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- 4d ago
Switzerland reopens Pyongyang office as Ignazio Cassis holds talks with North Korea
Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis ended a two-day visit to Pyongyang on Friday, 30 October, and then crossed into South Korea for the final leg of his regional trip.
- Oct 22
Marco Chiesa and Pierre Alain Schnegg bid for Parmelin's Federal Council seat
Ticino senator Marco Chiesa and Bern government president Pierre Alain Schnegg announced their candidacies on Thursday, 22 October, adding to the field for Guy Parmelin's seat before a Friday noon filing deadline.
- Oct 22
Austrian and Swiss women kidnapped in Niger freed in Libya after 2025 captivity
Eva Gretzmacher of Austria and Claudia Abbt of Switzerland reached Benghazi in eastern Libya after being held in Niger since January and April 2025. Libyan broadcaster al-Masar credited a Haftar family intervention, and both governments confirmed the release.
- Sep 30
Swiss Council of States votes to require cantonal majority for EU treaty package
The Swiss Council of States decided that the upcoming Bilaterals III treaty package with the European Union must pass a vote of both the electorate and the cantons.
- Sep 29
Swiss Council of States votes 29 to 15 to open debate on Bilaterals III EU treaty package
Following a five-hour debate in Bern, Swiss senators approved entering detailed negotiations on the 3,200-page Bilaterals III package with the European Union ahead of a planned December review in the National Council.
- Sep 27
Swiss voters reject neutrality initiative seeking to ban unilateral sanctions
Around 70% of Swiss voters rejected a constitutional amendment proposed by the Swiss People's Party that sought to prohibit participation in non-UN sanctions and bar military cooperation with foreign alliances.
- Sep 26
Swiss voters reject constitutional initiative to restrict neutrality with 70% against
Voters in Switzerland have defeated a constitutional proposal backed by the Swiss People's Party that would have banned participation in foreign sanctions and curtailed cooperation with NATO.
- Jun 21
US-Iran negotiations open in Switzerland with ceasefire demands and a closed Strait of Hormuz
The first formal negotiations between US and Iranian delegations since the signing of a 60-day ceasefire memorandum opened Sunday in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, as Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz and demanded an immediate halt to Israeli operations in Lebanon.
