Davos: Strong support for the WTO and rules-based trading

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin hosted an informal meeting of ministers responsible for the World Trade…

New model for the spread of infectious diseases: Better prediction of epidemics

The reproduction number R is often used as an indicator to predict how quickly an…

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin signs free trade agreement with Thailand

On 23 January on the margins of the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Federal Councillor…

Switzerland and Ukraine launch private sector partnership for reconstruction

On 23 January, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland and Ukraine…

Switzerland present at informal meeting of EU ministers in Warsaw

On 21 and 22 January 2025, the Deputy Director of the State Secretariat for Education,…

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin signs free trade agreement with Kosovo

On 22 January on the margins of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos,…

What is the potential of the “atmospheric mine”? – Concrete as a carbon store

Mining the Atmosphere, a new Empa research initiative, aims at capturing excess CO₂ from the…

Official working visit by Vice Premier of the State Affairs Council of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Ding Xuexiang

On 20 January 2025, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, Vice President of the Federal Council and…

Programme of members of the Federal Council attending the 2025 WEF Annual Meeting

The 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will take place in Davos next…

SECO: Ordinance on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran

On 17 January 2025, annexes 1a and 6a of the ordinance on measures against the…