Swiss hotels exceed the 25-million mark in overnight stays for the first time in summer 2025 – a growth of 2.6% compared to the previous year. Both domestic Created: 08.12.2025 10:58
The Federal Council has adopted a negotiation mandate for a legally binding trade agreement with the USA. The aim is to make permanent the tariff reductions Created: 05.12.2025 15:42
The Swiss Federal Council extends the Ordinance on Normal Employment Relationships in Domestic Work (NAV) for three years and raises minimum wages by 2 percent Created: 05.12.2025 14:07
The Federal Council has extended the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for mutual recognition of conformity assessments with the United Kingdom and integrated Created: 05.12.2025 13:42
The Federal Council is increasing inspection fees for defective products from CHF 200.- to CHF 300.- per hour starting January 1, 2026. This adjustment Created: 05.12.2025 13:16
The Federal Council has approved a revised [investment protection agreement (IPA)](#investitionsschutzabkommen) with Chile, which replaces the agreement in Created: 05.12.2025 10:06
Switzerland is dispatching humanitarian emergency aid to Sri Lanka, where cyclones and flooding have affected over 1.3 million people and have already claimed Created: 04.12.2025 16:11
The Federal Office of Defence Procurement armasuisse has selected the SIG Sauer P320 as the new service pistol for the Swiss Army, replacing the Pistol 75 that Created: 04.12.2025 16:06
The Swiss unemployment rate remains nominally at 2.9%, yet the total number of unemployed persons rose by 14.7% year-over-year in November 2025 to 138,860 Created: 04.12.2025 12:43
Switzerland is deepening its strategic partnership with Kazakhstan as its most important Central Asian trading partner through cooperation in water management, Created: 02.12.2025 16:53