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NRP and federalism: strengthening cohesion between cities and the countryside
The Swiss New Regional Policy (NRP) aims for balanced development across urban, rural, and mountainous areas, reducing regional disparities and enhancing local specificities through dialogue between…
EES Launches across Schengen for Extra-EU travelers
Fingerprints, facial recognition and electronic registration for extra-EU citizens: more security and short-stay monitoring
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The knowledge-guarding cats
For centuries, libraries have used cats as defenders of books against mice: a global tradition connecting monasteries, archives, and cultural institutions.
Swiss Federal Advent Traditions
From Samichlaus in German-speaking Switzerland to Geneva’s Escalade, through Christmas markets, ice rinks, and Advent rituals, the holiday season showcases how Switzerland can bring together diverse…
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Top news from Switzerland
Febbraio – February
Zaira Sellerio's poem Febbraio is a short composition that, with simplicity and…
Schengen entry for non-EU tourists changes
The ETIAS, an electronic authorisation system similar to the US ESTA for…
L’uomo sulla neve – The man in the snow
‘The Man in the Snow’ is a poignant poem that takes its inspiration from a…
80 billion profit for the SNB in 2024
CHF 3 billion will be distributed to the Confederation and the cantons, while…
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Giancarlo Pagliarini: “Federalism would facilitate Italy”
The 79-year-old politician, now active with the "October 22 Network", remembers…
Innovative Start Up/SME Award also beats COVID19!
No trace of the Coronavirus in the rooms of the Zurich gala, thanks to a…
Corporate taxation: Switzerland requests more certainty from the OECD
Berne would like to see safeguards for the interests of smaller, economically…
Bern will strengthen diplomatic relations with the Holy See
The Swiss Confederation will establish an embassy for the Vatican City State,…
More regional and night trains between Switzerland and Germany
Agreement on rail traffic signed by Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga and…
Dejan Štancer: “There is only one planet Earth and it feeds all of us”
The president of the Global Chamber of Business Leaders talks about himself in…
A Nation orphaned, first and foremost, of self-awareness….
The total lack of sense of the State has made the Italian people a dangerously…
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…
International Conference
“AI, Art & Media and the New AI Economy”
11 June 2026 – 6:00 PM
Liceo Artistico Italo Svizzero / Italian Swiss Art High School
Parkring 30, 8002 Zurich
