Europe Croatia Colak Franchise Consulting Group announced the launch of the Croatian Franchise Exchange, a portal providing access to almost 100 franchise systems in the country
Europe Estonia Local authorities are considering whether to continue paying teachers during the strike, with teachers going on strike as of 22 January; the city of Tallinn has decided to continue paying teachers even during the strike
Europe North Macedonia Hundreds of young people, teachers and parents showed interest in a campaign to promote higher education in Bulgaria, which toured Skopje, Bitola and Strumica involving 12 higher education institutions
Europe Italy For the first time in the country, a 55-year-old woman from Trieste, suffering from progressive multiple sclerosis, died with the assistance of the National Health Service after being given the authorization with for assisted suicide
Europe Czech Republic According to data published by the Czech Statistical Office, in the first three quarters of this year the Czech population increased by 54.700 to 10,88 million; the reason behind the increase being foreign immigration, mainly from Ukraine
Europe Finland In an important environmental action, more than 1.500 Finnish artists joined in a petition calling for greater protection of forests
Europe Hungary The subsidiaries of Gloster Infocommunications, Gloster-Minero IT and FF Next Technologies, have signed a cooperation agreement with the German Red Cross to develop special software for electronic data recording of bone marrow and stem cell donors
Europe Iceland Damage to homes and infrastructure in Grindavík could amount to 10 billion Icelandic kroner ($71,4 million), according to Iceland's director of natural catastrophe insurance
Europe Ireland A closure order has been issued for Pizza Max in Oldcastle after food inspectors found evidence of people living and sleeping in its food preparation area, uncovering mattresses, bedding, medicines, clothes and personal food
Europe Latvia The Court of First Instance issued a verdict finding a person guilty of knowingly infecting another person with HIV, for the first time ever, sentencing him to 90 hours of community service
Europe Russia The country would be working on creating 'African military corps' to replace the Wagner group; according to a report by Radio France International, this initiative emerged following the visit of the Russian Deputy Defence Minister to Niger
Europe Poland The eight years of autocratic rule of the Pis (Law and Justice) in Warsaw are officially over, after Donald Tusk was instructed by parliament to form a new executive
Europe Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica has announced two new charity projects, aimed at helping refugees and prisoners, as part of preparations for the upcoming Jubilee in 2025, which is expected to attract more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome