September 16, 2023
It’s Oktoberfest time
Oktoberfest (d'Wiesn in Bavarian dialect) is the world's largest folk festival held annually between mid-September and early October since…
July 10, 2023
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…
December 3, 2022
Christmas markets
Christmas came with the pre-Christmas season, and with it came the famous Christmas markets, which originated in German-speaking countries,…
August 5, 2022
Work pioneering Stuttgart-Degerloch bridge awarded
The Stuttgart-Degerloch span railway bridge has been awarded with the German Civil Engineering Award 2022 for its innovative design of mesh…
July 13, 2022
Germany: Great success of the 9 euro per month single ticket for trains, streetcars and buses
In Germany, for 9 euros per month, you can travel throughout the country on local and regional transport trains, including regular buses,…
March 7, 2022
Alpine Convention
The Alpine Convention was the first international treaty in the world to consider a transnational mountain area in its entirety
January 15, 2022
Quo vadis, Europe?
In the aftermath of the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Europe has been brutally confronted with its inability as a geopolitical…
September 5, 2021
More regional and night trains between Switzerland and Germany
Agreement on rail traffic signed by Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga and German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer
June 30, 2021
Guy Parmelin saw the heads of state of the German-speaking countries
Two days in Potsdam for the President of the Swiss Confederation and his counterparts from Germany, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Belgium and…
June 2, 2021
Okay to drive with professional license plates in Germany
The Federal Roads Office and the German Federal Ministry of Transport have signed an agreement on the mutual recognition of traffic…
June 1, 2021
Twenty years ago Liechtenstein’s attack on Germany
On June 1, 2001, the Alpine Principality filed an unusual lawsuit with the UN Court of Justice for the use of its assets as war…
















