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International Cooperation: Message 2013–2016

Bern, 15 February 2012 – The Federal Council transmitted to Parliament the Message on Switzerland’s International Cooperation in the period 2013–2016.

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Visit of Minister-President of Bavaria Horst Seehofer

Bern, 13 February 2012 – The Minister-President of Bavaria and President of the German Bundesrat, M. Horst Seehofer, Bavarian was in Bern for an official visit.

Media release
Chairmanship of the OSCE

Vienna, 10 February 2012 – Switzerland will be chairman-in-office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014. Switzerland stood for this office together with Serbia, which will chair the organisation in 2015. The two countries have agreed to cooperate closely.

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News

21.02.2012
Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter to participate in conference on Somalia in London
20.02.2012
Human Rights Commissioner examines Switzerland's policy on discrimination
20.02.2012
Political consultations between Nigeria and Switzerland
17.02.2012
For the first time more than 700,000 Swiss nationals registered abroad
15.02.2012
Message on Switzerland’s International Cooperation in 2013 – 2016
09.02.2012
Swiss Cooperation with Mali: Definition of the common perspectives for 2012-2015
01.02.2012
Switzerland to remain in the US Visa Waiver Programme: FDJP to formulate mandate
01.02.2012
Kidnapping of a Swiss tourist in the Philippine

Dossiers

Scène de liesse en Egypte, après la chute de Hosni Moubarak, le 11 février 2011. [© Keystone]

Uprisings in the Arab World

Switzerland has been active in many ways in response to the popular uprisings at the beginning of 2011 which have radically altered the political situation in North Africa and the Near East.

Flags of the UN Member Countries – The Swiss flag is flanked by those of Syria and Sweden [©KEYSTONE]

10 Years of Swiss Membership in the UN

2002, Switzerland was the 190th State to join the UN. What are the conclusions and perspectives ten years later?

Symbol image: Bank safety deposit boxes [© swissworld.org]

Violence and popular uprisings in Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya prompted the Federal Council in early 2011 to order a freeze on any assets of potentates and their entourage deposited in Swiss bank accounts.