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Parliamentary focus on VET
The main aim of the procedural requests was to make VET more attractive, adapt course content, increase permeability and strengthen in-house training. In Switzerland, parliamentary procedural requests ...
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Statistics on Business Demography (UDEMO) - Record number of businesses created in 2022
In Switzerland, 46 987 businesses were created from scratch in 2022. This record number was 3950 higher than the previous peak of 2021. More than four out of five new companies were registered as ...
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Mathias Gantenbein appointed new deputy director of the FOCA
Mathias Gantenbein will take on his new role as deputy director from 1 January 2025, taking over from Martin Schmid Ding. From 1 April 2025, Mr Schmid Ding will be succeeded in his role as head of ...
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Federal Council appoints Jürg Rötheli as chairman of RUAG MRO’s board of directors
Bern, 27.11.2024 - At its meeting on 27 November, the Federal Council appointed Jürg Rötheli as Chairman of the Board of Directors of RUAG MRO Holding AG (RUAG MRO). Mr Rötheli will take up his ...
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Federal Council to develop Armaments Policy Strategy
The Federal Council. Bern, 27.11.2024 - The continuing deterioration in the security situation calls for a revision of the existing armaments policy and for the Federal Council to ...
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Lombard Odier Bank and a former employee indicted at the Federal Criminal Court for aggravated money laundering
Following its criminal investigation, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), on 26 November 2024, filed an indictment at the Federal Criminal Court against Banque Lombard Odier & Cie ...
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The Swiss Community Day on Data brings together the committees for official statistics, data management and data science
On Tuesday 3 December, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is organising the second Swiss Community Day on Data in cooperation with Digital Public Services Switzerland (DPSS) and the City of Bern at ...
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Gross domestic product in the third quarter of 2024: Swiss economy sees below-average growth
The greatest boost to growth in the third quarter came from trade (+1.4%), which expanded considerably after four weak quarters. Retail trade (+1.0%) in particular grew strongly. In line with this, ...
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In 2023, the number of patients receiving an organ transplant rose by 20%
Neuchâtel, 28.11.2024 - In 2023, 661 people were admitted to a Swiss hospital to receive a solid organ transplant. Kidney grafts were by far the most frequent procedure (372 cases), followed by liver ...
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Cultural economy: Cultural enterprises in 2022 - More, but smaller, cultural enterprises
Neuchâtel, 29.11.2024 - The number of cultural enterprises rose to over 67 000 in 2022, while the number of jobs in the culture sector increased to almost 241 000. Both figures are higher than in 2019 ...
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Dispatch on the Neutrality Initiative: Federal Council recommends rejection without counterproposal
Bern, 27.11.2024 - At its meeting on 27 November 2024, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the popular initiative 'Safeguarding Swiss neutrality' (Neutrality Initiative). It recommends that ...
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Federal Council lifts quotas for Croatian nationals in 2025
Bern, 27.11.2024 - From 1 January, Croatian nationals coming to work in Switzerland will benefit once again from full freedom of movement. At its meeting on 27 November, the Federal Council adopted an ...