Around 20% of primary care prescriptions were for antibiotic classes which are not recommended under national guidelines. Likewise, regional differences persist – antibiotic use in German-speaking ...

Neuchâtel, 18.11.2024 - Secondary sector production rose by 3.3% in 3rd quarter 2024 in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier. Turnover rose by 5.5%. This is shown by provisional results ...

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 ...

On her trip to Kenya and Tanzania, Ms Hirayama will be accompanied by a high-level Swiss scientific delegation. The aim of the trip is to strengthen and expand existing cooperation in education, ...

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 ...

Romoos and Splügen impressed the UN Tourism jury with their strong focus on the sustainable devel-opment of local tourism and various initiatives to preserve, promote and create value from their ...

They impact the poorest population groups in developing countries particularly hard. To bolster their resilience and assist them in adapting to climate change, the head of the Federal, Ignazio Cassis, ...

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 ...

The four Geneva Conventions are fundamental treaties in international humanitarian law, and establish rules to protect people in wartime. Adopted in Geneva in 1949, the conventions aim to limit ...

Bern, 15.11.2024 - The head of the FDFA, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, will travel to New York on 18 November 2024 to participate in two Security Council meetings organised by the United Kingdom ...

In the 3rd quarter of 2024, the number of people in employment in Switzerland rose by 0.7% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined ...

Bern, 13.11.2024 - During its meeting on 13 November 2024, the Federal Council approved the strategic objectives of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for 2025 to 2028.