Europe

The company Zagreb Tehnika plans to contract works worth 55 million euros this year

For 2023, Albania ranks third in Europe after Russia and Serbia for the most expensive apartment prices relative to income, according to data from Numbeo

A tax on banks could be introduced this year if profits continue to rise thanks to higher interest rates, the country's central bank governor and finance minister said, and the proceeds could be allocated to defence spending

The Mátraszentistván ski park, Hungary's highest and most popular ski resort, has had an above-average season so far with consistent flow of tourists although prices have risen considerably

Subsidies for the new 'Photovoltaic on Roofs' programme will only be for photovoltaic installations that incorporate a battery, with the latter subsidised at 100%, while the total subsidy will cover 60% of the cost

Real earnings in Germany fell by 4,1% year-on-year in 2022 due to rising consumer prices; according to preliminary data published by the Federal Statistical Office, this is the steepest decline since the start of the time series in 2008

From 6 February the authorities will only carry out so-called 'mobile border controls' towards Slovakia, replacing the previous controls, according to the Austrian Interior Ministry

The Latvian Capital Market Forum 2023, organised by Latvia's central bank, Latvijas Banka, will be held today 8 February 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the title "growth loves those who dare"

More than 500 refugees have arrived since the beginning of the year and an unexpectedly high percentage of them are deaf or hard of hearing, especially among Ukrainian; Icelandic Red Cross says it is hard to find Ukrainian sign language interpreters

The third day of mass strikes and demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 took place yesterday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking part in more than 200 street demonstrations

An exercise will be held in Klichev District today 7 February and tomorrow to check coordination between government bodies in response to acts of terrorism

Noise pollution from the weapons and exercises at EDF's central training area disturbs local residents, with houses shaking and animals becoming frightened, and a generally disturbed quality of life