The Serbian flag was raised today at a ceremony on the Esplanade des Particules to mark the country’s accession as CERN’s 23rd Member State

At its September meeting, the CERN Council formally launched the European Strategy for Particle Physics update

The CERN Council today announced the election of Dr Ursula Bassler as its 23rd President, for a period of one year renewable twice, with a mandate starting on 1 January 2019.

We would like to share with you some of the highlights of the June meetings of the Council and its committees

The European Strategy for Particle Physics, which is due to be updated by May 2020, will guide the direction of the field to the mid-2020s and beyond

I would like to bring you the main news from the last Council week of 2016, which concluded today.

Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s Director-General, shares the news from Council who met this week

A major topic was the approval of CERN’s Medium Term Plan (MTP) 2017-2021

Council today announced his election as its 22nd President for a period of one year renewable twice, with a mandate starting on 1 January 2016

The success of the LS1, the restart of accelerators and the impact of the high value of the Swiss franc were discussed during CERN Council meeting.

Among other decisions, the appointment of Fabiola Gianotti as next CERN Director-General was formalised by a unanimous vote of Council