Europe Liechtenstein Four mountaineers from the Liechtenstein Alpine Club (LAV) participated in the World Cup and European Championships at the same time, with the team achieving success in its first international outing this season
Europe Lithuania Taurage is often cited as one of the greenest municipalities in Lithuania; although it's home to one of the largest wind farms in the country, over 95% of its thermal energy comes from biomass
Europe Latvia This year the country plans to train 2.000 soldiers at different levels of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, doubling the 2022 figure
Europe Austria The government wants to reduce the burden of high electricity prices for households by covering 80% of grid tariffs, while the authorities are trying to counter inflated prices from utility companies by investing an additional €200 million
Europe United Kingdom Brexit has caused the loss of 330.000 workers from the UK economy, according to new research published by thinktanks UK in a Changing Europe and Centre for European Reform
Europe Poland Members of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party want to make it easier for Polish authorities to conduct electronic surveillance of citizens by giving agents easier access to their emails and social media posts
Europe Portugal Members of the Portuguese National Civil Aviation Staff Union (SNPVAC) rejected TAP's proposal during a general assembly and decided to maintain the strike notice between 25 and 31 January
Europe Albania Thirty years after establishing diplomatic relations between Albania and Ukraine, Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka announced the opening of an embassy in Kiev, a decision officially confirmed by the Council of Ministers
Europe Germany According to official statistics, the number of people living in the country increased due to record immigration, reaching an all-time high of 84,3 million in 2022
Europe Sweden After the leader of the far-right Stram Kurs party, Rasmus Paludan, burned the Koran right in front of the Turkish embassy, strong dissent came from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Europe Moldova The country has temporarily suspended the broadcasting licences of six TV channels for broadcasting 'incorrect information' about the country and Russia's war in Ukraine
Europe Bulgaria Bulgarian President Rumen Radev denounced as a hate crime the attack on the secretary of the Bulgarian cultural club 'Tsar Boris III' in Ohrid, North Macedonia
Europe Netherlands War in Ukraine and growing numbers of migrants coming to the Netherlands have increased the urgency to create new housing, the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning wrote in an action plan sent to the House of Representatives