When are the next sessions due to take place? What events are scheduled? Here is an overview of the schedule for the current year and the dates of forthcoming sessions.

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Ordinary sessions (3 weeks)

Spring: 26 February – 15 March
Summer: 27 May – 14 June
Autumn: 09 – 27 September
Winter: 2 December – 20 December

EXTRAORDINARY SESSION​

15 April – 17 April 2024

Parl. group excursions

5 June

Elections

2 December
Election of the presiding college of the National Council and election of the Office of the Council of States (president, vice president, tellers, substitute tellers)

11 December
Election of the President of the Swiss Confederation and the Vice President of the Federal Council

Election receptions    

President of the National Council: 4 December
President of the Council of States: 4 December
President of the Swiss Confederation: 19 December
Other ceremonies: 19 December

Ordinary meetings of the Council Offices

9 February
26 February
29 February (NC)
3 May
27 May
30 May (NC)
22/23 August
9 September
12 September (NC)
15 November
2 December
5 December (NC)

Federal votes

3 March
9 June
22 September
24 November

Council of Europe sessions

22 – 26 January
15 – 19 April
24 – 28 June
30 September – 4 October

Interparliamentary Union

23 - 27 March 2024 - Geneva, Switzerland
148th Assembly and related meetings

13 - 17 October 2024 - Geneva, Switzerland
149th Assembly and related meetings​

APF

5 - 9 July 2024 - Montréal, Canada​

OCSE

29 June - 3 July 2024 - Bucharest, Romania​


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NATO

17 – 20 May 2024 or 24 – 27 May, Sofia
22 – 25 November 2024, Montréal

 

As of: 30 April 2024