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Call for Partnerships: Innovate Cities & Infrastructure Programme

31.07.2026 — Local news Kosovo


Call for Partnerships: Innovate Cities & Infrastructure Programme
Are you working on spatial planning/urban design, mobility/transport, climate & environment protection, energy, finance & urban governance, or water? The Innovate Cities & Infrastructure Programme, a collaboration between SECO and ETH Zurich, supports applied research projects that develop innovative solutions for sustainable and resilient cities.

Practice partners from eligible countries like Kosovo can collaborate with ETH-Domain researchers to co-create practical solutions, access world-class research expertise, and contribute to lasting local impact. Applications are open through a competitive call for proposals.

Learn more:

Deadline for joint applications: 15 November 2026.

New Cooperation Programme 2026-2029 Launched

27.04.2026 — Press releases Kosovo
Building on decades of friendship and close bilateral relations, Kosovo and Switzerland today marked their longstanding partnership with the launch of the Swiss Cooperation Programme in Kosovo for 2026–2029.

Tragedy in Crans-Montana

05.01.2026 — Position Kosovo
Switzerland is deeply shocked by the tragic fire on New Year's Eve in Crans-Montana. In the wake of this tragedy, our thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims, with all those who are still waiting for news about their loved ones, and with the helpers in Switzerland who are working tirelessly.

Travel to Europe

16.09.2025 — Local news Kosovo
The new Entry/Exit System (EES) will start operations on 12 October 2025. Schengen countries using the EES will introduce the system gradually at their external borders. This means that data collection will be gradually introduced at border crossing points with full implementation by 10 April 2026. 

Statement on recent attempts to delegitimize civil society

09.09.2025 — Position Kosovo
The Embassy of Switzerland is concerned by recent attempts to discredit the important work of civil society organizations. Efforts to delegitimize civil society organizations erode public trust, shrink civic space, and weaken the foundations of democracy itself.

Re-framing Health Communication in Kosovo

17.07.2025 — Article Kosovo

How we talk about health can shape how people understand and engage with it, especially when it comes to preventing and managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

A project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Integrated Health Services (IHS) worked closely with the Kosovo National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) to rethink how we communicate about health and develop health education materials in various formats. 

Greeting on August 1, 2025, for the Swiss Abroad

Karin Keller-Sutter

10.07.2025 — Local news Kosovo
Dear Swiss Abroad, Your number has now grown to more than 820,000 people, twice as many as in the 1980s. For Switzerland, this means that we have more bridge builders in the world, more unofficial ambassadors for our country. 

Federal Councillor Martin Pfister to make working visit to Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina

07.07.2025 — Press releases Kosovo
The head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), Federal Councillor Martin Pfister, will visit Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 and 8 July. He will be accompanied by members of the parliamentary Security Policy Committee and by Philippe Müller, a member of the cantonal government and head of the Department of Cantonal Security in the Canton of Bern. The aim of the working visit is to gain an overview of the security situation and Switzerland's role in peacekeeping operations. In addition to visiting Swiss Armed Forces personnel, Federal Councillor Pfister will hold bilateral talks with defence ministers Ejup Maqedonci (Kosovo) and Zukan Helez (Bosnia and Herzegovina) as well as with Christian Schmidt, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr Pfister will be accompanied by Markus Mäder, State Secretary for Security Policy.

Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu on a state visit to Switzerland

21.05.2025 — Press releases Kosovo
Bern, 21.05.2025 — On 21 May, the entire Federal Council welcomed Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu and her husband Prindon Sadriu with military honours in front of the Federal Palace for a state visit. The delegations then held talks on opportunities and prospects for the close and wide-ranging bilateral relationship. They also exchanged views on goals for European stability and prosperity, with particular focus on the situation in the Western Balkans.

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