The Federal Council takes its decisions at the Federal Council meeting. In order to be able to take decisions on the 2500 ...

The Swiss Confederation issued two bonds by auction on 08.04.2026: 0.50%, maturity 27.05.2030 (reopening) and 1.50%, maturity 26.10.2038 (reopening). The issuance volume (excluding own holdings) ...

The members of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly. The period of office is four years and members can be ...

Unlike in other countries, in Switzerland no one person is ever head of state. The president of the Confederation is ‘primus inter pares’ – first among equals – for one year, but with the office there ...

The Federal Council is the highest executive authority in the country. It comprises seven members, who are elected by the Federal Assembly. The Federal Council’s tasks are set out in the Federal ...

Dispatches and reports to parliament, answers to parliamentary questions, amendments to ordinances, expenditure, elections: ...

Switzerland’s Federal Council is elected by the United Federal Assembly, that is, by the two parliamentary chambers jointly.

The first Federal Assembly met in November 1848, elected the first Federal Council and made Bern the federal capital. With ...

The Radicals were the clear winners in the first ever elections to parliament. They won the first elections to the Federal ...

Parliament elects the members of the Federal Council for a four-year term. Each member receives a clearly defined income and leads the department they work in. The Federal Council meets weekly at the ...

Strategic planning and situation assessment are very important to the Federal Council. It also checks whether tasks are being ...

The united Federal Assembly has elected over a hundred federal councillors since 1848. A glance at the history of the Federal ...