Europe Moldova President Maia Sandu presented the awards to 53 people of culture for their outstanding achievements in their creative work and for the high professionalism with which they contribute to the promotion of the nation's spiritual values
Europe Montenegro Malta's Medicines Authority will serve as a model for Montenegro's, so that it will reach the standards set by the European Commission, which the country must meet to facilitate its accession to the EU
Europe Monaco The Monaco Committee of the Dante Alighieri Society organises and promotes the screening of the film "Dante" by Pupi Avati, scheduled for today at the Théâtre Des Variétés Monaco
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The city of Mostar will build a solar power plant for its own needs to reduce electricity prices; it will be the first of its kind in the country, which was granted EU candidate status in December
Europe Romania The average age of the resident population has risen to 42,4 years, compared to 40,8 years ten years ago, according to the first results of the 2022 census
Europe Serbia Over 120.000 migrants were registered in 2022 in reception centres for asylum seekers across the country; the average stay was 16 days and there are currently 3.000 people in Serbia
Europe Spain The country has approved an increase in the US presence at the Rota naval base, with the deployment of two new destroyers to take place in 2024 and 2025; the government bypassed parliament to ensure its left-wing minority partner would not vote against it
Europe Italy The Council of Europe has urged Italy to cancel the decree that aims at regulating rescue operations of migrants at sea by NGOs, calling it a violation of international law
Europe Denmark Since 1995, the non-governmental organisation Transparency International has published its annual Corruption Perception Index: this year, the country ranked as the first least corrupt country in the world, with a score of 90 out of 100
Europe Portugal Iberdrola and Prosolia Energy obtained an environmental licence to build the largest photovoltaic project in Europe and fifth in the world in São Domingos, near Santiago do Cacém, with 1.200 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity
Europe North Macedonia Bulgaria has returned its ambassador to Skopje after tensions with North Macedonia escalated over the past three weeks
Europe San Marino The population has been alerted to numerous phone calls to landlines in the country with fraudsters posing as Tim operators in order to steal sensitive data