ABSTRACT
The Parliament was created in 1848 with the creation of Switzerland as a democratic, federalist nation-state. It consists of the National Council, in which the cantons are represented according to their population, and which today has 200 seats, and the Council of States, which was created following the US American model. Switzerland has the most tightly integrated administrative organization: both houses of parliament occupy the same building and have a single administration. COVID-19 confronted the Parliamentary services with various additional problems to solve. These mainly concerned the functioning of the parliament and the provision of the information needed by the members of parliament. In view of increasing interdependence and the advancing globalization of challenges, the Parliamentary services, as part of their proactive and creative activities, are also called upon to offer support services for the members of parliament, including a more international perspective.
