Europe

The calendar of public holidays in Monaco in 2023 has been released, with the reminder that if any falls on Sunday, the Monday after is an official public holiday

An audience rebound of +59.2% on 2021 has been registered by the French National Cinema Centre; according to the figures released, audience numbers were three-quarters of their pre-Covid attendance numbers with 152 million admissions in 2022

Government confirms borrowing 50 million euros from Hungarian-owned CKB bank – days after another Hungarian bank approved major loan to the Bosnian Serb entity, Republika Srpska

The New Year’s Eve swim in the frozen sea held in Nauthólsvík saw over hundred people participated, all in fancy dresses, at about -2°C reports the Reykjavík Sea Swimming Association

Oslo was the only major city in the country to drop traditional fireworks displays at midnight on New Year's Eve this year after the City Council voted against funding an official display for several reasons including “to use the money on things that last

An extreme right-wing group calling itself White Lives Matter has claimed responsibility for projecting racist slogans on the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam during the New Year festivities

Poland has taken in 8.84 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported yesterday

Albania joins Serbia in agreeing to offer Chinese citizens visa-free travel – the only two countries in the region to do this

In the region of Liguria, the tattoo parlour has been created, which will enter the regional health system with a bill that will make tattoos for medical purposes part of the regional health system's services

The Romanian government is expected to approve the creation of 'Carpatica Feroviar', a replacement for the current state-owned freight railway company CFR Marfă

The net monthly salary of public and private sector workers will increase by €600 net per year from January, due to the adjustment of the tax scale and the calculation of withholding tax