April Fools' Day Image by Alexa from Pixabay

April Fool’s Day Traditions

April Fools' Day, a day dedicated to pranks and hoaxes celebrated every year on 1 April, is a tradition that crosses cultural boundaries,…

Map and flag of the United Kingdom Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay

A Visa will be required for entry into the UK from 2025

From 2 April 2025, an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) will be required even for short stays costing £10

Electronic payment and receipt Image by Obsahovka from Pixabay

Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates Worldwide: Overview of Consumption Taxes

The Value Added Tax (VAT) is one of the primary revenue collection tools in many countries around the world and can vary significantly from…

Waving from Buckingham Palace Balcony Photo by Department for Culture, Media and Sport, PDM-owner, via Wikimedia Commons

King Charles III and Queen Camilla crowned in Westminster Abbey

A ceremony full of tradition and innovation attended by, in addition to the British Royal family, Monarchs, Heads of State and dignitaries…

Queen Elisabeth II Photo by WikiImages on Pixabay

End of the era of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Shortly after Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the former Soviet Union, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom also left us at…

The MEDUSA drone at lake Zurich is ready for her test flight. Image Empa

The drone of the future that flies and dives for environmental monitoring

The new drone was developed by researchers from Imperial College London and Empa and tested on Lake Zurich together with researchers from…

Quo vadis, Europe?

In the aftermath of the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Europe has been brutally confronted with its inability as a geopolitical…

Il logotipo del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all'Estero (CGIE)

What is the “General Council of Italians Abroad”?

Let's discover the international body that advises the Government and Parliament on major issues of interest to Italians who do not live in…

Il Ministro britannico per l'Europa, Wendy Morton, e la Ministra degli Esteri del Liechtenstein, Dominique Hasler

Free trade “to the max” between the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein

Minister Dominique Hasler signed in London the most comprehensive agreement ever for the Principality's access to another country's markets

Guy Parmelin, presidente della Confederazione Svizzera, e Gudni Jóhannesson, Presidente della Repubblica d'Islanda

North an important informal meeting of EFTA ministers

Swiss President, Guy Parmelin, in Siglufjördur to talk with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein about tariff-free market, EU and UK

Il Politecnico Federale di Zurigo

Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology in the world top 15

Good performance of Swiss universities in the latest QS World University Ranking, with ETH eighth and EPFL 14th for internationality and…

Un'installazione di antenne dello Square Kilometre Array Observatory

Switzerland now aims at the international SKA observatory

Bern wants to participate in the full operation of the most sensitive radio telescope of the 21st century, which will study the formation…

Crasi fra le bandiere della Confederazione Svizzera e il Regno Unito

Anglo-Swiss agreement on authorized economic operators

A deal aims to make it easier for companies with AEO status to trade between the UK and Switzerland and reduce barriers to trade

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