Government Federal Council wants more leeway when exporting war material
The Federal Council is to be given more leeway when approving exports of war material if the situation requires it. Parliament can now decide on this controversial amendment to the War Material Act.
12.02.2025, 10:38
SDA
The Federal Council adopted the dispatch to Parliament on Wednesday. The amendment to the law is intended to give it room for maneuver in order to be able to adapt its export policy for war material to changing geopolitical circumstances. In this way, it wants to safeguard Switzerland's domestic and foreign policy interests.
However, the Federal Council is also thinking about the armaments industry: by making it more flexible, it would be possible to maintain an industrial capacity at home that is adapted to the needs of national defence, it writes.
The proposed amendment to the law is intended to implement a parliamentary demand. In the consultation process, the project was welcomed by the majority, wrote the Federal Council. However, the positions of opponents and supporters of the amendment differed diametrically.
