Europe

Malta's population is almost 90% Caucasian and 83% Catholic, according to new census data revealed by the National Statistics Office; this is the first time that Malta's ethnic and religious diversity has been formally captured in national statistics

Some of the crystals from the State Mineral Museum in Trepça have taken their place in the spaces of the National Museum of Kosovo, displayed in honour of the 15th anniversary of independence in the exhibition "The Inspiring Journey of the Miners"

Efling's negotiating committee unanimously approved three further strike actions; if these are approved by union members, another 1.700 workers will go on strike by the end of the month in the hospitality, cleaning, insurance industry

Riga Municipality will allocate thousands of euro to reduce the number of beavers to 'necessary volume'; demolition of a beaver dam costs an average of €650 and in 3 years the municipality has invested €27.000 to counteract the damage caused by beavers

The country has supplied India with some $13 billion worth of weapons over the past five years and New Delhi has ordered more than $10 billion worth of weapons and military equipment from Moscow, according to Russian state news agencies

Maribor was named the third best destination in Europe this year in a survey by European Best Destinations; the city was also named the best culinary destination in Europe

Children from the rural environment of Holod municipality have the opportunity to discover their talents and creative abilities through an educational project called 'Small Talents', implemented locally by the Şinca Foundation with 'Iosif Vulcan' school

Flyr, the up-and-coming Norwegian airline that took off when the pandemic subsided, has been grounded, with the board of directors filing for bankruptcy in the Oslo County Court

Smoking cannabis in public will be banned in Amsterdam's red-light district from mid-May, as part of a series of policies aimed at reducing nuisance for residents, with tightened rules on alcohol sales and earlier closing times for bars and brothels

Maona, a meeting place in the 1960s, and Club la Vigie, Monaco's best-kept secret since 1952, have been cleverly reimagined for the Principality's 2023 summer season in a return of the two venues

Luxembourg's national railway company CFL aims to hire more than 500 people in 2023 as complaints about delays and long journeys increase

Lithuania, like other EU countries, is facing a shortage of antibiotics, with doctors forced to adapt their treatment plans to what is available, while pharmaceutical authorities expect regular supplies in spring