The Federal Council rejects the expansion of the Labour Law to directly employed elderly caregivers in private households. Justification: affected employees Created: 05.12.2025 12:58
The Federal Council has adopted revised consumption-steering measures for power shortages and introduced for the first time sector-specific exemptions for Created: 05.12.2025 10:24
The Federal Council is launching a public consultation on separate taxation of gambling winnings from approximately 1.07 million francs. The new regulation is Created: 05.12.2025 10:11
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
The Federal Council decides to continue the guarantee instrument for housing promotion and requests Parliament to approve a commitment credit of CHF 1.92 Created: 05.12.2025 09:59
The Federal Council reaffirms the strategic importance of research, development and innovation in competitive sport and anchors these decentrally in sports Created: 05.12.2025 09:55
Leading investment banks expect the end of the European energy crisis by 2027 through massive increases in liquefied natural gas imports. European gas prices Created: 04.12.2025 19:58
ETH Zurich and ETH Lausanne appointed more women than men to professor positions in 2025 for the first time – a historic milestone for Swiss research. This Created: 04.12.2025 19:45
The ETH Board has appointed 18 new professors at the two ETH institutions. With a women's share of 54% in new appointments over the past 12 months, there is a Created: 04.12.2025 19:38
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