Swiss Science Council SSC

The Federal Council decided on 28 January 2026 to submit a proposal to Parliament to dissolve the Swiss Science Council (SSC) as an Extra-Parliamentary Commission. This decision was justified by the argument that the Council’s advisory services to the Federal Council were no longer needed due to changed framework conditions. According to the Federal Council, the increased pace of politics and the expansion of internal administrative competences mean that the SSC, in its current form, is no longer appropriate. It further maintained that short-term expertise was now required, which could be provided by ad hoc committees appointed by the Federal Council or the Federal Administration, or through external mandates. Instead, the need today is for short-term expertise, which could be provided by ad hoc committees appointed by the Federal Council or the federal administration, or through the awarding of external mandates.