Europe Finland Purses and wallets are now rare due to popularity of electronic payments with latest statistics indicating that only 6% of citizens use cash in their daily lives; there are, however, risks and Bank of Finland has recommended to have economic home kits
Europe Estonia The tap water supplied to the citizens of Kuressaare, capital of Estonia's largest island, Saaremaa, is now treated with ultraviolet light; the water had been chlorinated since an outbreak of E.Coli bacteria in the spring of this year
Europe Croatia The city of Šibenik has celebrated 957 years, with the first mention that dates back to December 25, 1066, in the charter of King Peter Krešimir IV
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina With gas supply contracts not yet signed between “Energoinvest” and “Sarajevo-gas” East Sarajevo , the city risks to be left without national gas from January 1
Europe Spain The country ends its presidency of the European Union today to cede this role to Belgium
Europe United Kingdom Eurostar will run all services to London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam today Sunday 31 following a day of major disruption caused by the flooding in a tunnel under River Thames that led to cancellation of all Eurostar services between London and Paris
Europe Italy In an exceptionally strong year for the Milan bourse, its main index achieved its peak for 2023 earlier this month at 30,427 points - the highest level in absolute terms since 2008 - the leading stock exchange in Europe in terms of growth
Europe Portugal From 2024 Non-Habitual Resident tax regime will no longer be available for new tax residents, except for workers from companies certified as a startup
Europe Kosovo Shop windows in Gjakova/Djakovica and Pristina are more festive than usual this year, after shop owners responded to a Facebook post by 15-year-old Renea Morina, who said she wanted to paint shop window decorations to raise funds to help her single mother
Europe Greece New Athens mayor sworn into office with a grass-roots approach to his mayorship by pledging a “return to the neighborhoods”; swearing-in ceremony of the new municipal council was held in a former public market in the downtown district of Kypseli
Europe Austria Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the famous pistol that bears his name, has died at the age of 94; the Glock company said in a statement that its founder's life's work 'will continue in his spirit'
Europe Albania The Albanian Parliament has suffered a cyber attack by hackers who tried to break into its data system, causing a temporary interruption of its services, but would not 'touch the system's data' - they declared