Europe

Drones, flight equipment and integrable sensors from domestic companies were presented to Hungarian defence force experts at a professional event organised by the Defence Innovation Research Institute

The use of the social network TikTok has been banned by the government in state institutions, following growing global concerns over its potential vulnerability to cyber threats

A total of 350 jackals will be removed from the Danube Delta in Romania by next spring due to the damage caused to local communities, according to an announcement by representatives of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Administration

The Norwegian authorities' decision to ban wild salmon fishing in 33 Norwegian rivers this summer has triggered concerns and complaints

The monthly minimum wage in Lithuania could exceed the €1.000 threshold before taxes in 2025, predicts the Minister of Social Security and Labour

The national COVID-19 control system and the unified information portal, coronavirus.bg, ceased operation on 1 July and information will now be published weekly in the epidemic situation reports

The authorities have adopted invasive surveillance practices and facial recognition technologies to monitor political opponents, civic activists and journalists who critic the status quo, reads a report by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network

Blue-green algae blooms throughout the Gulf of Finland and along the coastal areas of south-eastern, southern and south-western Finland have intensified due to the recent warm weather, with above-average frequency of occurrence

Luxembourg rescue services responded to a record number of calls in 2023, more than 275.000, an average of one every seven seconds, according to the latest annual report of the Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours

The exhibition 'Manga, Hokusai, Manga' has been extended and will remain open at the BiH National Museum until 31 July 2024, announced the Embassy of Japan in BiH

The Croatian National Bank will issue a €2 commemorative coin called 'The Old Town of Varaždin' today 2 July 2024, part of the 'Croatian Towns' series

There are 5.036 poor children in Copenhagen, new figures from the Copenhagen Municipality show

Estonian TV series 'Detective von Fock' has been awarded almost €250.000 in funding as part of a new EU pilot project to promote European productions