Most of the seven federal government ministers are spending their holidays in Switzerland this summer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Defence Minister Martin Pfister, the most recent addition to the seven-person Federal Council, will be spending his holidays in Switzerland and taking the opportunity to attend various matches of the European Women's Football Championship, the defence ministry told the Keystone-SDA news agency. After attending a meeting of foreign ministers in Malaysia, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will be staying in his home region, canton Ticino, to spend time hiking, reading and studying dossiers, his department confirmed. Environment Minister Albert Rösti is also staying in Switzerland but a "detour to a neighbouring country" is possible. Travelling to France by train Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, for her part, is planning a train journey through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Afterwards, the Jura native will ...
