In 2023, 37.4 million cubic metres of water were used for irrigation in Swiss agriculture. The cantons using the greatest volume of water were Valais (13.9 million m3), Vaud (4.3 million m3) and Bern ...

Neuchâtel, 22.11.2024 - The health insurance premium index (KVPI) has registered an increase of 5.9% for premiums in 2024 compared with the previous year, reaching an index level of 213.9 points (base ...

Bern, 22.11.2024 - Markus Mäder, State Secretary for Security Policy, will represent Switzerland at the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada from 22 to 24 November. He will be discussing ...

Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 22.11.2024 - The Empa scientists Maksym Kovalenko and Zhanyun Wang are among the world's most frequently cited researchers in their fields. Their influential work has ...

Bern, 20.11.2024 - At its meeting on 20 November 2024, the Federal Council approved Switzerland’s participation in a NATO exercise that focuses on crisis management. The exercise will take place in ...

At the end of 2023, 63 125 enterprises in Switzerland were part of an enterprise group. They employed nearly 2.1 million people, which corresponds to more than 40% of the total number of jobs in the ...

Bern, 15.11.2024 - On 15 November 2024, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and his counterparts from Costa Rica, Iceland and New Zealand signed the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability ...

Eva Wildi-Cortés (49) is married with three children.

Neuchâtel, 21.11.2024 - In 2022, overweight affected 31% of the Swiss resident population aged 15 or over and obesity 12%. There were different rates of overweight and obesity in different population ...

In 2023, the costs of nursing homes increased by 5% compared with 2022 and those of home care services by 7%, reaching a total of CHF 15 billion. These are the largest increases recorded in the past ...

Neuchâtel, 18.11.2024 - Since 2019, some 25 000 people per year have no longer been entitled to receive unemployment benefits. More than half of these people find employment in the first year after ...

Bern, 20.11.2024 - During its meeting on 20 November 2024, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the protocol of amendment to the double taxation agreement (DTA) with Hungary. The protocol ...