Switzerland to cover 80% of OSCE conference security costs

Switzerland will cover 80% of the security costs of a Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) conference in Lugano on December 3-4. Wide-ranging security measures will be put in place to ensure the safety of attendees, including numerous foreign ministers. The meeting of the OSCE ministerial council has been classified as an extraordinary event under the Federal Act on Measures to Safeguard Internal Security. This means that the Confederation will cover the vast majority of…