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Mutual Recognition: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt joins Swiss business leaders for lunch at Ambassador's Residence
18.01.2024
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United Kingdom
Between the signing of the Berne Financial Services Agreement and attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt found time for another Swiss stopover – joining Ambassador Markus Leitner and 18 Swiss business leaders for lunch at the Embassy in early January.
YORKNITE23
18.12.2023
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Local news
United Kingdom
From 20 November to 15 December 2023, military personnel from the Swiss Air Force conducted their annual comprehensive night and low-altitude flight training in the UK with up to ten F/A-18 fighter aircraft.
Networking Afterwork @ The Embassy
19.11.2023
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Local news
United Kingdom
The Embassy’s annual networking gathering provides a platform to promote Swiss innovation and foster links between senior UK business executives to the Embassy and to Switzerland.
Switzerland-UK Strategic Dialogue
14.11.2023
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Local news
United Kingdom
On 13 November 2023 a new round of the strategic dialogue between Switzerland and the UK took place in London.
New round of strategic dialogue between Switzerland and UK
13.11.2023
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Press releases
EDA
On Monday, 13 November 2023, State Secretary Alexandre Fasel travelled to London for the annual strategic dialogue between Switzerland and the United Kingdom. He met with Christian Turner, political director, and Peter Wilson, director general for Europe, at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The discussions centred on the intensive and diverse bilateral relations between Switzerland and the UK, current international affairs, and European matters. The primary objective of the discussions was to enhance political, economic and scientific cooperation between the two nations.
Cyber Symposium 2023
12.10.2023
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United Kingdom
On 10 October 2023, the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK held its Annual Symposium titled ‘The Interplay of the Public and Private Sectors - Where Switzerland and the UK talk Security’.
Ignazio Cassis to attend donor conference on humanitarian demining in Zagreb
10.10.2023
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Press releases
EDA
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis has confirmed he will attend the upcoming donors' conference on humanitarian demining in Ukraine, to be held on 11 and 12 October in Zagreb. It is also an opportunity for the Swiss Foreign Minister to invite participants to the next edition of this conference, to be held in Geneva in October 2024.
Soirée Suisse
28.09.2023
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Local news
United Kingdom
On 14 September 2023, the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK held the first edition of our Soirée Suisse at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for British researchers
09.08.2023
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Local news
United Kingdom
The Swiss government offers a small number of fellowships for British researchers to undertake a research project in Switzerland.
President Berset's National Day message to Swiss citizens abroad
11.07.2023
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Local news
United Kingdom
Message from the President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset to Swiss citizens abroad on the occasion of the National Day on 1 August.
Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023: Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis calls for continued support for Ukraine recovery based on Lugano Principles.
22.06.2023
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EDA
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 in London, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis called for continued support for Ukraine’s recovery based on the Lugano Principles. He also outlined the areas where Switzerland intends to focus its support. These include assistance for Ukraine's humanitarian mine action.
From Lugano to London: Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis attends second Ukraine Recovery Conference
19.06.2023
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Press releases
EDA
Switzerland is supporting reconstruction efforts in Ukraine through concrete measures for the people affected by the war. It also played a key role in the initiation of the Ukraine Recovery Conference, the first edition of which Switzerland co-organised in Lugano in July 2022. In his capacity as head of the FDFA, Mr Cassis will be taking part in a panel on mine action at this second conference, taking place in Lo ndon on 21 and 22 June 2023. As co-organiser of last year's Ukraine Recovery Conference, he will also give a speech at the closing plenary together with this and next year's organisers, collectively known as the 'troika'.