Europe

In a political climate where the ruling party does not seem to support celebrations for 25 April, the day of liberation from Nazifascism, President Mattarella called for 'keeping memory alive and not forgetting those who fought to defend freedom'

The communist party KPÖplus made huge gains and secured a solid fourth place in its best supra-local election result since at least World War II in the Salzburg state elections on Sunday

The EU's Fit for 55 agenda benefits only the richest member states and is imposed by a European Parliament driven by an agenda of 'green communism', said government party leader Jarosław Kaczyński

The Netherlands announced a major new electricity link with UK that will connect the two countries and offshore wind turbines in the North Sea to increase energy security and boost renewable energy

A public tender worth €1,48 million has been issued for the purchase of a platform that will manage and store information collected from municipal bodycam and video surveillance systems

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana stated that Air Malta will not hire new workers, refusing to give details and citing ongoing negotiations with the European Commission

New protests have been organised for today 24 April by the organisation ReStart in front of the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo to express rebellion against the actions of High Representative Christian Schmidt

An advisory dated April 20 was posted on the Foreign Ministry’s Telegram channel on Saturday suggesting citizens to avoid travel to Canada, citing what it calls numerous cases of discrimination against Russians, including physical violence

A bid to remove three faux galleons erected in the Vardar river a decade ago has run aground

A new lookout tower atop the hill of Javorina, above Levoča, a town in eastern Slovakia that boasts spectacular medieval architecture, is due to be inaugurated in the next few weeks

The Council of Loulé has officially launched a project to build a Cancer Centre in the Algarve that will open by the end of 2024, addressing the shortage of cancer and radiotherapy care in the Algarve in comparison to the rest of the country

Belarusian air carrier Belavia will launch direct flights to the Russian city of Murmansk on 23 May according to the airline's press service

The country is expected to become the least populous of the Baltic states by 2060 and to have a population of just over one million by the end of the century, according to Eurostat data