Europe Portugal Owners who transform their property into Local Accommodation during the six years following their acquisition will be paying a higher Municipal Tax on Onerous Property Transfers (IMT)
Europe Croatia Poor results in Croatian language examinations of high school students has raised concern within school authorities
Europe Albania The Albanian Parliament unanimously approved a declaration calling on Greece to abolish an old law declaring a state of war between the two countries, which dates back to the Second World War
Europe Ukraine Former parliamentarian and linguist Iryna Farion, known for her opposition to the use of the Russian language in the country and support for the use of the Ukrainian language, was shot and killed in Lviv
Europe Sweden Jessika Roswall has been appointed as Sweden's next European Commissioner, making her the first member of the Swedish Moderate Party, and thus the first centre-right European Commissioner, to be appointed
Europe Switzerland Zermatt rail link will ne interrupted for weeks due to severe damage caused by the flooding of the Vispa river; trains operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn will not be running to the Swiss mountain resort until at least mid-August
Europe Sweden The country officially joined the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), which will start operations and investigations in Sweden 20 days after the appointment of the Swedish European Public Prosecutor, scheduled for autumn
Europe Ukraine The European Union will reintroduce the duties on bran imports from Ukraine startingMonday 22 July; they had been set at zero for another year last 6 June to support the economy in Kiev
Europe Norway Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz rejected the request of his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide to visit Tel Aviv in protest against Oslo’s recognition of the State of Palestine last May
Europe Italy Italian Anna Grasselino is leading the race for the world's most powerful quantum computer after an agreement signed between Sqms, the top quantum superconducting research centre in the USA, and Ibm, a leading company in the sector
Europe Austria Architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron presented Kornmarktplatz, arched structure that extends behind a neo-Baroque façade in Bregenz and contains a flat and a hotel on a site previously occupied by a 17th century building collapsed after its roof took fire
Europe France For the 2024 Olympic Games, France, the host country, has banned Muslim women from wearing the sports hijab or any other form of religious headgear when competing for France
Europe Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro have opened a joint rail border crossing, with a facility that should reduce the journey time for goods trains by at least one hour