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 ...

Novel flame-retardant and recyclable fiber-reinforced composite: Making trains and airplanes recyclable. Dübendorf, ...

The birth rate in Switzerland is at its lowest level on record. Persistently low birth rates are slowing the growth of the domestic working-age population and speeding up the ageing of the population.

Press release Published on 3 September 2026. OSCE press release on the conference ‘From Geneva to Helsinki: founding process and core purpose of the OSCE’ Bern, 03.09.2026 — ...