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    Ständeratspräsident Engler zu Besuch in Berlin beim deutschen Bundesrat

    Ständeratspräsident Stefan Engler (Die Mitte, GR) wurde am Freitag, 16. Oktober 2026, in Berlin von Andreas Bovenschulte, Präsident des deutschen Bundesrates und Präsident des Senats der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, empfangen. Im Zentrum des Besuchs standen die Rolle föderaler Institutionen in politisch herausfordernden Zeiten, die Beziehungen zwischen der Schweiz und Deutschland, aktuelle Infrastrukturthemen sowie die Beziehungen der Schweiz zur Europäischen Union.

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    President of the National Council takes part in European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Rome

    On 15 and 16 October, the president of the National Council, Pierre-André Page (SVP, FR), attended the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Rome. The meeting brought together the speakers and presidents of parliament from the Council of Europe's member states to discuss the challenges facing European democracies.

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