Cluster: Geopolitics

Radical-Liberals back Switzerland-EU accords

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Party delegates in Bern voted 330-104 to support the new package of bilateral accords between Switzerland and the EU.

Metalor: 40 million investment in Neuchâtel

Global trade

Metalor to invest CHF40 million in western Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Although Metalor aims to produce more gold in the US, the company will invest CHF40-50 million in its production site in Neuchatel over ten years.

Armasuisse advocates the production of military drones in Switzerland

War & peace

Swiss should develop own drones system, says arms official

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Switzerland needs its own drone ecosystem, said Thomas Rothacher, deputy chief of armaments at the Federal Office of Armaments (Armasuisse).

The ICRC is to cut around 240 jobs at its Geneva headquarters

International Geneva

ICRC cutting around 240 jobs at its Geneva headquarters

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Last July, the ICRC had announced a 17% cut in its budget, reducing it to CHF1.8 billion ($2.27 billion) in 2026.

Negotiations on the customs dispute continue

Trade policy

Talks with US on tariffs ongoing: Swiss economics minister

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 A Swiss delegation led by Economics Minister Guy Parmelin held talks with US representatives on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank meeting in Washington.

People evacuated from close to the frontline in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk areas gather on a platform at a railway station in Mukachevo, western Ukraine, 17 March 2025, amid the Russian invasion. Fifty people were evacuated from regions affected by the conflict, including 30 adults and 20 children. According to the Representation of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in the Transcarpathian region, these evacuees will be relocated to safer areas within Ukraine. In 2024, more than 30,000 people were evacuated from war zones, as reported by the Ukrzaliznytsia press service.

Humanitarian aid

Switzerland breaks ranks with EU on Ukrainian refugee policy

This content was published on Oct 18, 2025 Unlike Switzerland and Norway, the EU framework does not distinguish between regions of origin and applies equally to all displaced Ukrainians.

Opinion

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland keeps profits derived from foreign bribery. It shouldn’t.

This content was published on Oct 17, 2025 Switzerland should stop this practice. Not only for the sake of its reputation, but also for its own benefit, argues Andrew Dornbierer.

States seek better protection for war victims

International Geneva

Dozens of states seek better protection for victims of conflict

This content was published on Oct 16, 2025 In recent consultations, more than 130 states stressed the importance of honouring international humanitarian law (IHL), the International Committee of the Red Cross said in Geneva.

German economists expect subdued growth due to US tariffs

Trade policy

Swiss economists expect slower growth due to US tariffs

This content was published on Oct 16, 2025 The Swiss economy is not gaining momentum, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said on Thursday, blaming US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Cassis warns against global tensions over science

Swiss diplomacy

Swiss foreign minister warns against global tensions over science

This content was published on Oct 16, 2025 Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis warned against risks posed by a world losing its bearings on the international political stage and its confidence in science at the opening of GESDA.

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