Europe Germany The government approved the budget of its flagship Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF) to accelerate the green transition by providing €212 billion to various building renovation, decarbonisation and industry projects between 2024 and 2027
Europe United Kingdom For the first time in the UK, a drone recently acted as a postman in Orkney, an archipelago of 70 islands sixteen kilometres off the north coast of Scotland, a remote and inaccessible place for postmen to reach
Europe Italy Michela Murgia, popular writer and activist, died yesterday at the age of 51; the country mourns a free and independent-thinking intellectual at her funeral today in Rome
Europe Switzerland The birth rate in the country reached an all-time low of 1,39 children per woman last year, below the European average and down 8,5% from the previous year, latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office show
Europe Romania Oltenia de sub Munte, a region in southern Romania, is a UNESCO geopark aspirant, as the Kogayon Association is working to obtain this status and give the area the visibility it deserves
Europe Montenegro Montenegro, together with neighbouring Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, is facing an unprecedented pollution problem along the banks of the Drina and Lim rivers with thousands of tonnes of non-biodegradable waste polluting hundreds of kilometres of bank
Europe Andorra More than half of the country's wage earners have a salary between the minimum and average wages, that is between 1.286€ and 2.413€ respectively, according to the latest statistical data
Europe Albania Albanian tourism officials expect up to 10 million tourists this year, or 200% over last year's, mainly thanks to the offer of beautiful beaches and affordable prices
Europe Romania Six out of 10 Romanians cannot afford a 7-day vacation a year, the highest percentage in the European Union, although Bucharest is an exception and the city is significantly reduced in pedestrian and car traffic in August
Europe Latvia Harvest work is very slow due to the rainy weather, and last week's progress was 'catastrophically small', said the head of the agricultural department of the producer 'Latraps'
Europe Greece The government intends to bring order to the images of unauthorised occupation of public space reflected on many beaches, with strict controls for the remainder of the current tourist season
Europe Denmark With an average of 9,31 daily passengers per 10m², Copenhagen Airport has become the fifth busiest in the world
Europe Czech Republic Electricity company CEZ has launched another tender for the construction of new reactors and generators at the country's two existing nuclear power plants