Switzerland and the UK have a long-standing relationship with common political and economic values, which form the basis for successful cooperation in many fields. Our two countries share a number of strengths: both are world leaders in innovation, research and education, and home to international financial centres and world-leading cultural institutions. #WeAreSwitzerland is an initiative by the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom to forge new synergies between Switzerland and the UK across innovation, science, culture, economy and politics.We are innovative. We are creative. We are sustainable. We are committed. We are connected.We are Switzerland.
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Switzerland and the UK have a long-standing relationship with common political and economic values, which form the basis for successful cooperation in many fields. Our two countries share a number of strengths: both are world leaders in innovation, research and education, and home to international financial centres and world-leading cultural institutions. #WeAreSwitzerland is an initiative by the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom to forge new synergies between Switzerland and the UK across innovation, science, culture, economy and politics.We are innovative. We are creative. We are sustainable. We are committed. We are connected.We are Switzerland.
In our new #CabpoolAmbassador series, Ambassador Leitner interviews a range of personalities from different fields in the back of our electric-powered Swiss cab!
Cabpool Ambassador Episode 1 - Professor Dame Sarah Springman
In our new #CabpoolAmbassador series, Ambassador Leitner interviews a range of personalities from different fields in the back of our electric-powered Swiss cab!
For the start of the Women’s European Football Championship in the UK, tschutti heftli will launch the first trading card album for a women’s tournament. Join for an evening of football and illustration!
Tschutti heftli x Women’s European Football Championship | 11 July
For the start of the Women’s European Football Championship in the UK, tschutti heftli will launch the first trading card album for a women’s tournament. Join for an evening of football and illustration!
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
Tour of the UK - Cardiff #VoxPops
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy is touring the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
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Tour of the UK - Cardiff: Swiss-Welsh Life Science Dialogue
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy is touring the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
From 6-17 June the first leg of our #WeAreSwitzerland tour of the UK took place, with our electric-powered Swiss cab travelling to Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester for events and meetings highlighting the many links and partnerships between Switzerland and the UK.
Tour of the UK - Summary of First Leg
From 6-17 June the first leg of our #WeAreSwitzerland tour of the UK took place, with our electric-powered Swiss cab travelling to Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester for events and meetings highlighting the many links and partnerships between Switzerland and the UK.
With poets visiting from Switzerland and based in the UK, this event will bring ‘Typoetry: Rethink-Rebuild’ to an inspiring close. This free event is part of Newham Word Festival (4-17 July 2022).
Typoetry Reading and Performance Event | 17 July
With poets visiting from Switzerland and based in the UK, this event will bring ‘Typoetry: Rethink-Rebuild’ to an inspiring close. This free event is part of Newham Word Festival (4-17 July 2022).
The Swiss-based French graffiti artist Saype’s worldwide ‘Beyond Walls’ Project is extending its symbolic human links to Northern Ireland. The gigantic, bio-degradable lawn fresco of intertwined hands is displayed at the Stormont Estate from 14 June 2022. The project is supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK in close co-operation with the Belfast Photo Festival, which takes place from 2-30 June 2022.
Tour of the UK - Belfast: Beyond Walls
The Swiss-based French graffiti artist Saype’s worldwide ‘Beyond Walls’ Project is extending its symbolic human links to Northern Ireland. The gigantic, bio-degradable lawn fresco of intertwined hands is displayed at the Stormont Estate from 14 June 2022. The project is supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK in close co-operation with the Belfast Photo Festival, which takes place from 2-30 June 2022.
A podcast about female icons, trendsetters and pioneers. Listen to learn more about: FemTech, LGBTQ+ Activism, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Black Feminism and Food Waste and Sustainability.
Female Future Podcast
A podcast about female icons, trendsetters and pioneers. Listen to learn more about: FemTech, LGBTQ+ Activism, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Black Feminism and Food Waste and Sustainability.
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
Tour of the UK - Edinburgh #VoxPops
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
Tour of the UK - Birmingham #VoxPops
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
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Tour of the UK - Cambridge #VoxPops
The #WeAreSwitzerland Tour of the UK aims to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK across the fields of innovation, science, economy, politics and culture in cities across the country.
The role of a peace mediator has always been intricate and multi-layered. As conflicts become increasingly complex and recurrent, changing circumstances and new challenges require mediation practitioners to consider new approaches. The States of Mind in Conflict (SOMIC) project is an attempt to innovate peace mediation practice through the application of psychological insights and tools to mediation.
States of Mind in Conflict - The Psychological Dimension of Peace Mediation
The role of a peace mediator has always been intricate and multi-layered. As conflicts become increasingly complex and recurrent, changing circumstances and new challenges require mediation practitioners to consider new approaches. The States of Mind in Conflict (SOMIC) project is an attempt to innovate peace mediation practice through the application of psychological insights and tools to mediation.
One week to go until the start of our #WeAreSwitzerland tour of the UK!
Tour of the UK - One week to go!
One week to go until the start of our #WeAreSwitzerland tour of the UK!
A close neighbour of the EU but not a member state, a mid-sized economy but a global competitiveness and innovation leader, a centre for international cooperation but neutral – Switzerland has a unique position in many regards.
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Tour of the UK - Manchester: The Neutral Country in the Heart of Europe - Switzerland’s Foreign Policy
A close neighbour of the EU but not a member state, a mid-sized economy but a global competitiveness and innovation leader, a centre for international cooperation but neutral – Switzerland has a unique position in many regards.
How are digital tools polarising societies and fuelling violence? And how can they be used to build peace instead? These were the main questions explored at our panel event held on 10 May 2022.
Digital Technologies in Conflict and Peacebuilding
How are digital tools polarising societies and fuelling violence? And how can they be used to build peace instead? These were the main questions explored at our panel event held on 10 May 2022.
Switzerland imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia in response to its military aggression against Ukraine. This step made international headlines and sparked questions as to whether Switzerland is still a neutral country and how these decisions affect its overall foreign policy. Join us in Cambridge on Monday 6 June for a panel discussion where we will attempt to answer these questions and more.
Tour of the UK - Cambridge: The Future of Neutrality
Switzerland imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia in response to its military aggression against Ukraine. This step made international headlines and sparked questions as to whether Switzerland is still a neutral country and how these decisions affect its overall foreign policy. Join us in Cambridge on Monday 6 June for a panel discussion where we will attempt to answer these questions and more.
The Embassy of Switzerland in the UK and the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), in partnership with the Edinburgh Tax Network and Terra Firma Chambers, will be holding a panel discussion in Edinburgh on Thursday 9 June on the topic of ESG investing and adapting to the green agenda.
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Tour of the UK - Edinburgh: ESG Investing
The Embassy of Switzerland in the UK and the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), in partnership with the Edinburgh Tax Network and Terra Firma Chambers, will be holding a panel discussion in Edinburgh on Thursday 9 June on the topic of ESG investing and adapting to the green agenda.
For their annual Gender Balance Index, the Official Monetary and Financial institutions Forum (OMFIF) score institutions based on gender balance among senior staff in leading financial institutions. The 2022 Gender Balance Index reveals gradual but not fundamental progress in the representation of women in the upper echelons of global finance. Unfortunately, Covid-19 further widened gender inequality at home as well as in the workplace. Read Markus Leitner, Ambassador of Switzerland’s foreword to the Gender Balance Index 2022.
Gender Balance: Building Back Equal
For their annual Gender Balance Index, the Official Monetary and Financial institutions Forum (OMFIF) score institutions based on gender balance among senior staff in leading financial institutions. The 2022 Gender Balance Index reveals gradual but not fundamental progress in the representation of women in the upper echelons of global finance. Unfortunately, Covid-19 further widened gender inequality at home as well as in the workplace. Read Markus Leitner, Ambassador of Switzerland’s foreword to the Gender Balance Index 2022.
Typoetry is bringing poetry and graphic design to the streets. It received the expertise and the talent of many partners. Discover how the project came about.
Typoetry: Rethink - Rebuild
Typoetry is bringing poetry and graphic design to the streets. It received the expertise and the talent of many partners. Discover how the project came about.
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK with our electric-powered Swiss cab, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Tour of the UK – June 2022
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK with our electric-powered Swiss cab, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Tour of the UK - Manchester: Switzerland's Footprint in the Northern Powerhouse
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Tour of the UK - Cambridge: Cell & Gene Therapy
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Tour of the UK - Edinburgh: Space Tech
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
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Tour of the UK - Oxford: Global Health & Vaccine Development
Throughout the month of June, the Swiss Embassy will tour the UK, with events and meetings held in Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford to highlight the many links between Switzerland and the UK.
Switzerland sees sustainable finance as a great opportunity for the Swiss financial centre. The combination of sustainable financial services and digital technology (green fintech) is particularly promising. For this reason, the State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF), together with industry representatives, launched the Green Fintech Network.
Switzerland's Green Fintech Network
Switzerland sees sustainable finance as a great opportunity for the Swiss financial centre. The combination of sustainable financial services and digital technology (green fintech) is particularly promising. For this reason, the State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF), together with industry representatives, launched the Green Fintech Network.
On Thursday 28 April, President Ignazio Cassis met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss in London. President Cassis was also invited to pay a courtesy visit to Queen Elizabeth II.
President of the Swiss Confederation visits the UK
On Thursday 28 April, President Ignazio Cassis met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss in London. President Cassis was also invited to pay a courtesy visit to Queen Elizabeth II.
President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis explained Switzerland's neutrality policy ahead of his vist to the UK on 28 April.
Switzerland’s Neutrality - Working for Peace and Security
President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis explained Switzerland's neutrality policy ahead of his vist to the UK on 28 April.
For this episode of Creative Heads we offer you a glimpse into the remarkable life of music philanthropist Ursula Jones OBE. Jones moved to London from her home town of Lucerne in the 1950s and took up a job with the London Philharmonic Orchestra soon after her arrival. Watch this episode of Creative Heads to learn how her love for music led to a career in the music business and evolved into a passion for philanthropy.
Creative Heads: Ursula Jones - philanthropist
For this episode of Creative Heads we offer you a glimpse into the remarkable life of music philanthropist Ursula Jones OBE. Jones moved to London from her home town of Lucerne in the 1950s and took up a job with the London Philharmonic Orchestra soon after her arrival. Watch this episode of Creative Heads to learn how her love for music led to a career in the music business and evolved into a passion for philanthropy.
Sustainability in the financial sector is becoming increasingly important. Both internationally and in Switzerland, financial players are increasingly striving to make responsible financing and investment decisions that take account of their impact on the environment and society.
Switzerland - Home of Sustainable Finance
Sustainability in the financial sector is becoming increasingly important. Both internationally and in Switzerland, financial players are increasingly striving to make responsible financing and investment decisions that take account of their impact on the environment and society.
Our #corporateconversations series explores how corporations in the UK work with Swiss startups.
Corporate Conversations - Lloyd's
Our #corporateconversations series explores how corporations in the UK work with Swiss startups.
From Mariupol and other cities in Ukraine, to Mosul, Aleppo and other cities in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia and the Philippines, the global resurgence of siege warfare and its devastating impact on civilian populations have raised serious questions about the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) and military strategy and operational practice.
Protection of Civilians in Siege Warfare
From Mariupol and other cities in Ukraine, to Mosul, Aleppo and other cities in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia and the Philippines, the global resurgence of siege warfare and its devastating impact on civilian populations have raised serious questions about the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) and military strategy and operational practice.
The Swiss-UK bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on 1 January 2021 after existing agreements were rolled over to avoid a cliff-edge situation after Brexit. The trade agreement provides for duty-free bilateral trade in industrial goods and for a partial liberalization of trade in processed agricultural products. Now, however, it is time for a modernisation of the bilateral FTA that allows us to expand the agreement to new areas of trade.
Modernisation of the existing Free Trade Agreement CH-UK
The Swiss-UK bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on 1 January 2021 after existing agreements were rolled over to avoid a cliff-edge situation after Brexit. The trade agreement provides for duty-free bilateral trade in industrial goods and for a partial liberalization of trade in processed agricultural products. Now, however, it is time for a modernisation of the bilateral FTA that allows us to expand the agreement to new areas of trade.