Europe

Director Ilker Catak, German with Turkish origins, won the Golden Bear in Berlin's film festival for his "Yellow Letters", a drama set in Turkey about creeping authoritarianism, in an event overshadowed by a row over politics in cinema

Moldovan MPs will travel to Kyiv on 24 February where a documentary film will commemorate the victims of war; in the evening the Parliament building will be illuminated with a thematic display

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of King Charles III known as Prince Andrew before he was stripped of his royal title, was arrested and held in custody for 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid Epstein scandal

A massive counterfeit perfume factory has been dismantled; the plant produced tens of thousands of liters of counterfeit fragrances, imitations of around fifty luxury brands, to be marketed to the rest of Europe via France

Up to 600 concrete bunkers will be built along the eastern land border as part of the joint Baltic Defense Line with Latvia and Lithuania; for the €60 million needed, the Center for Defense Investments and Latvia's Defense launched a public procurement

Luka Koper, the operator of Slovenia's only seaport, Koper, posted net sales revenue increase by 15% in 2025 to €380 million, with net profit reaching €81,5 million, +35%; The company also reported another record in the number of containers handled

Celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the dedication of St. Peter's Basilica begin today and will end on 18 November; initiatives will include a multilingual platform for pilgrims, access to previously inaccessible areas, the new ‘Michelangelus’ font

About a quarter of Dutch freelancers report losing assignments as clients become more cautious under harder enforcement of self-employment rules, in effect since 2016 but now applied more strictly; findings come from a survey of over 3.000 entrepreneurs

The Consortium of Married Couples of Andorra la Vella celebrated its 250th anniversary with a program focused on tradition and historical recognition: a mass in Sant Esteve followed by official photograph on the steps of the Casa de la Vall and lunch

Foreign nationals who come to Denmark to work are less likely to commit crimes than Danish citizens, concludes a CEPOS think tank report based on register data from Danmarks Statistik

Protesters and journalists gathered in front of National Theatre in Novi Sad say they were attacked by hooded assailants; demonstration coincided with a state ceremony with senior officials celebrating 200 years of cultural institution Matica Srpska

About 3.000 tulips and 2.500 roses were cut for the upcoming spring holidays on 16 February, the first day of the 'cutting season' for the Vitebsk Zelenstroi enterprise

Croatia has among the highest death rates from cancer in the EU, due to poor organisation of the healthcare system at every level, which often results in the absence of support for patients who are unsure of treatment options and rights