzerland_Linguistic_EN-2048x1372.png 2048w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Switzerland_Linguistic_EN.png 2067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four languages are spoken in Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two days in Potsdam for the President of the Swiss Confederation and his counterparts from Germany, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Belgium and 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