{"id":13054,"date":"2026-07-09T08:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/2026\/07\/09\/a-highly-appreciated-presidential-visit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:23:04","slug":"a-highly-appreciated-presidential-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/2026\/07\/09\/a-highly-appreciated-presidential-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"A highly appreciated presidential visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13054\" class=\"elementor elementor-13054 elementor-2610\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4540dc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4540dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff7a9e5\" data-id=\"ff7a9e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399aa01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399aa01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A highly appreciated presidential visit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c672e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1c672e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guy Parmelin\u2019s visit to EPHJ gave particular resonance to the opening of the trade fair.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-484f286 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"484f286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbd38d8\" data-id=\"fbd38d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9487810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9487810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb23b24\" data-id=\"cb23b24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbdf559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbdf559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a federal agenda heavily shaped by the G7 Summit in \u00c9vian, the President of the Swiss Confederation made a point of coming to Palexpo to meet the players in Switzerland\u2019s high-precision industry. Accompanied by Delphine Bachmann, State Councillor in charge of the Department of Economy, Employment and Energy, he was guided through the aisles of the fair by Alexandre Catton, Director of EPHJ, to meet several exhibitors emblematic of Swiss industrial know-how.<\/p>\n<p>His presence was perceived as an important signal of recognition for a sector facing a more demanding economic environment, marked by a slowdown in certain markets, geopolitical uncertainties and major competitiveness challenges. During his discussions, Guy Parmelin recalled the strategic importance of these companies, often discreet but essential to innovation, employment and the country\u2019s industrial influence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06f8e17 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06f8e17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca48b44\" data-id=\"ca48b44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdb1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cdb1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His visit also took on concrete significance with the possibility mentioned of adapting federal support for the high-precision sector should the economic situation deteriorate. 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