Europe

At least 1.700 organised criminals from Albania are at large in the UK, British police fear; officers from the Metropolitan Police and the National Crime Agency have requested documents from the Albanian authorities on each of the suspects

Andorra's Feminist Action association criticised the criminal case against Vanessa Mendoza, president of Stop Violences, for defaming the country's institutions, saying that the government 'is attacking freedom of expression'

A severe shortage of talent and skilled labour is threatening the success and continuity of vital industries in Germany, according to an annual report by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce

Projects to combat disinformation and strengthen media education will not be financed: Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová decided to use EU funds of €300.000 to repair the roof of the Slovak Philharmonic and support libraries

In Pope Francis' address to delegates at the UN Climate Change Summit, world leaders were urged not to delay action any longer and develop consistent and cohesive responses for the well-being of our common home Earth and future generations

Norwegian government officials are back in court, trying to fend off another legal challenge to their refusal to stop oil and gas exploration, sued by local environmental organisations demanding an immediate halt to the development of more oil fields

Around 50 employers from different business sectors made over 2.000 job vacancies available at the Job Fair held in Chisinau, at an event organised by the National Employment Agency and the General Employment Department of the Municipality of Chisinau

One week after the first winter snowstorm brought chaos across Lithuania with traffic jams, accidents, power outages the situation is fully restored and authorities signal that airports coped very well with minimum or no disruption to aviation services

The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro has called for early regional elections, following the rejection of the archipelago's budget for 2024 as he considers the presentation of a new budget to be pointless

Liechtenstein and Switzerland will improve cooperation and protection of gamblers with agreement to exchange data on gambling suspensions; until now, people banned from gambling in one of the two countries could still access casinos in the other country

The European Commission approved Italy's €1,7 billion state aid mechanism to support photovoltaic installations, part of the Instrument for Recovery and Resilience and part of the strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions increasing renewable energy

Reports of child rape and seduction increased by 33% in 2023 in Attica alone, according to data from the Hellenic Police