Europe United Kingdom Seventy years from the coronation of Queen Elisabeth II, the doors of Westminster Abbey will open today to crown Charles III, the oldest heir to the British throne, and wife Camilla
Europe Vatican City Cardinal Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, will represent Pope Francis at the Coronation of King Charles III
Europe Moldova The country has informed the European Union of its intention to introduce temporary restrictions on the import of cereals and oilseeds from neighbouring Ukraine
Europe Italy The regulation of academic careers is to be reformed amid concerns over parts of the system controlling progression; Italy’s complex system is presently based on 370 research areas that are being replaced with 192 new groups
Europe Liechtenstein It will be mandatory for employers to inform their employees about the essential aspects of the employment relationship following the government approval of the consultation report which includes this and other items
Europe Lithuania The Baltic electricity grids could be synchronised with the continental European system in 2024, Lithuania's EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said, adding that existing technical problems can and should be solved
Europe Hungary Parliament approved a reform of its judicial system promoted by the Orbán government in order to obtain some funds from the European Union that had been blocked for months
Europe Croatia The town of Hum has won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest town in the world: just one hundred metres by thirty and a population of only twenty inhabitants
Europe Belarus Roman Protasevich, Belarusian dissident blogger, arrested in 2021 and landed in Minsk, was sentenced to eight years in prison
Europe Luxembourg Tiny house projects, which were previously hampered by a lack of regulations, received a boost when the country made it easier for landlords to register the address of their tiny houses in an attempt to combat the worsening housing crisis
Europe Malta The Bank of Valletta reported a pre-tax profit of €46,5m in the first quarter of this year, which represents an increase of €24m compared to the same quarter last year
Europe North Macedonia The 'Goce Delchev' State Prize for 2023 was awarded to Professors Nano Ruzhin, Trifce Sandev, Aleksandar Iomin and Aleksandar Vasilevski for particularly significant achievements of interest to the country in the field of science
Europe Netherlands Dutch universities seem to be increasingly reluctant to accept doctoral students with scholarships from the China Scholarship Council (CSC), funded by the Chinese Ministry of Education