Europe Norway A wireless charging road for electric vehicles has been unveiled in the city of Trondheim: this innovative stretch of road, equipped with high-tech copper coils, keeps electric vehicles charged with energy and ready to go without stopping
Europe Netherlands The amount of land dedicated to cherry cultivation has almost tripled in the last 24 years, but the number of growers has remained the same; due to the high need for pesticides, growers were granted an exemption for the use of chemicals this year
Europe Latvia Insurance companies received more than 7,000 claims for damages caused by the storm and rain that occurred on 28 and 29 July, said representatives of the Latvian Association of Insurers
Europe Liechtenstein Romano Puentener, a 20-year-old mountain biker, was the only athlete from Liechtenstein at the Olympic Games
Europe France A new measure allows the temporary regularisation of foreign workers in short-term occupations; valid until 31 December 2026 and applies to all third-country nationals outside the Schengen area and Switzerland
Europe Sweden Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke his own world record with a 6,25 cm jump, winning at the same time his second consecutive Olympic title
Europe Switzerland The number of cross-border commuters working in Switzerland has risen by 3% in one year and around 399.000 people with a G permit were working in Switzerland at the end of June 2024
Europe Iceland The Icelandic economy may not be able to provide immigrants with quality employment commensurate with their education: 53% of foreign-born workers are over-educated compared to their position, recent Eurostat data show
Europe Hungary Large areas of Hungary faced severe drought, which impacted summer crops such as maize and sunflowers; monthly totals are still below the long-term average, with deficits reaching 70 millimetres in some areas
Europe Ireland A survey conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics to determine the reason for an 84.000 discrepancy in official estimates of the private rental market found a large number of 'informal' rentals across the country that counts 1,8 million households
Europe Albania New rules have been introduced to prevent doctors working in the public sector from treating the same patients in private clinics in order to strengthen the transparency and fairness of the healthcare system
Europe Austria The Austrian company that is offering part-time PhDs from an online business school in Malta for up to €32.000 has been declared 'not legal' by the Austrian authorities
Europe Germany In 2023 the German Catholic Church lost more than 591.000 members due to dropouts and deaths and the Protestant Church lost approximately 560.000