Geopolitics

Israelis in Switzerland appeal to Swiss Foreign Minister

This content was published on Jul 29, 2025 Israeli expats in Switzerland urge Swiss Foreign Minister to act for peace in Gaza.

Appearance by Putin confidant Matviyenko in Geneva despite sanctions

Foreign Affairs

Putin confidante Matviyenko in Geneva despite sanctions

This content was published on Jul 29, 2025 Putin ally Valentina Matviyenko attends Geneva summit despite sanctions.

Volunteers collect waste (mostly plastic and Styrofoam) on the shores of Lake Geneva.

International Geneva

In Geneva, global accord in sight on plastics pollution

This content was published on Jul 29, 2025 Geneva is set to host final talks on a global treaty to curb plastics pollution. But major sticking points remain.

Maja Riniker calls for inclusive and sustainable peace

International Geneva

Top Swiss politician calls for inclusive and sustainable peace

This content was published on Jul 28, 2025 Top Swiss politician urges inclusion of women in peace processes and robust action on gender issues.

Economiesuisse: EU-US agreement 'limits damage'

Trade policy

Swiss business lobby group reacts to US-EU trade deal

This content was published on Jul 28, 2025 Swiss lobby group warns high US-EU tariffs could hurt Swiss trade.

Roche CEO: 'Agreement between Bern and Washington within days, if not hours'

Drug pricing

Switzerland very close to tariff deal with the US, says Roche CEO

This content was published on Jul 25, 2025 An understanding between Berne and Washington in the dispute over customs barriers is close: Roche CEO Thomas Schinecker is convinced of this.

Demonstrators attack Israeli mission in Geneva

International Geneva

Activists deface Israel’s UN mission in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 25, 2025 Late on Thursday in Geneva, pro-Palestinian demonstrators attacked the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in the international organisations district. They poured red paint over the entrance to the building.

Company is developing new AI, but no longer trusts Switzerland

AI governance

Proton does not trust Switzerland to host its AI servers

This content was published on Jul 24, 2025 The Geneva-based cybersecurity firm has lost faith in Switzerland due to proposed surveillance law changes.

from left, US President Gerald Ford, Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev and Soviet Prime Minister Andrei Gromyko, walk in front of the Soviet embassy in Helsinki during the CSCE 1975 conference.

Swiss diplomacy

50 years of the Helsinki Accords: Switzerland’s role between the blocs

This content was published on Jul 24, 2025 Switzerland played an important role in the adoption of the pan-European set of rules in the 1970s that gave rise to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Opinion

Foreign Affairs

What Switzerland can achieve with its 2026 OSCE chairship

This content was published on Jul 24, 2025 The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is a shadow of its former self. Switzerland, which will chair the organisation next year, must prepare for a range of very different scenarios.

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