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.

On Wednesday, 6 November, the second day of the state visit, the president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and First Lady Eva Pavlová were received on Bundesplatz by the federal government, led by ...

Neuchâtel, 04.11.2024 - The Swiss residential property price index (IMPI) rose in the 3rd quarter 2024 compared with the previous quarter by 0.5% and reached 118.2 points (4th quarter 2019 = 100).

Neuchâtel, 01.11.2024 - The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.1% in October 2024 compared with the previous month to 107.1 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +0.6% compared with the same ...

The Federal Council has taken stock of the state of negotiations and has noted that substantial progress has been made in most areas of the package, particularly on institutional issues and state aid.

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, 06.11.2024 - On 7 November 2024, Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter will meet the United Kingdom's finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, for a working visit. The ...

Zurich-Reckenholz, 05.11.2024 - Agroscope is launching a field trial with winter wheat bred using a new method. Researchers are hoping to find new disease resistances that are useful for further ...

In December 2016, the OAG initiated criminal proceedings against VW AG and AMAG AG on suspicion of corporate criminal liability (Art. 102 para. 1 Swiss Criminal Code [SCC] in conjunction with Art. 146 ...