Switzerland is the birthplace of the Red Cross and hosts the headquarters or offices of most major international institutions, including the WTO, the WHO, the ILO, FIFA, and the United Nations. It is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), but not part of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area, or the eurozone; however, it participates in the European single market and the Schengen Area. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern.[Wikipedia]
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
Sovereign Subjects of International Law
• Establishment of the Knights Hospitaller
circa 1099; 925 years ago
• Papal recognition
1113 CE
• Cyprus
1291–1310
• Rhodes
1310–1523
• Malta
1530–1798
• Division
1805–12
• Seat in Rome
1834–present
Area
• Total
0 km2 (0 sq mi) ⇦ ⇦ ⇦
• Population estimate
13,191 members (2023)
39 vowed members
(33 knights; 6 chaplains)
3 citizens
Appointments are at the Sovereign's (His Majesty King Charles III England) sole discretion, typically made in recognition of national contribution, service to the Crown, or for distinguished personal service to the Monarch. Membership of the order is limited to the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 living members, or Companions. The order also includes Supernumerary Knights and Ladies (e.g., members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs).
The order's emblem is a garter circlet with the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense (Anglo-Norman for 'Shame On Him Who Thinks Evil of It') in gold script.
Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A Italian: [assikuratˈtsjoːni dʒeneˈraːli]; meaning 'general insurances') or commonly known as Generali Group is an Italian insurance company based in Trieste. As of 2022, it is the largest insurance company in Italy and ranks among the world's largest insurance companies by net premiums and assets.
Company type Public
•Traded as BIT: GFTSE MIB Component
•Industry Financial services
•Founded 1831; 193 years ago
•Headquarters Trieste, Italy
•Area served Worldwide
A VERY SUBTLE AND DOWN-PLAYED RESUME, FOR A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SREVICES FOR 193 YEARS!
JUST SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS - THINK GLOBAL NOT LOCAL - THE NEW WORLD ORDER ISN'T SO 'NEW'!