Europe Latvia Ministry of Education and Science has stated that, as of the year 2026/2027, all educational institutions will have to provide one of the EU languages or a foreign language regulated by intergovernmental agreements in the field of education
Europe Luxembourg Drivers will soon be able to replace their physical driving licence with a digital version on their mobile phone, after lawmakers adopted a bill last week
Europe Netherlands A citizens' initiative calling on politicians to remove abortion from Wetboek van Strafrecht, Dutch penal code, was delivered to Tweede Kamer with almost 94.000 signatures, more than double the number needed to put the topic on Tweede Kamer's agenda
Europe Albania The country has joined the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to better cope with the consequences of climate change and natural disasters
Europe Bulgaria The country is moving towards compliance with EU requirements for the automatic exchange of information on online platform traders as it adopted revisions to the Tax Procedure and Social Security Code
Europe Italy LEONARDO, the 4th most powerful supercomputer in the world, has been inaugurated at the Bologna Technopole; with a computing power of 250 million billion calculations per second it will enable unprecedented research into cancer and the human brain
Europe Norway After criticism for Christmas trees recently sent to London by Oslo, the capital has pledged to improve the selection and transport; this year is the 75th anniversary of first Christmas tree sent to London in gratitude for British support during WWII
Europe Portugal Lisbon's cruise ship terminal has won the 'Best Cruise Ship Terminal in Europe' award from the World Cruise Awards, an accolade that demonstrates the infrastructure's 'growing importance' for tourism and the city
Europe Romania The ruling coalition in Romania has agreed, after evaluating many scenarios, to increase pensions by a constant rate of 12,5% from January 2023
Europe Denmark From 15 January, public transport prices will rise sharply, with bus, train and metro tickets rising by an average of 4,9%, according to Din Offentlige Transport, which oversees the transport companies DSB, Metroselskabet and Movia
Europe Greece European funding of EUR 1,9 billion for migration management in the country has been secured by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, as part of the new 2021-2027 programming period
Europe Ireland European Union's drugs agency has expressed concern about the increase in the supply and recreational use of nitrous oxide by young people in many countries, including Ireland, noting that almost one in four Irish people reported having used nitrous oxide
Europe Liechtenstein Iranian author Mahsa Bagheri Hosseini, who lives in Vaduz, presented her new children's book 'I can do it', where she explains the butterfly disease