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
Europe Bulgaria After negotiations to form a new government failed, President Radev called early elections for 2 April, 5th in less than two years; inability to resolve the political crisis could jeopardise the country's entry into the eurozone, scheduled for 2024
Europe Andorra The new compensation system for public passenger transport companies will come into operation on 1 February, with an expected public saving of €1 million
Europe Belgium The Tihange 2 nuclear reactor - the second largest of the three reactors in Tihange - has been shut down for good after 40 years of operation, making it the second nuclear reactor to be shut down in the country
Europe Austria Austria, with Hungary, decided not to send weapons to Ukraine to avoid further escalation, said Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky
Europe Slovakia The Climate Act, which for the first time officially enshrines in legislation the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, was presented by the Slovak Ministry of the Environment on Monday
Europe Finland 2 pandas that China loaned to Finland 5 years ago could have a major impact on trade relations if Helsinki does not find the funds to maintain them, since the pandemic has dashed all hopes of the expensive animals becoming lucrative tourist attractions
Europe Sweden An awareness campaign to discourage immigrants from coming to Sweden will be launched, with targeted communications to foreign newsrooms and press agencies, as well as foreign embassies in the country
Europe Netherlands The government needs to be more transparent about how the billions of euro in funds allocated to combating climate change will be used, states the Court of Auditors in a letter to the parliament
Europe Hungary At the world final of the prestigious Bocuse d'Or cooking competition in Lyon, Bence Dalnoki and Patrik Nyikos, under the leadership of Tamás Széll, achieved Hungary's best ever result in the competition, taking third place
Europe Ireland The state is failing to comply with its legal obligation to conduct vulnerability assessments for asylum seekers arriving in Ireland, new figures show