In 2024, the Swiss hotel industry achieved a record high of 42.8 million overnight stays (+1.1 million), an increase of 2.6% over 2023. With a total of 20.9 million overnight stays, domestic demand ...

Bern, 20.02.2025 - In 2024, Switzerland was perceived positively. The Summit on Peace in Ukraine attracted by far the most attention from the world's media. Overall, there was less coverage of ...

The new 3D tissue analysis of thyroid tumors is still unfamiliar to pathologists. Instead of cutting the removed tissue into thin slices and viewing them two-dimensionally under the microscope as ...

During its meeting on 19 February 2025, the Federal Council submitted to Parliament the dispatch on extending the international automatic exchange of information in tax matters (AEOI). Set to apply ...

The Federal Council was briefed today on the progress of work to finalise the agreements. Following the substantive conclusion of negotiations in December 2024, the legal and formal review of the ...

Switzerland and Romania enjoy excellent bilateral relations and wide-ranging political, economic and cultural exchanges. Romania is Switzerland's most important trading partner in south-eastern Europe ...

The digital policy activities of the EU (European Union) can also impact Switzerland under certain circumstances. Swiss companies nevertheless do not face significant risks regarding the EU’s access ...

Since the attack by the M23 group, the humanitarian situation in North Kivu in the DRC has deteriorated dramatically. In view of this, Switzerland is making CHF 3 million available, of which CHF 2 ...

The Producer and Import Price Index rose in January 2025 by 0.1% compared with the previous month to reach 106.4 points (December 2020 = 100). Prices rose in particular for petroleum products, watches ...

Neuchâtel, 14.02.2025 - The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is facing a worsening budgetary situation. After barely breaking even in 2024 thanks to major internal cost savings, the FSO will no longer ...

In 2024, the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) seized a total of 5,668 illegal medicinal product imports on behalf of Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products ...

Bern, 14.02.2025 - To strengthen international cooperation in cybersecurity, Florian Schütz, director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) ...