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Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has included the tradition of Lipizzaner horse breeding in Slovenia and 7 other countries in UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

After a tragic landslide caused at least 8 victims in Ischia, it has been reported that not all of Italy is covered by geological maps, which describe the nature of the country palm by palm, and many are old in consequence of a funding cut

The public health institute will be forced to cut staff, as the government is cutting funding due to declining levels of Corona infection; the newspaper VG reported that all employees have been offered incentives to quit voluntarily

Motorola Solutions Romania submitted the only bid in the tender for the supply of 20.321 portable video cameras (body-cams) to the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, worth EUR 6,92 million

14 people, including children, ended up in the emergency department for intoxication in the Tavolucci swimming pool; it was a case of inhalation poisoning, probably due to a mixture of sulphuric acid and sodium hypochlorite

Social Card law is an intrusive surveillance system that could harm the most marginalised members of society, including Roma communities, Amnesty International said, submitting a legal opinion as part of a review of the law's constitutionality

A strike by employees of Austria's main national railway operator paralysed almost all rail traffic in the country on Monday; workers are demanding an average wage increase of 12 per cent against 11 per cent inflation in Austria

In Pelister National Park an Adrenaline Park will be built as part of the 'Adventure Beyond Borders' project - Pelister Park director Osman Shukriu has recentrly signed the contract with the contractor

This year, the Youth for Families with Young Children programme collected 7,5 tonnes of donations, which will help 350-400 families in need throughout Hungary, said the president of the National Association of Large Families

Offices in public buildings are allowed to be heated to a maximum room temperature of 19°C, with exceptions for hospital, schools and places with fragile people; the short-term measure, taken to save energy at country level, is arising controversy

Kosovo judiciary announce strikes, demanding that Albin Kurti's government revokes a draft law on salaries in the public sector which they fear could lead to paying cuts

To celebrate the European Week for Waste Reduction ending today, the Environment Department organised a collection of underwear to raise awareness of the environmental impact of the textile industry and combat fast fashion

About two million Bosnian citizens live outside Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to data from the World Federation of BiH Diaspora; the largest number of them left the country during the war in the early 1990s