Europe North Macedonia The Konrad Adenauer Foundation conducted a survey among citizens according to which 65,7% of residents are in favour of NATO membership, while 62,8% support the country's accession to the EU
Europe Norway New rules will make it easier for gay men to donate blood in the country, who will soon have to follow the same quarantine times as heterosexuals after each change of sexual partner, until now twice as long
Europe Monaco The results of the first test of the Baccalauréat, commonly known as the Bac, a diploma awarded after two years of post-high school studies, are impressive, with 98,7% passing and 83,2% receiving a special mention from the commission
Europe Andorra Works in Prat del Creu were considered finished by municipality, which will reopen traffic in both directions once the pavement is asphalted; Major Consul of Andorra la Vella, David Astrié, admitted that works were very long and caused traffic problems
Europe Spain Current national energy and climate plan will be updated to accelerate the green transition away from fossil fuels, now aiming for a 32% reduction in fossil fuel emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030, compared to the previous target of 23%
Europe Hungary In Székesfehérvár, central Hungary, a memorial will be built to serve as a suitable resting place for Hungarian kings originally buried in the coronation basilica, destroyed during the Turkish occupation
Europe Russia Russians queued up to reach the Crimean resorts, creating a 13-kilometre traffic jam on the Russian side of the Kerch Bridge connecting the Ukrainian peninsula, as if nothing had happened in the area
Europe Bulgaria The long battle with the European Commission, which wanted to label rose oil as a chemical posing potential health risks, has been won by the country, as announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Europe Austria The government wants the country to join the European Sky Shield initiative, an air protection group launched by Germany, triggering accusations from the far right that the move would violate military neutrality
Europe Malta Forty players took on fifty-three hours of volleyball, officially whistled at six o'clock on Friday night by Inclusion Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli, to raise over €360.000 in funds for the Dar tal-Providenza shelter
Europe Montenegro According to Institute of Public Health's HIV Registry, in the first 6 months of this year the number of new HIV-infected persons registered in Budva does not differ from last year, after it had been rumoured that there had been a sharp increase
Europe Switzerland ETH Zurich moved up to 7th place in the university ranking, the Quacquarelli Symonds research announced, the highest in continental Europe, while other Swiss universities slipped down the table, with EPFL dropping twenty places this year to 36th
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina In Banja Luka families with four or more children will receive free payments for the construction of a residential building, if they have not resolved the housing issue