On 21 and 22 October 2024, Thomas Rothacher, Head of armasuisse Science and Technology, will take part with a delegation in a meeting of the research directors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Bern, 18.10.2024 - After the member states of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) agreed to Switzerland’s application for admission, Chief of Armament Urs Loher signed the MoU and the unilateral ...

Bern, 14.10.2024 - President Viola Amherd will travel to Warsaw this week. During her visit, she will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on 17 October and also hold talks with the heads of Poland ...

The EU adopted its 14th package of sanctions against Russia on 24 June in response to Russia's continued military aggression against Ukraine and its destabilising actions undermining Ukraine's ...

October 2024 in Lausanne for the Ukraine Mine Action Conference 2024 (UMAC2024). At the end of the first high-level day, the Lausanne Call for Action was adopted, calling for concrete action by states ...

Further topics included geopolitical developments, in particular the situation in the Middle East, the state of multilateralism, and Switzerland's second presidency of the UN Security Council this ...

Bern, 16.10.2024 - At its meeting on 16 November, the Federal Council appointed Vincenzo Mascioli as the new State Secretary for Migration. Vincenzo Mascioli is currently Vice Director of the State ...

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Bern, 14.10.2024 - The foreign ministers of the five German-speaking countries met today in Luxembourg to discuss cross-border and multilate ...

Neuchâtel, 17.10.2024 - The number of employed persons in Switzerland rose sharply between 1970 and 2023, from 2.843 million to 4.848 million. The percentage of professionals in the workforce (people ...

Bern, 09.10.2024 - The DDPS has agreed to Germany’s request to postpone the delivery of some of the RGW90 shoulder-launched anti-tank guided missiles ordered by both countries. This is compatible with ...

Empa's start-up support has received an additional boost through this year's Empa Entrepreneur Fellowship. This fellowship has been awarded for the third time to young researchers who want to turn ...

Bern, 17.10.2024 - Opening address by President Viola Amherd, head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), at the Ukraine Mine Action Conference UMAC2024, Lausanne, ...