Europe Lithuania The Central Lithuanian Project Management Agency is purchasing four light trucks for demining work for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Europe Ukraine From the White House to London, from Berlin to the EU, everyone has excluded direct involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, except French President Macron, criticised by some geopolitical experts, who see it as a dangerous escalation of the conflict
Europe Italy According to report by Autostrade published by economic newspaper Sole24Ore, 2023 marked an all-time record for heavy goods vehicles: lorry traffic increased by 6% compared to 2007, when there had been another record for heavy goods vehicle traffic
Europe France The 'steak' label on vegetarian products has been banned in a new government decree in response to a long-standing complaint from the meat industry that consider terms such as 'vegetarian ham' or 'vegan sausage' confusing for consumers
Europe United Kingdom People in their 20s are more likely to be out of work for health reasons than those in their 40s, a situation that is 'radically different' from the past; by 2023, one in 20 (5%) young people will be economically inactive due to ill health
Europe North Macedonia According to the World Population Review, North Macedonia and Albania had the lowest average IQ in Europe, 81,91 and 81,75 respectively
Europe Finland The Central Criminal Police is currently investigating a major fraud involving the misuse of social benefits provided by Kela, the Social Security Institute of Finland
Europe Montenegro The government requested €137 million in funding from the EU Western Balkans Investment Framework for 12 major projects covering energy, infrastructure, transport, digitisation and the environment
Europe Norway Over half of Norwegians believe that 'everyday racism', characterised by derogatory comments related to ethnicity, is widespread in Norway while only 2% think it's not widespread, a new poll indicates
Europe Vatican City Meeting Italian seminarians, Pope Francis recently reminded that the Church is an 'open building site, constantly on the move, overcoming the temptation to preserve itself and its own interests'
Europe Albania Painting in Darkness', a documentary on Lulzim Beqiri, a painter imprisoned during the communist regime because his art did not conform to the ideology of the ruling party, was screened for the first time in Tirana
Europe Andorra The municipality of Andorra la Vella has announced that it will no longer cover the absence of workers; until now it directly assumed the holiday supplement of up to 100% of the salary
Europe Poland The EU executive will unlock a total €137 billion in recovery and cohesion funds for Poland, which had been frozen due to concerns about the rule of law