Europe Belarus Authorities would be abusing anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to further purge civic space, suppress freedom of expression and eradicate political opposition, according to Anaïs Marin, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Belarus
Europe Estonia In Kohtla-Järve, Eneli Jefimova set a new Estonian short course record in the 50-metre breaststroke, covering the distance in a time of 29,66, beating her previous record from December
Europe Lithuania The European Commission has approved Lithuania's updated €3,85 billion package under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Instrument
Europe Portugal The Gruta do Natal, a natural lava tube cave on Terceira Island, Azores, will act as a testbed for astronauts from all over the world starting this November
Europe Austria A historic proposal by the Austrian Ministry of Justice envisages budgeting €33 million to financially compensate homosexuals persecuted or convicted under a discriminatory law; critics say the sum offered is not enough
Europe Serbia Pro-European opposition parties have reached an agreement to run together against the ruling party of President Aleksandar Vucic under the name 'Serbia against Violence' in the elections scheduled for 17 December
Europe North Macedonia A large event in Skopje officially celebrated the start of operations of the renowned Ananas platform, which connects buyers and sellers in northern Macedonia
Europe Moldova Access to more than 20 Russian media websites was blocked by decree of the intelligence and security services, claiming the websites were used as part of an information war against the country
Europe Germany The Clooney Foundation for Justice, an NGO founded by Amal and George Clooney, has filed three lawsuits with the German Federal Prosecutor's Office, with the aim of launching an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Russians in Ukraine
Europe Liechtenstein The commitment loan for the renovation of the Nendeln chapel in the municipality of Eschen, also known as St. Sebastian and St. Rochus, has been approved by the community and the renovation is expected to last until 2026
Europe Kosovo Kosovo Statistical Agency explained reasons for postponing 1st November population census, citing delays in purchase of tablets, the failure to hire supervisors, and the possibility of a boycott of the registration by the Serbian community
Europe Ireland A plaque in memory of the first of the 40 children killed during Easter week 1916, Sean Foster, was unveiled in Dublin
Europe Croatia The city of Split has been ranked as the second best city for solo travellers in Europe in 2023 in a new report by Wizz Air based on TripAdvisor reviews by solo travellers