Gotthard opening (News 2017, by Peter Klaunzer) - Swiss Press Award

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, from left to right, sit in the VIP-train driving through the Gotthard from north to south, on the opening day of the Gotthard rail tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world, between Erstfeld and Pollegio, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The construction of the 57 kilometer long tunnel began in 1999, the breakthrough was in 2010. After the official opening on June 1, the commercial opperation will commence on December 2016. (KEYSTONE/Peter Klaunzer)