Europe

Million euros have been offered by Montenegro for information on the murder of journalist and editor Dusko Jovanovic outside his newspaper's office on 28 May 21 years ago - a case that remains unresolved

Romgaz has opened court proceedings to dissolve Greenpeace Romania for insolvency after it attempted to block work on the Neptun Deep gas project; it is an unprecedented legal attempt by a Romanian state entity to shut down an environmental organisation

High food prices, higher than ever, led to political debate these days: food price issues come up before national elections, but few things change mostly because of Norway’s own high tariffs on food imports, seldom under scrutiny

What has been called celestial concert saluted European Space Agency's 50th anniversary and the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II, composer of renown The Blue Danube Vienna waltz; the melody was transmitted in the interstellar space towards Voyager1

A new team from the Estonian Police and Border Guard has been sent to assist the ESTPOL10 mission on the Latvian-Belarusian border; officers will be deployed to the Robežnieki area, where there have been the most illegal border crossing attempts recently

Inter-island ferry services revise schedules to meet demand, that registered a +8% in two years; there has been an increase in the use of smaller ferry routes, but the busiest remain Hiiumaa and Saaremaa, where passengers have to plan days in advance

Three out of five Danes want to raise the legal age for buying all types of alcohol to 18, from current 16, according to latest Voxmeter survey conducted for Blue Cross Denmark; 58,3% of answers say raising legal drinking age is a good/very good proposal

25% of people aged 15-25 feel inadequately prepared for managing their finances in real life, desire more information about investments, the tax system, savings and money management according to survey by Česká spořitelna Foundation and Ipsos

Following Albania’s elections this month, an incendiary opinion piece - "correct and without political interests” - by a political analyst called Helen Bratt went viral; but the author’s identity remains elusive, starting what is becoming a media case

Bankruptcies in Belgium increased by 7,13% year on year in May, according to the latest monthly report from commercial information bureau GraydonCreditsafe, the highest figure since 2013; in Flanders alone, bankruptcies reached a record high of 570

On second turn of local elections, Croatia’s ruling center-right HDZ consolidates its position of most powerful political force, while the opposition Social Democrats and the far-right Homeland Movement highlighted their own weaknesses

Chișinău will host Moldova Digital Summit 2025 on 5-7 June, bringing together decision-makers, digital industry leaders, technological innovators and investors to explore the latest advancements and investment opportunities shaping the digital future