Empa researcher Vivek Devulapalli aims to close this knowledge gap. He has been awarded a two-year Empa Young Scientist Fellowship for his research project. Empa researcher Vivek Devulapalli at the ...

The FFA publishes the financial statistics for 2025. Bern, 27.08.2026 — The general government, comprising the Con ...

Increase in employment in 2nd quarter 2026. Neuchâtel, 27.08.2026 — In the 2nd quarter 2026, total employment (excluding agriculture) ...

Last spring and this year are harbingers of what we must expect to face more frequently in the future. The current drought ...

First positrons for the Future Circular Collider. Villigen, 24.08.2026 — At Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, first positrons have ...

Switzerland’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.6% in 2025 at the previous year’s prices. This continued growth compared with 2024 (+1.5%) is linked to strong domestic demand (+2.5 %).

Sand is a particularly challenging substrate for agriculture. It contains no organic nutrients that could sustain ...

Measures to combat fraudulent calls made in the name of public authorities are proving effective. The number of reports fell by over 75 per cent in July following the extension of the mandatory caller ...

Berne, 19.08.2026 — On 19 August, the Federal Council decided to adopt the further measures from the European Union’s (EU) 20th sanctions package against Russia in line with previous practice. The new ...

President Guy Parmelin and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao announced on 20 August, during a meeting in Bern, that negotiations on the optimisation of the free trade agreement (FTA) between ...

Sanctions: Ordinance on Measures Against Certain Individuals, Groups, Companies, and Organisations Associated with ISIL (Dae ...

In the 2nd quarter 2026, the number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 0.8% year-on-year. The unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) rose from 4.6% to 4.9% ...