Europe Ireland 1926 census records have been released; searchable online for the first time, they show Ireland 100 years ago, detailing ages, occupations, status (including "orphanhood"), religions and genders of citizens of newly established Irish Free State
Europe Sweden Proceeds from fraud cases have decreased, totaling under SEK 5,7 billion (€528million) in 2025, slightly lower than in 2024 and definitely below 2023 peak thanks to improved collaboration with banks and the police's increased focus on crime prevention
Europe Italy 102.000 requests have been received by helpline Telefono Amico in 2025: loneliness, psychological distress, and existential issues are the problems that drive people to call; the main goal for 2026 is to offer 24/7 service, now available 15 hours a day
Europe North Macedonia A wave of new drug seizures cast further doubt over North Macedonia’s ability to keep its medicinal cannabis industry in check
Europe Montenegro Overcrowding at Montenegro’s main psychiatric hospital is under public scrutiny, as some patients are forced to sleep on mattresses on the floor, children are treated alongside adults, and forensic patients are confined far longer than necessary
Europe Netherlands Regular inspection of technical installations to help prevent barn fires will be introduced as 'mandatory' probably starting this autumn, or as soon as feasibility research is completed and ongoing pilot project proven functional
Europe Spain Spanish cinema will make history at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with three films competing for the Palme d’Or for the first time since the prize was created in 1955, confirming Spain's growing influence on the global stage
Europe Hungary Opposition Tisza movement winned by a landslide, ending populist PM Orban’s 16 years in power; Hungary's election set a a record 77,8% turnout in a vote and is seen as Europe’s most consequential election this year
Europe Iceland Around 25 million cubic meters of magma have accumulated beneath Svartsengi since the last eruption in July 2025, according to model calculations; it is the largest volume since eruptions began on the Sundhnúkur crater row
Europe Norway New and renovated government buildings in downtown Oslo are now hosting six ministries and Norway's PM's office, following official opening ceremonies; the government complex had been damaged by a right-wing extremist’s bomb on 22 July 2011
Europe Estonia Tallinn has recovered from the downturn in tourism influx of the pandemic years and is now on a path of stable, though moderate, growth; analysis of economic impact of foreign tourism reveals it has surpassed Riga, Vilnius, Helsinki
Europe Kosovo Government spokesperson Arlind Manxhuka and ruling party MP Egzon Azemi have been sentenced to one year and six months in prison by the Basic Court of Pristina following a retrial in a case involving charges of inciting division and hate
Europe Belgium Floralia Brussels, the flower festival at its 23rd edition, has opened in Château de Grand-Bigard to showcase a garden with more than one million tulips of 400 varieties and an array of spring flowers