Europe Moldova An awareness-raising and social mobilisation campaign against sexual violence was launched in Chisinau, organised by the United Nations Population Fund of Moldova with the government and the organisation La Strada
Europe Lithuania Aurimas Valujavičius, a Lithuanian traveller, completed his four-month journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a single rowboat on Tuesday
Europe Iceland Justice Minister Jón Gunnarsson has proposed changes to the rules governing asylum seekers in Iceland, including implementation of systemic measures to encourage asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected to leave the country
Europe Italy 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'
Europe Austria 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
Europe Poland 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
Europe Netherlands 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
Europe Portugal 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
Europe Malta 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
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
Europe Russia 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
Europe North Macedonia A bid to remove three faux galleons erected in the Vardar river a decade ago has run aground
Europe Slovakia 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