With 32 days remaining before the start of UEFA EURO 2008™ Geneva state councillor Mark Müller unveiled the city's artistic programme, including no less than 800 artists.

Co-hosts Austria and Switzerland are fine-tuning their preparations for UEFA EURO 2008™, and the latest edition of the official tournament newsletter, Inside, takes you behind the scenes with barely a month to go before the first match kicks off on 7 June.

The specially-designed silver ball that could make or break the dreams of a nation went on show in Vienna today as the official ball of the UEFA EURO 2008™ final, the adidas EUROPASS gloria, was handed to UEFA President Michel Platini by adidas AG chairman and CEO Herbert Hainer.

Berne has beaten off competition from the seven other UEFA EURO 2008™ venues to win Swiss television's City Challenge.

Zurich's Sechseläuten Square was the latest port of call for the EURO Experience Tour and mayor Elmar Ledergerber has called it "a special experience".

Berne will be the fourth stop on the EURO Experience Tour with the Swiss city staging the event from 28 February to 2 March at the BEA Berne Expo conference centre. Doors will open each day from 12.00CET to 18.00.

Over 250 groups of local musicians have applied to entertain visitors in Basel during UEFA EURO 2008™ as part of the cultural programme in the city's fan zones.

Archduke Charles will be the star guest at the Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA-CA) hospitality zone in Vienna as the UEFA EURO 2008™ sponsors announced exciting plans.

Volunteers have until the end of February to offer their services to the organisers of UEFA EURO 2008™, with an unforgettable experience promised for successful candidates.

The Austrian national tourist board, Österreich Werbung, has launched a 16-day roadshow to promote the UEFA EURO 2008™ co-host nation as a holiday destination.