Swiss ministers take stock after meetings at WEF

On Thursday, Swiss ministers at the World Economic Forum (WEF) will take stock of their meetings with numerous counterparts from other countries. The speech by Israeli President Isaac Herzog is also eagerly awaited. Herzog wants to urge heads of state and government to do more to free the Israeli hostages held by the radical Islamic group Hamas in Gaza. In addition to his appearance at the Davos Congress Centre, a meeting with Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is also planned, as he told the media on Wednesday. He announced that he would reaffirm respect for international law. "This humanitarian catastrophe must come to an end." Important meeting on the EU dossier Cassis will also meet the Vice President of the EU Commission responsible for the Swiss dossier, Maros Sefcovic, on Thursday. This is of particular interest because the Federal Council wants to negotiate a package of agreements on future relations with the EU this year. + Who's who at WEF and what it tells us about the...