Europe

Agents recruited by Belarusian security could be among Belarusian opposition members in Lithuania; according to Lithuanian intelligence, Belarusian intelligence would exploit disappointed Belarusians to influence operations within their diaspora

The country will make humanitarian and development aid more targeted to the needs of minorities and women, as stated by Foreign Minister Baerbock, using the 'feminist foreign policy' concept

Organ transplantation process is still far from satisfactory, so a large number of patients decide to transplant their organs abroad; last year only 8 operations were performed, while in 3 months of 2023 only 2 organs were transplanted

Construction has begun on an expanded power line that will connect Germany and Austria, with an investment of EUR 600 million that is expected to increase grid stability and help provide cheaper power to industry in the region

Meat consumers who care about the environment should choose Swedish meat, said Agriculture Minister Peter Kullgren, while Swedish experts believe the problem with meat lies elsewhere

The launch of a generalised vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in middle schools starting in grade five will begin in September and the vaccination will be free of charge and offered to both girls and boys

The government has put forward a proposal for a gender equality law according to which at least 40% of government ministers and managers of large companies and professional associations must be of the 'lesser represented sex'

The share of foreign workers almost doubled in the last ten years, reports a survey by ETLA Economic Research, which positively assessed the effects of this trend

Council of Ministers approved, at the proposal of the acting Minister of Health, a decree increasing the liability rates for medical, dental and medical assistants of the Social Security Fund of Andorra

The country announced it would expand reception capacity to cope with what it called a migrant 'crisis'