Europe Andorra Nine young people have escaped from the Centre Residencial d'Educació Intensiva since its inception in 2022, stated the Minister of Social Affairs and the Civil Service
Europe Albania The country is committed to strengthening water management to achieve EU standards, a prerequisite and a vital component of EU standards
Europe Belgium After previous plans to build an outdoor swimming pool on the Béco Canal pier in the northern part of the city failed, a proposal was made to have the pool built by the private Finnish company Nordic Urban
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis will attend the next G7 meeting and will be the first pope to participate in the event, which this year will be held in Puglia, Italy 13-15 June
Europe Belarus The Belarusian publishing house received a first-class diploma in the Culture and Art category for the book 'National Parks - Gems of Belarus' at the Eurasian International Book Fair held in Astana, Kazakhstan,
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The annual financial report for 2023 was not submitted by 49 political parties, representing 26,2% of the total number, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced
Europe Austria The painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt entitled 'Portrait of Miss Lieser', disappeared a century ago and found in January this year, was sold at an auction in Vienna for €30 million
Europe Ukraine Over the past week, the Ukrainian army has reportedly carried out a number of attacks against Russian military targets using a new long-range missile system that the US would have secretly shipped in recent weeks
Europe Slovakia Whooping cough is on the rise in the country, with more cases in the first two months of the year than in a whole year in past years; a lack of vaccines against whooping cough, especially those used for revaccination, is reported
Europe Sweden A 2030 net zero emissions target for the shipping industry has been set by Swedish bank SEB, in line with its commitment to the Net Zero Banking Alliance
Europe Latvia The Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Law on Military Service, which provides for the possibility of admitting foreigners into the national armed forces in the event of exceptional mobilisation or if martial law is declared in the country
Europe Estonia University of Tartu Hospital suspects that some cases went undetected by home HPV testing conducted by Synlab Estonia in 2021, challengin the credibility of HPV at-home tests
Europe Croatia In Adriatic's sea Croatian side 23 fan mussel are known to be alive, their status is being monitored and activities are underway to save fan mussel; Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development invited citizens to report the locations of any sightings