Radio Media AG is taking over Radio 24 from Tamedia AG. The Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) has approved the corresponding transfer of the Radio 24 licence.

State Secretary Mauro Dell’Ambrogio will travel to the USA and Canada between 20 and 26 May. The aim of the official visit is to strengthen cooperation between Switzerland and the USA and Canada in the sectors of higher education and research and to promote targeted support for bilateral cooperation arrangements on the part of Swiss institutions and researchers.

The first round of discussions on human right issues between Switzerland and Senegal took place on 15 May 2012 in the Senegalese capital Dakar. The talks focused on Switzerland's priority topics, workshops were held with the participation of experts and accompanying projects were initiated. With the launch of such bilateral human rights consultations, Switzerland is stepping up its activity in West Africa. Senegal is the second West African country after Nigeria with which Switzerland is conducting such a dialogue.