Europe Luxembourg About 70% of the people living in Luxembourg City are foreigners and about 90% of them have not yet registered to vote in local elections
Europe Greece The ten worst forest fires since 2003 have destroyed more than 280.000 hectares of vegetation, according to a study by the National Observatory of Athens
Europe Malta Environmental and heritage NGOs are on a mission to gather objections to the 'monstrosity' of a proposed development project for the 17th century Gozo Heritage building in Għajnsielem that envisages a six-storey block
Europe Kosovo The Kosovo Olympic Committee, in a statement on its official website, expressed its concern about the discrimination of Kosovar athletes by countries that still mix sport with politics
Europe Lithuania Lithuania ranks 20th in the World Happiness Report and is the happiest country among its neighbours
Europe Latvia Parliament approved amendments to ban the sale of tobacco products, substitute products, herbal smoking products, electronic smoking devices and fillers to persons under 20 years of age
Europe Belarus Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office in Geneva commented on the report on "human rights violations" in Belarus during the 2020 election period as "true hypocrisy"
Europe Slovenia The country has satisfactorily implemented five of the 15 recommendations the Group of States against Corruption made in 2017 but still lacks a government integrity plan and tools to monitor conflicts of interest
Europe Serbia Artist Luke Black has been confirmed to represent the country at the London Eurovision Party 2023
Europe Romania The American magazine Forbes has included seven Romanians in its European list of successful young people - Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2023
Europe Poland Poland and Israel have signed an agreement that allows for the resumption of Israeli youth trips to Poland, while at the same time guaranteeing Poland the right to organise youth trips to Israel along the same lines
Europe Monaco Ricky Martin will perform with the Montecarlo Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening at the Montecarlo Summer Festival in July
Europe Liechtenstein The Seven Heavens Sky Lounge in the Essanepark in Eschen, a new rooftop restaurant, will open in April with a four-month delay