Europe

The country is now in fourth place in the production of electric batteries, but will soon rise to second place in the global ranking, thanks to investments by eastern companies

Neoen and Alight have begun construction of the 100 MW solar park in Hultsfred, which will be the country's largest solar power plant upon completion

The government of the Brussels-Capital Region will grant the transport operator STIB additional funds to increase security in metro stations and direct homeless and drug addicts to an appropriate shelter and assistance programme

Hundreds braved the rain and joined the 11th annual LGBT pride parade in Montenegro's capital last Saturday, also attended by cabinet members, party leaders and ambassadors

Cepsa, Compañía Española de Petróleos, began developing projects for the construction and operation of biomethane production plants from agricultural and livestock waste to decarbonise its industrial activity replacing natural gas with this renewable gas

Rogaška Slatina has become the 100th Slovenian municipality to join Prostofer, a network of cities or boroughs providing free transport for the elderly; launched a decade ago, the project connects over 900 volunteer drivers with those in need of a lift

Voters went to the polls to elect a new national parliament in Switzerland on Sunday with results showing a victory of the radical right and a defeat of environmentalist forces

Storm Babet left at least 20.000 homes in Norway without electricity and flooded the ground floor of houses, after causing flooding and property damage in Denmark and hitting the UK causing three casualties

Hundreds of sex workers and Amsterdam residents took part in a demonstration against the municipality's plans to close the famous red light district and create an 'erotic centre' in the suburbs; dozens of them wore masks to hide their identities

The British Conservative Party lost two parliamentary seats to Labour, another setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party ahead of next year's general election