Europe Poland Nearly one million Ukrainian refugees are still living in Poland after being driven from their homes by the start of the war with Russia four years ago, UNHCR reported, describing the circumstance as an sign of 'extraordinary solidarity'
Europe Ukraine 5,9 million Ukrainian refugees are living outside four years after Russia's invasion; the number of people living within Ukraine is estimated between 30,5 and 39,5 million depending on geographical boundaries considered, a sharp drop from pre-2022 figures
Europe Ukraine Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games 2026 after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flag
Europe Norway Cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo became the first athlete ever to win six gold medals and the first to win all six cross-country events in a single Winter Olympic Games
Europe Germany Director Ilker Catak, German with Turkish origins, won the Golden Bear in Berlin's film festival for his "Yellow Letters", a drama set in Turkey about creeping authoritarianism, in an event overshadowed by a row over politics in cinema
Europe Moldova Moldovan MPs will travel to Kyiv on 24 February where a documentary film will commemorate the victims of war; in the evening the Parliament building will be illuminated with a thematic display
Europe Malta The Malta Independent and environmental NGOs are leading "Justice for Our Land" campaign, demanding an immediate halt to construction works with pending planning appeals are pending; the "Halland Hotel" case triggered the initiative
Europe United Kingdom Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of King Charles III known as Prince Andrew before he was stripped of his royal title, was arrested and held in custody for 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid Epstein scandal
Europe Liechtenstein The new passport has received the HSP Award "Best New Passport 2026" at the annual High Security Printing Summit in Rabat, Morocco; This international award recognizes outstanding achievements in design, security technology and functionality
Europe Spain A massive counterfeit perfume factory has been dismantled; the plant produced tens of thousands of liters of counterfeit fragrances, imitations of around fifty luxury brands, to be marketed to the rest of Europe via France
Europe Estonia Up to 600 concrete bunkers will be built along the eastern land border as part of the joint Baltic Defense Line with Latvia and Lithuania; for the €60 million needed, the Center for Defense Investments and Latvia's Defense launched a public procurement
Europe Slovenia Luka Koper, the operator of Slovenia's only seaport, Koper, posted net sales revenue increase by 15% in 2025 to €380 million, with net profit reaching €81,5 million, +35%; The company also reported another record in the number of containers handled
Europe Vatican City Celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the dedication of St. Peter's Basilica begin today and will end on 18 November; initiatives will include a multilingual platform for pilgrims, access to previously inaccessible areas, the new ‘Michelangelus’ font