Europe Ireland Two referendum will be held on 8 March to amend the constitution on the themes of marriage as fundament of the family and on the role of women in the family; proposed texts would bring the basic principles - fully respected - closer to 'real life'
Europe Bulgaria At Bulgaria Open 2024 international taekwondo tournament, the Bulgarian team scored a total of 750 points, winning the first place and the cup; more than 450 participants took part in the competition, making the tournament the largest in Europe this year
Europe Croatia The Vukovar Water Tower, a symbol of Vukovar's defence during the siege by the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb rebels in 1991, was visited by 117.090 people in 2023; reconstruction, which began in 2017, has preserved 640 holes, the result of bombing
Europe Andorra Stolen deeds spanning over more than a century have been recovered in a lost volume containing documents from 1743 to 1864; found by the General Council, the volume was returned to the Directorate
Europe Belgium Brussels announced a €6,3 million budget to renovate the Jewish Museum and Forest Abbey; the works at Forest Abbey aim to renew and strengthen its role as a cultural centre by uniting several cultural institutions
Europe Portugal Credit rating agency Fitch upgraded the risk rating for the Portuguese Republic’s debt to "A-", with a stable outlook, placing the country on the "A" grading scale for the first time since 2011
Europe Montenegro The number of vehicles registered for the first time in Montenegro increased by 43% to 31.238 in 2023; in the fourth quarter of last year alone, the number of first-time vehicle registrations increased by 28% year-on-year
Europe Netherlands Twice the median income is no longer enough to afford an average home in the Netherlands, according to calculations by the data company Calcassa
Europe Switzerland The Swiss have voted to add the 13th monthly payments for pensioners; a separate proposal to gradually raise the retirement age to 66 and beyond was clearly rejected in a separate nationwide vote
Europe San Marino The San Marino Aeroclub has announced an extraordinary event for Friday 8 March in which illusionist Gabriel and his daughter, Magica Gilly, will pay tribute to the 150th anniversary of Houdini's birth through a unique aerial experiment
Europe North Macedonia FDI inflows to North Macedonia amounted to €616,7m in 2023, 17% less than the previous year, according to data from the central bank
Europe Romania The country officially rejected the request submitted by Chinese telecommunications group Huawei for the use of its equipment in the 5G network in Romania
Europe Sweden With Sweden's entry into NATO after Hungary's ratification, the more than two centuries of neutrality of the country, which fought its last war in 1814, comes to an end