Europe Andorra 53,6% of companies had difficulty filling vacancies with qualified staff in 2022; “great difficulty” was recorded in construction sector - 9 out of 10 companies lamented scarce workforce availability - followed by the hotel sector with 8 out of 10
Europe United Kingdom The UK's development finance institution, Investment Partnerships, plans to mobilise $40 billion by the end of 2027 for global infrastructure and economic development
Europe Romania Data on illegal logging are contradictory, said the European Parliament delegation; the mission had been requested after civil society petitions highlighting 'acts of violence by loggers against environmental activists'
Europe Belarus Rumours about the serious health problems of President Aleksandr Lukašenko are spreading; first ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, he appeared weakened and trembling at the celebrations for the defeat of Nazism on 9 May in Moscow
Europe Norway A drone flying over Oslo Constitution Day parade in front of Royal Palace was stopped and confiscated by police, who also intend to press charges against the American tourist who was piloting it
Europe Switzerland The Federal Department of Finance has set up a group of experts to study the role of banks and 'too-big-to-fail' regulations in the Confederation
Europe Finland According to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat, the country's two largest parties that won the April elections, the liberal-conservative National Coalition Party and the nationalist and populist Party of Finns, are gaining support
Europe Czech Republic 9 resolutions from the era of socialist Czechoslovakia, which enabled Russian diplomats to use the country's land free of charge, have been annulled by the government
Europe Spain National Police and Department of National Security are investigating online campaigns that undermine credibility of upcoming Spanish regional elections, afraid they may intensify before Spain's presidency of EU Council and general elections in November
Europe Greece The vote count so far shows that incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, conservative New Democracy, has a double-digit lead over his main challenger, the left-wing Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras
Europe Iceland The Tindastóll team celebrated a historic victory by winning its first men's basketball championship
Europe Monaco Financial Times Business of Luxury Summit, in 2023 at his 19th edition, will open today, with all session scheduled in Monte Carlo Sporting; His Serene Highness Prince Albert II will join the gala dinner as guest of honour
Europe Netherlands The municipality of The Hague has announced that parking spaces in the streets of the city centre and along the beach will be charged at a fixed rate of €50 for any duration, in order to reduce traffic and make room for residents