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

Switzerland's list of sanctions in connection with Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and the situation in Belarus is fully in line with that of the EU. For enquiries from the media: EAER ...

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 ...

The United Nations (UN) has asked Maj Gen Patrick Gauchat to take over command of the UNDOF mission in addition to his current duties as head of the UNTSO mission. He will carry out this task ad ...

The Federal Council. Bern, 20.12.2024 - At its meeting on 20 December 2024, the Federal Council took note with satisfaction the material conclusion of negotiations between Switzer ...

On 4 March 2016, the Federal Council adopted the ordinance on the automatic adoption of sanctions lists of the United Nations Security Council. This means that changes to the sanctions lists of the ...

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 the fact that the ...

Bern, 20.12.2024 - President Viola Amherd and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen met in Bern on Friday, 20 December, to mark the conclusion of negotiations between Switzerland and the ...

At its meeting on 20 December 2024, the Federal Council adopted its new Africa strategy. For the first time, the strategy covers all regions of the continent, setting out objectives and measures that ...

The Federal Air Transport Services operates the aircraft which are used by the federal government, departments, federal offices and the armed forces. In August 2023, the Federal Council resolved the ...

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 ...