Europe

German intelligence services have reported an increase in hybrid security threats, with events such as espionage, illegal influence peddling, disinformation campaigns and cyber attacks becoming significantly more frequent in 2022

The controversial pensions reform that French President Emmanuel Macron pushed through parliament in March would not close the pensions deficit as predicted by the government, France’s pensions watchdog found in a report

According to a report published by Amnesty International, people who rely on public healthcare in Finland do not receive the value of their tax payments, causing an erosion of trust in the welfare society

Strætó, the public bus service in the capital Reykjavík, will close its old app as of today 1 July and switch completely to the Klapp app

The duration of the current embargo on the import of various types of Western agricultural and food products from hostile countries was extended by another six months, until 31 December 2023

A record percentage of people in the country who trust the police has been reached, around 87%, according to the Ministry of Justice; in 2013 surveys, the percentage was between 79 and 85

The Council of Ministers is allocating additional funds for €12 million to help current and former prisoners reintegrate into society with the aim of reducing recidivism rates

Due to Saeima's non-compliance with a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling, the Constitutional Court declared the regulations on the language of implementation of university curricula to be unconstitutional and thus annulled as of 1 July 2024

Leading Danish biotech company Chr Hansen has been strongly criticised for withdrawing support for Pride after threats from US customers and business partners

Mirza Alić, son and grandson of people who died in the genocide in Srebrenica, will climb Mount Blanc, the highest peak in Europe, where he will place the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the symbol of Srebrenica, the Srebrenica flower

The umbrella organisation for the homeless in the Belgian capital, Bruss'help, counted 7.134 homeless and ill-housed people in the Brussels region, a 19% increase since the last count

State Awards for Professional Distinction were presented by the Prime Minister at a solemn ceremony in the Palace of the Republic in Minsk

President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kiev with the international working group dealing with Russia's environmental crimes, including Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg