What about Switzerland’s bid for the 2038 Olympics? And what about the electronic patient file? Federal Councillors Amherd and Baume-Schneider will provide information at 13:00 and 14:30 respectively.
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- At 1 p.m., Sports Minister Viola Amherd will speak about Switzerland’s bid for the 2038 Olympic Games.
- At 2.30 p.m., Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider will speak about the electronic patient file.
Two media conferences will be held on Friday during today’s Federal Council meeting. At 1 p.m., President of the Swiss Confederation and Sports Minister Viola Amherd will provide information on a personnel matter and the next steps regarding Switzerland’s 2038 Olympic candidacy.
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At 2.30 p.m., Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider will speak on the subject of the decision on variants for the comprehensive revision of the Federal Act on the Electronic Patient Record.
Federal Council backs Olympic plans for 2038
The 2038 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be held in Switzerland. The Federal Council backed the corresponding plans on Friday and will support them financially. The extent to which this will happen was initially unclear.
The Federal Council sees the Games as a “great opportunity for the country”, as it announced. Among other things, it is thinking of the further development of sport, technical innovations, the promotion of social cohesion and Switzerland’s reputation. “Major international sporting events can trigger positive impulses in society and the economy.”
The national government decided to support the bid work of the “2038 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games” association for a possible staging of the Games in 14 years’ time with a working group until the end of 2027. Sports Minister Viola Amherd’s department must draw up a planning decision by the end of June 2026 that sets out the time, financial and material parameters for the Confederation’s support of the project.
Sandra Felix will also become the new Director of the Federal Office of Sport. On Friday, the Federal Council appointed her as the successor to Matthias Remund, who will move to the International University Sports Federation at the beginning of 2025. Felix will take office on November 1, 2024.