Europe Slovenia Photovoltaic panel manufacturer Bisol saw its results for 2023 heavily impacted by the devastating floods that hit Slovenia in August last year, with the company's turnover down 40% compared to 2022
Europe Slovakia More and more foreigners from third countries are purposely applying for work permits instead of business permits, threatening Slovak craftsmen, the Association of Industrial and Transport Trade Unions claims
Europe Estonia Over the next two years, the Ministry of the Interior will test a new 'Taskusireen' system (Pocket Siren) that sends threat notifications to smartphones; it can send messages when mobile connections are down and even when the phone is in silent mode
Europe Greece The country experienced its tenth consecutive day of heatwave on Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Weather Service of the National Observatory of Athens
Europe Ireland A sharp increase in people with multiple addictions (62% vs 48% last year), including cocaine and alcohol, was reported by Rutland Treatment Centre; as 16% of users seek help for cocaine addiction, the creation of a dedicated resource is a 'key objective'
Europe Lithuania The Seimas, the Lithuanian Parliament, will not vote on the civil unions bill on 18 July, the last day of the spring session, thus postponing the vote until after the summer
Europe Albania Albanian authorities are set to receive strong criticism at the upcoming meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in India later this month after concerns over the management of several Albanian heritage sites
Europe Andorra Andorra Research + Innovation, in the conclusions of its study on the impact the partnership agreement negotiated with the EU would have, shows that it would imply sustained GDP growth, which would be 5% higher in 2050
Europe Croatia 116.296 first registrations of new and used vehicles of all categories have been registered by the the Croatian Vehicle Centre in the first half of 2024; the average age of all vehicles in Croatia was 14,8 years
Europe Romania Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Oradea will host this year's Orange Weekends caravan, a programme of film screenings and game competitions to be held in symbolic areas of these cities
Europe Kosovo 1.586.659 citizens live in the territory of Kosovo according to preliminary data from the population census published by the Statistical Agency of Kosovo
Europe Malta The Oceanography Malta research group at the University of Malta has launched a new app, ANDROMEDA, to help spread awareness about the problem of microplastics in the sea; it focuses on the collection, analysis and monitoring of microplastics
Europe Iceland The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs intends to introduce a mileage tax for petrol and diesel vehicles, applied to electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen vehicles at the beginning of the year, to replace the current taxes on oil and petrol