Neuchâtel, 07.01.2025 - The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.1% in December 2024 compared with the previous month to 106.9 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +0.6% compared with the same ...

Since 1 January 2025, the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has two units specialising in cybersecurity and the security of telecommunications networks. The Market Access and Cybersecurity ...

In the Nanovision project, researchers at Empa and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen are developing novel nanocomplexes that kill resistant germs and protect the eye tissue at the same time. In ...

The coating process developed at PSI opens up new ways to increase the energy density of different types of batteries: “We can assume that our lithium fluoride protective coating is universal and can ...

Ian Borg, the Maltese foreign minister and OSCE chairperson-in-office, has announced Switzerland's election as chair for 2026. Switzerland is taking over the leadership of the OSCE at a difficult time ...

Viola Amherd was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2025 on 11 December 2024. It is her first term as president ...

Bern, 23.12.2024 - The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), in its capacity as the competent body for sanctions, has expanded its list of sanctions against Russia and ...

Bern, 23.12.2024 - The competent UN Sanctions Committee has amended the list of sanctioned individuals, companies and organisations. The sanctions database has been updated accordingly. On 4 March ...

Bern, 23.12.2024 - At its meeting on 20 December, the Federal Council approved the temporary appointment of Major General Patrick Gauchat as head of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force ...

Bern-Wabern, 30.12.2024 - On 1 January, Switzerland will take over the chair of the Inter-Governmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees (IGC). In this forum, 17 participating states ...