EU rules set maximum altitudes, weight limitations and restrictions on the airspace in which drones can fly. Long range flights will require ground-based controllers to have a special license that is recognised by both Switzerland and the EU.
Switzerland will adopt the EU ‘U-Space’ standard that sets measures for safely integrating drones and conventional aircraft in the same airspace.
Environmental, privacy and security regulations will also be harmonised, according to a statement from the joint Swiss-EU committee on aviation.
Different types of drone flights will be assigned to three different categories depending on the type of risk they pose.
The joint committee has also agreed to some small adjustments to the system of assigning airline slots at airports.
Pro-Palestine uni protests to be debated in Swiss parliament
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The Swiss People’s Party says it will launch two postulates calling for clarifications about the recent student protests and occupations.
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A 36-year-old man from Ticino lost his life on Saturday in Val Malvaglia, in the north of canton Ticino, during a wingsuit jump from a plane.
Swiss Evangelical Reformed Church numbers dropping in French-speaking Switzerland
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As in German-speaking Switzerland, the number of members of the Reformed Church in French-speaking Switzerland is also declining.
Gotthard traffic queue hits 20km during holiday weekend
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The traffic jam at the Gotthard north portal reached a length of 20 kilometres on the motorway between canton Nidwalden and canton Uri.
Swiss Interior Minister visits Cannes Film Festival
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Swiss Interior Minister left the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday after three days of intensive dialogue, meetings and film screenings.
Swiss theatre director breaks with tradition at Vienna’s Rathausplatz
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With the proclamation of the "Free Republic of Vienna", the start of the festival on Friday evening was unusually political.
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New technologies, created 'for good', are increasingly being used to wage war. Switzerland is closely affected by this phenomenon.
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