Vaduz (ots) - H.S.H. the Hereditary Prince and H.R.H. the Hereditary Princess von und zu Liechtenstein are delighted to announce the engagement of their son, Prince Georg to Princess Maria-Nives Princess von der Leyen. Princess Maria-Nives is the youngest daughter of Prince Philipp von der Leyen and Princess Elisabeth von der Leyen. She was born on 13 February 2001 in Landsberg am Lech (Germany). After attending the ...
Vaduz (ots) - At its meeting on 23 June 2026, the Government adopted a consultation report on securing the long-term financing of the Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (AHV). Pursuant to Article 25bis of the AHV Act (AHVG), the Government must regularly submit an actuarial review of the AHV covering a period of 20 years and, if the target value of five annual ...
Eidgenössisches Nuklearsicherheitsinspektorat ENSI
Brugg (ots) - ENSI's Radiation Protection Report 2025 shows that all Swiss nuclear installations remained well within the legal requirements for the release of radioactive substances into the environment and the radiation exposure of personnel in 2025. Averaged over the year, the potential doses to the population from the operation of nuclear installations were less ...
Vaduz (ots) - The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings has confirmed the AAA sovereign rating for Liechtenstein in its semiannual ratings update, accompanied by a stable outlook prediction. Liechtenstein is one of only 11 countries in the world that has received these top marks. Prime Minister Brigitte Haas strongly welcomed this confirmation of the ...
Vaduz (ots) - H.S.H. the Hereditary Prince and H.R.H. the Hereditary Princess von und zu Liechtenstein are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Princess Marie Caroline to Leopoldo Maduro Vollmer. Leopoldo is the eldest son of Francisco and Sofia Maduro Vollmer, born Vollmer de Marcellus, and he was born in Caracas on 28 October 1990. He studied first at the Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in Caracas, and ...
Vaduz (ots) - After concluding its rating process, the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings affirmed Liechtenstein's country rating in its research update of 27 May 2024 with the highest rating, AAA, and a stable outlook. In its report affirming the rating, S&P Global Ratings cites the very positive result of the national accounts and the strong fiscal position of the country's public budgets. The stable outlook ...
swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz
Embassy of Kazakhstan to Switzerland
Vaduz (ots) - In its meeting on 17 November 2020, the Government adopted an amendment to the Banking Ordinance (BankV) based on Article 3 of the Banking Act (BankG). That amendment created the possibility for banks or investment firms with registered offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...
Vaduz (ots) - For decades, Liechtenstein has been actively engaged in the combat against money laundering and terrorist financing and has been guided by the international standard of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Since 1999, Liechtenstein has been a member state of MONEYVAL, which is a regional body ...
THE HUS.institute Est. - Transformation Think-Tank
Zurich (ots) - The Liechtenstein-based Think- and Action-Tank THE HUS.institute (https://thehus.institute/) is activating a diverse community of Responsible Optimists since 2016. On 18th September, the collective launched their "social citizenship" establishing a virtual "REPUBLIC OF RESPONSIBLE OPTIMISTS" to engage like-minded human beings on a deep societal level. Within the event called "Systems Change Lab" THE ...
Vaduz (ots) - The EU Member States and the British Prime Minister agreed at the EU Council this week to postpone Brexit until at least 12 April 2019. If the British Parliament approves the withdrawal agreement this week, the UK will leave the EU in an orderly fashion on 22 May 2019. If Parliament rejects the deal again, the British Government will have to submit proposals for further action, otherwise the UK will leave ...
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Nyon, Switzerland (ots) - For this year's World Osteoporosis Day (October 20), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is releasing a 24-page report promoting a three-step strategy for healthy bones and strong muscles. To view the Multimedia News Release (MNR), please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/iof/52143/ Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, director Centre on Aging and Mobility at the University ...
Geneva/New York City, N.Y (ots) - WISeKey and Microsoft cooperate to empower Biscay Citizens by transforming local government services WISeKey, a leading IT security company, and Microsoft, announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting that they had successfully worked with the Biscay government to launch a next-generation citizen services ...
GAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Geneva (ots) - GAIN - the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition released today its 2008-2009 Annual Report. The report confirms the effectiveness of GAIN's work in reducing malnutrition in high-burden countries. GAIN's national food fortification projects are reaching more than 200 million people, including more than 108.3 million women and young children. "Our ...
Berne (ots) - On November 29 the Swiss will decide on whether to ban the construction of minarets. As the debate heats up, swissinfo.ch explores the issues behind the vote. swissinfo.ch's English dossier explains the controversy and offers a wealth of background information. Switzerland's system of direct democracy enables any citizen or pressure group to demand a change in the constitution if they can ...
Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
Berlin (ots) - - Problem Likely to Expand to Developed Countries - Agricultural Productivity Growth Declining - Governments and Businesses Need to Urgently Invest in Agriculture In response to the threat of global malnutrition and food insecurity, the recently established Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture has urged the immediate adoption ...
Zug, Switzerland (ots) - Swiss AmVac AG establishes comprehensive collaboration with the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan to combat H5N1. H5N1/Influenza A is a flu virus known colloquially as "avian flu". "Avian flu" first occurred in Asia, and was transmitted to humans in a number of cases. ...
UMS AG Untermietservice Schweiz
Bern (ots) - The European Football Championship is just around the corner. Countless organisers, members of the media, event planners and tourism specialists are on the hunt for a place to stay in Switzerland. UMS has the solution: a subletting service that enables you to rent a furnished private apartment during Euro 2008. It won't be long before the opening ...
Bern (ots) - Nearly half of Switzerland's population has toyed with the idea of emigrating. Men dream slightly more often of moving to warmer climes than women, and the German and French-speaking Swiss do so a little more than their Italian-speaking counterparts. These are some of the most significant findings of a survey commissioned by swissinfo/Swiss Radio International (SRI), which also revealed that Australia is ...