Europe Slovakia The tradition of lignite - or brown coal - mining in and around Prievidza, the Upper Nitra valley, will come to an end this year after more than 110 years
Europe Finland Around 700 skiers from 19 different nationalities are expected to participate to the Ylläs-Levi Hiihto today April 15; the event offers two different distances, 70 km and 55 km
Europe Estonia The Year of the Sauna is celebrated this year 2023 and coincides with the 800th anniversary of a Christian miracle that occurred in a sauna in 1223, an original story with no similar traces in legends of other areas
Europe Albania No girls under the age of 18 were married in Albania in 2022, the first time since the registration of marriages began
Europe Belgium Pension reform aims at contributing to gender equality; according to recent study, there is a 20% gap between men and women for statutory pensions, while the gap increases to 50% for supplementary pensions
Europe Poland Politicians are clashing over the wheat crisis, as some companies that imported Ukrainian wheat are linked to the ruling Law and Justice party
Europe Romania A law to ban the use of insect flour in the preparation of products listed in the National Register of Traditional Products has been introduced by Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the ruling Romanian Social Democratic Party
Europe Czech Republic A widespread screening programme for osteoporosis, which aims to reach 800.000 people, has been launched this month by the General Health Insurance Company as the condition has become a serious problem due to a lack of prevention
Europe Denmark Danish men live five years longer than two decades ago; in this period, overall life expectancy has risen to 81,5 years, exceeding the EU average
Europe Hungary The United States may announce new sanctions against influential Hungarian individuals, diplomatic sources reported
Europe Spain Spanish youth are facing serious difficulties in achieving economic independence and emancipation due to precarious working conditions and skyrocketing rent prices, a recent report by the NGO Ayuda en Acción reveals
Europe Italy National state of emergency has been declared for the next six months after the dramatic increase in migrants arriving from the Mediterranean sea; activists and NGOs denounce consequent lowering of living standards for migrants
Europe Liechtenstein Liechtenstein's first multigenerational house, which opened in Eschen in 2020, is offering multigenerational space for everyone, based on social inclusion at all stages of life