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Federal Councillor Martin Pfister, head of the [VBS](/en/?search=VBS), warned on May 6, 2026 in Lausanne of a fundamentally altered security situation. The Created: 07.05.2026 16:05

Switzerland secured its electricity supply during winter 2025/26 despite the shutdown of the Gösgen nuclear power plant through net imports of 6.8 TWh – Created: 07.05.2026 13:05

The Swiss Army's Sports Competence Center has signed 9 new temporary military elite athletes. The athletes (6 women, 3 men) from 8 different sports will be Created: 07.05.2026 11:06

Swiss enforcement authorities inspected and calibrated a total of 157,690 measuring instruments in 2025. The cantons achieved a calibration rate of 97.9% of Created: 07.05.2026 10:07

In March 2026, the study commission for the Federal Asylum Center in Buosingen was completed. Five general planning teams submitted project proposals, which Created: 07.05.2026 09:06

Electricity consumption by Swiss data centers totaled 2.1 TWh in 2024, corresponding to 3.6 percent of national total consumption. A study commissioned by the Created: 07.05.2026 09:05

Empa researchers Elena Mavrona and Erwin Hack founded the spin-off Lepto GmbH in Dübendorf in April 2025 to close the so-called terahertz gap. The company Created: 07.05.2026 08:05

Switzerland Between Prosperity And Uncertainty Federal Councillor Cassis On The New Global Reality – Analysis, background and key takeaways on Clarus News. Created: 06.05.2026 20:07

Federal Councillor Beat Jans Rejects Population Initiative Plea For Open Switzerland Instead Of Cap Policy – Analysis, background and key takeaways on Clarus Created: 06.05.2026 20:06

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) has developed five socioeconomic scenarios for Switzerland Created: 06.05.2026 16:07