Europe Austria Austria's unemployment rate reached its lowest level since 2008; some 369.769 people were unemployed or in training with labour market services at the end of February, making this the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years
Europe Slovenia Returning to its full format, the 24th feminist and queer festival Red Dawns opened with a performance by visual artist Tatiana Kocmur at the Alkatraz Gallery in Ljubljana, which will be dedicated to all victims of sexual violence
Europe Belarus Internal troops and riot police squads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are now armed with attack drones
Europe Denmark For the first time in the country, an electric ambulance left Falck's headquarters in Sydhavn, Copenhagen, described as "a milestone in the green transition"
Europe Bulgaria A draft EU regulation on essential oils has revived fears of yet another 'European conspiracy' against a sensitive Bulgarian product: rose oil, with the country believing that 'the Commission wants to ban the Bulgarian rose'
Europe Sweden Immigration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has announced that the country will review ways to increase voluntary return migration; opposition believes this is yet another demonstration of the extreme right's influence on the government
Europe Finland The Finnish parliament overwhelmingly supported its application for NATO membership, with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favour, seven against and one abstention
Europe Albania Albania ranked first in Europe as country with highest number of remittances from EU countries in 2021, totalling more than €1 billion; it is the highest amount in Europe in relation to country's population, amounting to approximately 6,7% of GDP
Europe Spain Core inflation in Spain hit a new record in February, a level not seen in the last 37 years, despite all price containment measures implemented by Sanchez’s government
Europe Poland The country will launch a joint initiative with the European Commission to trace Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during the invasion of Ukraine and bring those responsible to justice
Europe Germany Changes to German ship safety regulations plan to restrict the work of migrant rescue boats in the Mediterranean, many of which operate under the German flag, plans leaked by the Ministry of Transport reveal
Europe Netherlands Dutch national railway posted operating losses for €304 million in 2022, despite revenue rising by over a third to 3 billion; the railway was plagued with performance issues: 8% trains were late and delays led to €5,4 million in refunds