Europe Finland Industries urge the government to investigate new trade routes besides the traditional Baltic Sea, due to possible interference, disruptions and even conflicts related to the security situation
Europe Albania Albania's herbal medicine sector is grappling with a shortage of workers due to emigration and has turned to foreigners from countries such as Bangladesh and India to fill the void
Europe Monaco The adult and pediatric emergency services are now situated together in one same unit of the Princess Charlotte pavilion, to provide improved patient pathway visibility and quality of care
Europe Slovenia The government has extended retail price caps on electricity and natural gas for households, small commercial consumers and protected consumers, as well as retail price caps on electricity paid by SMEs, until the end of the year
Europe Kosovo European Parliament gave final approval for visa liberalisation for citizens of Kosovo; the visa waiver should come into effect on 1 January 2024
Europe Bulgaria Russian ambassador in Sofia said that if she were a Bulgarian citizen she would vote for the leader of the radical pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party, Kostadin Kostadinov, in violation of the Vienna Convention
Europe Serbia The country is working to amend family law to define and recognise child marriage as a form of human trafficking; between 22 and 50% of Serbian girls marry before the age of 18
Europe Romania Search and rescue teams from Brașov Mountain Rescue in central Romania have started using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network to transmit data and images from the field in their missions
Europe Germany Germany plans to relax immigration rules for skilled workers, students and Blue Card holders; according to a report, employers have failed to fill around 630.000 job vacancies in their sectors
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The electricity company Elektroprivreda BiH intends to implement the project of floating solar power plants, for which Lake Modrac and the Sniježnica hydro storage are suitable
Europe Belarus The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Bank spoke about measures taken to support the economy in the context of sanctions
Europe Andorra The former treasurer of the Association of Mothers and Fathers of the Sagrada Família school has deposited some €33.000 in the Batllia to recover damages caused
Europe Kosovo The foundation stone of the Kosovo Cadastral Agency building was laid by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who emphased that the reconstruction of the cadastre and digital transformation are a high priority