The four Geneva Conventions are fundamental treaties in international humanitarian law, and establish rules to protect people in wartime. Adopted in Geneva in 1949, the conventions aim to limit ...

In the 3rd quarter of 2024, the number of people in employment in Switzerland rose by 0.7% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined ...

The work is far from over: The researchers want to make their soft ceramic sensors even more sensitive and intelligent. This involves combining new ceramic materials and soft polymers and optimizing ...

In 2023, the costs of nursing homes increased by 5% compared with 2022 and those of home care services by 7%, reaching a total of CHF 15 billion. These are the largest increases recorded in the past ...

Dübendorf, 12.11.2024 - A nuclear waste storage facility needs to be secure, even if glaciers were to churn down from the Alps into the midlands in a distant future. This is why Nagra arranged for a ...

At the meeting between Ms Amherd and Mr Bohlin, they will discuss the current security situation and the consequences of Russia's attack on Ukraine using hybrid warfare. The talks will focus on ...

Cybersecurity is a prerequisite for digitalisation, which is why the Federal Council has designated cybersecurity as one of the three focus topics for the ‘Digital Switzerland Strategy’ for 2024.

As of the end of October, the NCSC was receiving a report of a cyberincident from members of the public and businesses every 8.5 minutes via its reporting form. In the first half of 2024, the NCSC ...

Bern, 07.11.2024 - The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment with the Federal Criminal Court against two Swiss nationals for qualified money laundering. The OAG ...

Bern, 13.11.2024 - The Swiss Confederation issued three bonds by auction on 13.11.2024: 0.25%, maturity 23.06.2035 (reopening) and 1.25%, maturity 28.06.2043 (reopening) and 0.50%, maturity 24.05.2055 ...

Bern, 13.11.2024 - During its meeting on 13 November 2024, the Federal Council approved the strategic objectives of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for 2025 to 2028.

Offers can be submitted without a price indication; in this case, they will be accepted at the issuing price. After settlement, the reopening tranches will be fungible with the corresponding ...