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Continuing professional development (CPD) organisations provide services that create added value not only for their members, but for the entire continuing education and training sector. They inform the public about CPD topics and raise awareness of lifelong learning. They coordinate, promote new methods, build networks and contribute to quality assurance and quality improvement in continuing education and training. That is why the federal government supports the organisations financially: the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) provides financial assistance to CPD organisations on request. In 2020, the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) conducted an audit to determine whether CPD organisations use the federal financial assistance properly and whether SERI's supervision of CPD organisations is efficient and effective. That audit contained five recommendations, two of which have since been closed. In this follow-up audit, the SFAO assessed whether SERI has implemented the three remaining recommendations made at the time.

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

The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) intends to submit a report to the Federal Council by the end of 2027 on optimising Swiss financial market regulation. To support this work, a working group comprising external experts is being set up to ensure that the sectors concerned are involved.

You could be interested by new pages which have been published on the OFCOM website between 15.06.2026 and 30.06.2026.

From moors to settlements to forests – Switzerland’s characteristic landscapes are changing because of climate change, construction activities and afforestation. A new method developed by researchers at the WSL could make this visible in the future. By allowing characteristic landscape types to be recorded across Switzerland, it can thus serve as a basis for targeted landscape development.

On 30 June 2026, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (EAER) has updated the document “Interpretative aid for sanction measures”. The modifications are visible in track changes mode.

On 22 June 2026, Swissmedic, together with the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS), and Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) conducted a targeted campaign against illegally imported peptides. In the campaign, shipments suspected of containing illegally imported peptides or comparable substances were subjected to targeted checks. The findings showed that such products are increasingly ordered from unregulated online channels. These products are often unauthorised, with no guarantee of quality and pose considerable health risks.

The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) has criticised management cultures that play down systemic data protection risks in large-scale digital projects and undermine the Freedom of Information Act, which, after 20 years, has numerous gaps in its coverage. These are key points in the 2025/2026 Annual Report, published today.

An Empa study shows that retrofitting existing diesel buses for electric operation would allow the entire European bus fleet to be electrified about 15 years earlier. This would benefit not only the environment but also bus operators. With the cost savings, they could expand public transportation services – without a significant need for additional infrastructure.

The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2025 and 2026.

On 14 November 2025, Switzerland and the United States signed a joint statement aimed at stabilising bilateral trade relations. The Federal Council is determined to honour its commitments under that agreement. To this end, on 29 June it published a declaration setting out how it intends to implement certain further elements of the joint statement. In return, it expects the United States to fulfil its corresponding commitments. A comprehensive trade agreement remains the Federal Council's overarching aim.

In Switzerland, approximately 750,000 people are exposed to harmful or disruptive traffic noise – primarily road noise. Road noise generates annual external costs of around CHF 2 billion, resulting from adverse health effects and a decline in property values. To combat road noise, there is a legal obligation to rehabilitate roads. Road rehabilitation was supposed to have been completed by 2002 but was extended to 2015 (national roads) and 2018 (other roads). In 2021, the Federal Council extended financial support for the cantons indefinitely, thereby defining road rehabilitation as a permanent task. The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) examined whether the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) had implemented key recommendations from 2021 regarding the management, financing, and monitoring of noise abatement measures for roads.