Europe

With a formal signature, Lithuania's gas transmission system operator Amber Grid and the European Energy Exchange have sealed the acquisition whereby EEX will take 66% of the shares of the regional gas exchange GET Baltic

Buyers are turning away from the houses and flats offered for sale by SNHBM, the company that builds affordable housing, as high interest rates prevent potential buyers from taking out expensive mortgages

Secretary of State Sahmanovic stated that the company Pegasus will start flying from Istanbul to Podgorica on 22 June, paying ToMontenegro a fare of $10 for each passenger transported to Podgorica not to jeopardise the Montenegrin airline's operations

Archival reports written by academics who were allowed to travel abroad and official documents on students' non-conformist tendencies show that some citizens were critical of the country's authoritarian communist-era regime

In his Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis chose the theme "Let Justice and Peace Flow"; he instituted this day for first time on 1 September 2015 to encourage faithful around the world to pray for our common home

The state of health emergency was lifted yesterday 24 May after the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency

The public sector generated a budget surplus of just under CHF 177 million in 2021; revenue and expenditure decreased compared to the previous year, and public expenditure amounted to 22,7% of GDP

This year, the Chisinau municipality services will intervene in the fight against ragweed on an area of 68 hectares, with some €50.000 budget including for the purchase of chemicals

Copenhagen Pride will be the first LGBTI+ parade in the world to use only electric vehicles, with 30 electric trucks; this has meant that a small number of organisations will not be able to participate because they do not have affordable float options

A waste treatment centre on Tallinn's Suur-Sõjamäe tänav has caught fire; people have been evacuated from the area but so far no casualties have been reported

The UK's development finance institution, Investment Partnerships, plans to mobilise $40 billion by the end of 2027 for global infrastructure and economic development

Data on illegal logging are contradictory, said the European Parliament delegation; the mission had been requested after civil society petitions highlighting 'acts of violence by loggers against environmental activists'