Europe Austria Construction has begun on an expanded power line that will connect Germany and Austria, with an investment of EUR 600 million that is expected to increase grid stability and help provide cheaper power to industry in the region
Europe Sweden Meat consumers who care about the environment should choose Swedish meat, said Agriculture Minister Peter Kullgren, while Swedish experts believe the problem with meat lies elsewhere
Europe France The launch of a generalised vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in middle schools starting in grade five will begin in September and the vaccination will be free of charge and offered to both girls and boys
Europe United Kingdom UNHCR called 'very worrying' the proposed asylum bill to stop cross-Channel migrants: those who enter illegally must be deported within 28 days without being able to apply for asylum losing right to return the country legally
Europe Spain The government has put forward a proposal for a gender equality law according to which at least 40% of government ministers and managers of large companies and professional associations must be of the 'lesser represented sex'
Europe Finland The share of foreign workers almost doubled in the last ten years, reports a survey by ETLA Economic Research, which positively assessed the effects of this trend
Europe Portugal Average price of essential foodstuffs has increased by almost 30% since 2022: according to Portuguese Food Safety Authority, a basket of foodstuffs has risen from €74,90 at the beginning of 2022 to €96,44 today
Europe Vatican City War in Ukraine involves "imperial interests", with world "great powers" fighting there, Pope Francis said, recounting how he offered to go to Moscow to negotiate peace, but was rebuffed
Europe Andorra Council of Ministers approved, at the proposal of the acting Minister of Health, a decree increasing the liability rates for medical, dental and medical assistants of the Social Security Fund of Andorra
Europe Belgium The country announced it would expand reception capacity to cope with what it called a migrant 'crisis'
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Two victims of the past war, who disappeared in 1992 and 1993, have been identified through DNA analysis on the premises of the Sutina City Cemetery in Mostar
Europe Portugal Guia’s Zoomarine theme park will reopen today promising a new attraction for the summer season and a sharper focus on sustainability