Everybody ready to celebrate the Swiss national holiday
The Swiss national holiday is celebrated each August 1 and commemorates the birth of the Confederation in 1291.
Summer vacation
The term summer vacation or summer break refers to the school break between school years and the academic year break, which can last from…
Liechtenstein and Italy sign against double taxation
As part of a virtual signing ceremony, Head of Government and Minister of Finance Daniel Risch, together with his Italian counterpart…
Trinational Airport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
The Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg EuroAirport is the only tri-national airport in the world, built by Switzerland on French territory in the…
Climate goals depend on China
The world cannot meet its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100 unless China, the largest polluter, plays a more…
Electronic Highway Vignette Coming Soon
Starting August 1, 2023, an electronic sticker (e-vignette) will be introduced as part of a dual system for the use of Swiss national roads…
To adopt or not to adopt? Pondering the euro question
History shows that various monetary and exchange rate regimes can work well or poorly, depending on the countries’ circumstances and…
Helvetic summer tourism rising due to return of Asian guests
According to tourism forecasts published by BAK Economics on behalf of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), in the summer of…
The 75th anniversary celebration of Zurich Airport
77 years ago, on May 5, 1946, Zurich voters overwhelmingly said "yes" to the loan to build the current airport, thus laying the foundation…
Two awards for Zaira Sellerio
La scrittrice, residente in Svizzera ma di origini di siciliane, è stata premiata al "premio internazionale Donne d'Amore" per il romanzo…
Zaira Sellerio among the finalists of the international award “Donne D’Amore
On May 22, 2023, at the Campidoglio of Rome, will be held the award ceremony of the international prize "Donne d'Amore" organized by the…
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…
Switzerland chair of the UN Security Council
The Swiss Confederation will lead the important U.N. organization during May 2023
St. Gotthard North-South Axis
Traffic jams with long waits are occurring more and more often, especially at the two portals of the Gotthard freeway tunnel. It often…
Switzerland will be removed from the Italian black list
Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter and Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti signed a political declaration concerning the…
Vatican geopolitics
The Church’s global influence will dwindle unless a new Catholic wave reverses current trends.