Patents relating to plant breeding are to be disclosed in future. This will give breeders greater certainty in their breeding of new varieties. On 9 September 2026, the Federal Council acknowledged ...

Swiss participation at opening of UN General Assembly in New York. Bern, 09.09.2026 — Swiss President Guy Parmelin and Federal Counc ...

Berne, 09.09.2026 — The Federal Council has banned the purchase and import of gold originating in Sudan. The sale to Sudan of certain goods used in gold mining and gold extraction is also prohibited.

The Federal Council wants to improve access to high-speed internet in sparsely populated areas. To this end, it adopted the dispatch to Parliament on the Broadband Promotion Act at its meeting on 9 ...

On 9 September 2026, Lausanne hosted a high-level meeting dedicated to the role of sport in diplomacy and peace. Representatives from politics, sports and science from the Sahel region and West Africa ...

Switzerland to take part in European defence project for mobile energy supply. Bern, 08.09.2026 — Switzerland is enhancing its inter ...

Scientists from Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have used an electric field to reverse the handedness of atomic vibrations known as chiral phonons. Chiral phonons link magnetism with atomic motion. The ...

Victims of National Socialism: presentation of memorial project in Bern. Bern, 08.09.2026 — Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head ...

A similar trend was observed in market sector activities across the Swiss economy in the 2nd quarter 2026: turnover rose by 5.3% compared with the same quarter of the previous year and employment in ...

For Switzerland, building bridges does not only mean bringing Swiss films to the world. It also means inviting the world into Swiss filmmaking. In this spirit, I would like to warmly acknowledge our ...

Switzerland is increasing its support for the people of Nepal affected by the flash flooding of 26 August 2026. Just one day after the disaster the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) ...

Bern, 10.09.2026 — Am 9. September 2026 hat in Lausanne ein hochrangiges Treffen stattgefunden, bei dem es um die Rolle des Sports im Dienst der Diplomatie und des Friedens ging. Vertreterinnen und Ve ...