Europe Bulgaria On 14 February Bulgaria celebrates Trifon Zarezan, the annual festival honoring vine growers and winemakers; the Executive Agency on Vine and Wine announced that the country's wineries produced 66 million litres of wine in 2025, despite weather challenges
Europe Sweden Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm became the first transgender athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics
Europe Italy One week into the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, public shows appreciation for the first 'disseminated' games across northern Italy and 87% of those who watched the Opening Ceremony claimed that it has inspired them to follow the event
Europe Greece Protesting farmers from across Greece who converged on central Athens yesterday, driving dozens of tractors to parliament, horns blaring, are expected to leave the capital today at noon, after parking their tractors on Syntagma Square overnight
Europe San Marino 17 years old skier Rafael Mini, the only athlete representing San Marino at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, will debut tomorrow racing the giant slalom on the iconic Stelvio piste in Bormio
Europe United Kingdom The Prince and Princess of Wales in their first public statement on the Epstein scandal said they are "deeply concerned" and "focused on the victims" in light of the latest information released from the US
Europe Ukraine A Ukrainian athlete was disqualified from the Winter Olympics upon IOC decision over his plans to wear a helmet honoring countrymen killed in the war with Russia
Europe Portugal Moderate Antonio Jose Seguro has been elected as Portugal's president beating far-right, anti-establishment rival Andre Ventura thank to backing from prominent conservatives after the first round; he is the first Socialist head of state in 20 years
Europe Liechtenstein Summer season 2025 tourism data, newly released, show a 10,8% decline in overnight stays in Liechtenstein, with 89.977 overnight stays in hotels in the May-October period, with the Rhine Valley accounting for 75.477 overnight stays
Europe Austria Skiers Ariane Rädler and Katharina Huber won the alpine team combination, the first Olympic victory for the ÖSV women in over ten years; the first gold at Milano-Cortina Winter Games came with snowboarder Benjamin Karl in the men's parallel giant slalom
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serb Leader Milorad Dodik has been criticised for making derogatory comments and using racist rhetoric about Bosniaks at a press conference following the presidential election in Bosnia’s mainly Serb Republika Srpska won by his ally Sinisa Karan
Europe Slovenia Slovenia's last remaining operational coal mine, Velenje will be wound down over the next twenty years at the cost of over €1.1 billion; commercial mining is scheduled to stop in 2033, the target year for the country to phase out coal
Europe Russia Health workers in Kemerovo are reporting delayed and reduced salaries as the region registers record-breaking budget deficit due to coal industry crisis; delayed payments have been recurrent across Russia, particularly in areas reliant on state funding