Europe

Restaurant Palace in Helsinki has been voted the best restaurant in Finland for the sixth consecutive year; in the Suomen 50 Parasta Ravintolaa /Finland’s 50 Best Restaurants list BasBas and Grön follow and new entries Jason and Teller are 4th and 5th

67% of Hungarian voters oppose Ukraine's accession to the EU according to latest poll by the Nézopont Institute and this decisive position spans all demographic categories

The education system is not yielding the expected results according to OECD, which conducts the PISA assessments; Icelandic students receive high grades that don't accurately reflect performance, raising concerns about the country’s academic standards

Kosovo signed a defence agreement with Croatia and Albania, calling for joint responses to common security challenges; the pact has drawn a furious response from Serbia, which called it a threatening move

The abrupt suspension of USAID forced the Moldovan government and NGOs to seek alternative funding from Europe as salaries are cut and people laid off; the country had received nearly 2,5 billion dollars over the past 30 years for democratic development

Radio and tv workers have rallied against layoffs: employees at Croatia’s public broadcaster protested against a government ‘consolidation plan’, which includes cutting 700 to 800 employees – about a third of the total staff

Protests were held after Natalija Jovanovic, dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at Nis University, was attacked with a knife by a woman arrested; Jovanovic has been targeted repeatedly by authorities over her support for student-led protests and blockades

Today the Secretary of State, Cardinal Parolin, will preside over the special Mass in the Vatican commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope Saint John Paul II; Pope Francis has sent his encouragement to those partaking in the commemorations

11 people, including the climate activist Greta Thunberg, were taken away by the police in Stockholm after demonstrating in an unauthorized public gathering outside the Concert Hall were SEB Bank's annual general meeting was taking place

The last four goats living on a small peninsula on the Bristol Channel have been culled by the National Trust in a 'difficult decision'; the animals, regularly scaling the cliffs in Brean Down, were put down due to poor health including tuberculosis

"Terror supporters, antisemites and extremists" could have their German citizenship revoked if they hold a second nationality, according to planning documents; critics say the measure would lead to unequal treatment

Nationalist and anti-fascist marches were held in Sofia on the same day: far-right factions gathered to commemorate controversial general Hristo Lukov in the annual so-called Lukov March while a “No Nazis on our streets” demonstration was held earlier

The DKK 33 (€4,4) billion project for the new Copenhagen metro has been approved: it will have nine stops and pass through Lynetteholm, the future neighborhood being built on the sea; it will be partially financed by increased ticket prices to the airport