Europe Montenegro Legal expert Milorad Markovic has been appointed as the country's new chief prosecutor, over two years after the retirement of the previous prosecutor, Ivica Stankovic
Europe Romania With a total of 6,3 million tonnes of cereals (including flour expressed in tonnes of cereal equivalent), the country holds a 25,1% share of EU exports in the current marketing year that began on 1 July 2023, according to European Commission figures
Europe North Macedonia The North Macedonian energy regulator stated that it has issued licences for electricity production from renewable sources with a total installed capacity of almost 399 MW in 2023, an increase of 160% on 2022
Europe Ireland Residents of Oliver Bond House flats in Dublin are 2,4 times more likely to have asthma and have called on the local authority to speed up plans to redevelop the area from 2021, as 83% of residents live with mould and damp
Europe Latvia The State Border Guard received 57 Polaris quadricycles as a gift from the US that will be used for monitoring the Latvian-Russian and Latvian-Belarus state borders, as well as to increase the mobility of border guards on the external state border
Europe Italy 22-year-old Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner won the final of the Australian Open, one of the four most important tournaments on the circuit, becoming the first Italian tennis player in history to do so
Europe Belarus Digital sick notes could be introduced in Belarus in 2024-2025, to strengthen citizens' social rights, reduce employer errors and help employers and the Social Protection Fund calculate and pay sickness benefits
Europe Andorra The University of Andorra hosted the reading of the doctoral thesis of the Tribunal de Corts magistrate and aspiring judge in Strasbourg, Canòlic Mingorance, on money laundering in Andorran criminal law
Europe Albania The Albanian Information Technology Agency has opened tender procedures for a project with an estimated value of 578 million lek (€5,5 million) to improve the electronic platform for government services, e-Albania
Europe Kosovo Total foreign remittances to Kosovo increased to €1,34 billion in 2023 from €1,22 billion the previous year, +10%, according to data from the Central Bank
Europe Luxembourg Over the past five years, the Grand Duchy's car fleet has steadily increased the share of electric vehicles, with the number of new registrations of electric vehicles surpassing that of diesel models for the first time last year
Europe Austria Thousands of people took to the streets across Austria on Friday to protest against right-wing extremism and racism, inspired by similar demonstrations in neighbouring Germany