Swiss Federal Council

(IN BRIEF) The Swiss Federal Council has confirmed Tanja Zimmermann for a second four-year term as Director of Empa, extending her leadership through May 2030. During her first mandate, Zimmermann strengthened Empa’s strategic position within the ETH Domain, expanded collaboration … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The Vienna Stock Exchange has expanded its global market offering by allowing the trading of all stocks in the Swiss Market Index (SMI), which includes leading companies like Nestlé, Novartis, Roche, and UBS. This follows the Swiss Federal … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Swisscom and Atlantic Ventures’ latest report reveals trends in the growing yet consolidating market for sustainability and carbon management software. The integration of AI is transforming the sector by enabling greater efficiency in achieving sustainability goals, automating key … Read the full press release →

(PRESS RELEASE) SCHINDELLEGI, 5-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading multinational logistics group Kuehne + Nagel International AG has announced it held its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM was organized in accordance with Art. 6a of the Swiss Ordinance on … Read the full press release →

(PRESS RELEASE) SCHINDELLEGI, 9-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading logistics group Kuehne + Nagel International AG announced that the date of its Annual General Meeting for 2020 remains unchanged and will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in Schindellegi, Switzerland. … Read the full press release →

(PRESS RELEASE) WIESBADEN, 18-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has just released its preliminary results on Germany’s international trade for 2018. According to the data, China remains the biggest trading partner for Germany, already 3 years in a row.  … Read the full press release →

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 11-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — R.W. Chelsea Holdings Ltd (the “Issuer”), has mandated BMI International Europe Limited as Sole Global Coordinator to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings in Vienna, Zurich, Geneva and London, commencing on 11 … Read the full press release →

ZURICH, 03-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Based on the new “ recognition regime”, FINMA will only grant recognition if the jurisdiction, in which the foreign trading venue is located, permits investment firms in that jurisdiction to trade in Swiss shares in Switzerland … Read the full press release →

BERN, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 15 January 2018, an agreement conferring privileges and immunities on Interpeace in Switzerland was signed on behalf of the Federal Council by Ambassador Roberto Balzaretti, head of the Directorate of International Law of the Federal … Read the full press release →

On 13 April the Federal Council approved the Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV) Annual Report 2015. Following moderate performance in the first three quarters, demand for SERV products rose significantly in the fourth quarter of 2015. Furthermore, the Federal Council … Read the full press release →

On 14 April 2016, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter met in Bern with the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, for a working breakfast … Read the full press release →

Frick, Switzerland, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Federal Supreme Court’s decision of 11 September 2013 confirmed the urgency of realising the Gommer line and defined the framework for implementing the project. Together with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the Swiss Federal Office … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 15-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will visit the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 April to meet scientists and researchers supported with funding from the EU Marie Curie Actions. Members of the team … Read the full press release →