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PostBus symbol of Switzerland
Yellow Postbuses and their characteristic three-tone horn are distinctive symbols of Swiss public transport. More than 25% of the municipalities in Switzerland are connected to the public transport…
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, awakening the creativity and humour of people of all ages.
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Europe’s micronations between history and diplomacy
Journey to the continent's smallest sovereign states: between centuries-old monarchies, thousand-year-old republics and delicate balances with neighbouring great powers.
Lettera di una madre – Letter from a mother
The poem celebrates a mother's unconditional love, following the stages of her son's growth from conception to adulthood. The poignant and symbolic ending emphasises the passing of the baton between…
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Top news from Switzerland
“Il coraggio è femmina” by Zaira Sellerio to be released in September
The author, recipient of several awards for her works, including the…
World’s largest direct air capture plant operational
Swiss Climeworks has started operations of its largest direct air capture and…
Largest green hydrogen plant opened
A decisive step toward the hydrogen economy: the opening of Switzerland's…
Increasing mobility of Swiss graduates
Four in ten graduates attended a college of higher education outside their…
Top News from Europe
What the COMITES are, the antennas of the Italian spirit abroad
Discovering the representative bodies of the Italian community outside the…
Belarus: Significant tightening of Swiss sanctions
On August 11, the Federal Council adopted almost immediate limitations on trade…
In Bologna a stumbling stone for the only Swiss victim
The memory of Irene Breton, watchmaker from Jura, among the 85 cobblestones…
Meeting in Bern between the heads of the Confederation and the OECD
Guy Parmelin and Ueli Maurer on taxation with Mathias Cormann, new Secretary of…
Innovative Start Up/SME Award event also in attendance
On 18 September the winners of the "Swiss Federalism, GCBL and Milton Friedman"…
EDU Court: more margin of appreciation for Member States
An amendment to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and…
Free trade “to the max” between the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein
Minister Dominique Hasler signed in London the most comprehensive agreement…
The inhumanity of the first revolutionaries germ of catastrophes
On the anniversary of the Révolution Française, it is time to ask serious…
Home ownership: strong rise in demand and prices
Zurich and Zug, the Lake Geneva arc and the Bern agglomeration have seen a…
The wonderful (as unrealized) dream of isonomy
One of the myths of the Enlightenment is that of an equal law for all: today we…
The real Made in Italy in Zurich on September 10th 2022
