A permanent delegation will represent the Swiss parliament at a global parliamentary network meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the first time. The two-day session to be held in Paris will focus on how best to support and strengthen the economy and society as they recover from the Covid pandemic.

The Swiss parliament established a standing parliamentary delegation last autumn to participate in OECD activities. The delegation president, Council of States member Ruedi Noser (FDP/ZH), and its vice president, National Council member Prisca Birrer-Heimo (SP/LU), will represent the new delegation at the spring meeting of the OECD global parliamentary network in Paris on 17 and 18 March 2022.

The OECD global parliamentary network provides parliamentarians from member states with a platform to exchange views on policy issues relating to the economy, finance, education, science, society, the environment and development. The upcoming meeting – Optimising the strength and quality of the recovery – will focus on overcoming current challenges in global trade, health and climate. Participants will also attend a special session by the Parliamentary Group on Tax, in which they will address the OECD/G20 project on taxation in a digital economy. The political and economic implications of the war in Ukraine are also on the meeting agenda.