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Switzerland had 1.8 million residential buildings and 4.84 million dwellings in 2024. 35% of buildings were heated by oil and 17% by gas. Just over a quarter of single-family houses (28%) and a fifth of households (20%) were equipped with a heat pump. These are some of the results from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics compiled by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – Check against delivery

Speech by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis at an event organised by the Camera di Commercio Cantone Ticino, Economiesuisse and the Swiss Association for Foreign Policy on the Swiss-EU package in Bellinzona - Check against delivery

Switzerland is committed to supporting Ukraine’s economic recovery over the long term. The Federal Council therefore approved funding of CHF 30 million for the ‘Competitiveness for Recovery Ukraine 2026–2030’ programme at its meeting on 19 September.

Address by Federal Councillor Martin Pfister, head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS, at the anniversary celebration of the Geneva Centres, Geneva, Thursday, 18 September 2025.

From 14 to 21 September 2025, a delegation of 12 Sri Lankan lawmakers and high-level political decision-makers, including members of the government and the opposition, is visiting Switzerland at the invitation of the FDFA. The trip was jointly organised by the Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD) and the Swiss embassy in Colombo, and focuses on federalism, democracy and reconciliation.

The ETH Board has appointed Professor Eftychia Vayena to be a member of the Executive Board of ETH Zurich. In relation to the organisational development project “FIT for the Future”, it also took note of an alternative proposal from the research institutes, which it has asked them to develop further. The ETH Board is expected to decide at the end of the year which option or options it wishes to include in the consultation within the ETH Domain.

At its meeting of 17/18 September 2025 and upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Joël Mesot, and the President of EPFL, Professor Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, the ETH Board appointed a total of ten women and nine men as professors and awarded the title of professor to one individual and the title of Professor of Practice to one individual. It also took note of the resignation of two professors and thanked them for their services. In the last 12 months, the ETH Board has made a total of 25 new appointments for women and 22 for men; the proportion of women among these new appointments thus amounts to 53%.

Ambassadors newly accredited to Switzerland present their credentials

Address by Federal Councillor, Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) - presentation of Switzerland's priorities to the OSCE Permanent Council 2026 – Check against delivery

A new preliminary report (railways) is available on the website of the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB.

On 9 October 2025, the Swiss Internet Governance Forum (Swiss IGF) in Bern will discuss the most pressing issues in the digital world – from the regulation of artificial intelligence and digital identity to data governance and digital sovereignty. The tenth edition of the forum welcomes all interested parties. Registration is open until 2 October 2025.