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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Bern, 20.12.2024 - The Federal Council has taken note of the report prepared by the Parliamentary Investigation Committee (PInC) on "Management by the authorities – CS emergency merger". It welcomes ...

Bern, 20.12.2024 - At its meeting on 20 December 2024, the Federal Council appointed Aline Darbellay, Professor of Banking and Capital Market Law at the University of Zurich, as a new member of the ...

The gross annual income of a federal councillor is CHF 477,688 (as of 1 January 2024). It is adjusted for inflation, as are all salaries paid to federal employees, but there is no salary increase in ...