Europe

Siding with a group of elderly Swiss women against their government in ruling that could have implications across the continent, European Court of Human Rights ruled that countries must better protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change

A resolution on Srebrenica, where a genocide was committed in 1995, may soon be found in UN; among other things, it condemns genocide denial and calls for July 11 to become the International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide

The Belarusian president's team won the Republican Hockey League, beating the Minsk Oblast team by a score of 10:8 in the second game of the final series at the Olympic Arena in Minsk

Agreement between Kosovo and Albania on education and scientific research has entered into force: the two states will offer 30 student scholarships of up to 1.000€ per academic year, per recipient

A proposal by Ministry of Health and medical experts to ban the sale of alcohol on the Internet failed to win; deputies agreed on a compromise that rules out impulse buying of alcoholic beverages on the Internet

The infrastructure design of the Kaunas passenger station area will be carried out by Spanish company Ardanuy Ingenieria under a contract worth 9,88 million euros; the project is an integral part of the new European Rail Baltica Kaunas node

The Grand Duchy is second only to Norway in the world ranking of international aid donors, new OECD figures show; Grand Duchy assistance to developing countries accounted for 0,99% of its gross national income

The Finnish border with Russia will remain closed indefinitely; initially, in February, the government ordered the border closed until 14 April

Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to win the Monte Carlo Masters on clay for the third time in four years

Applications for admission to Icelandic University of Arts have nearly doubled since last year; in February the university announced the abolition of tuition fees as independent universities would receive full state funding if they eliminated tuition

Mathematician András Stipsicz and biologist Csaba Pál have been awarded advanced fellowships by the European Research Council in recognition of their outstanding research achievements over the past decade

The government has begun drafting amendments to the Child Welfare Law to establish a rehabilitation system for children who commit crimes, use violence, and have serious substance abuse problems

Prague is witnessing a surge in Airbnb prices, which have increased by about 25% due to high demand, prompting the government to plan new regulations