Europe Norway A Viking-era silver treasure has been discovered by a metal detectoris near Trondheimt; most of the artefacts - including bracelets, coins and a necklace - had been cut into pieces to be traded as early coinage
Europe Austria Restoration work has begun in the library of the Benedictine Abbey of Melk; overlooking the Danube River, the UNESCO heritage site contains a hundred thousand historical volumes some older than a millennium
Europe Kosovo The total imports from Serbia grew by 27% in Jan-Oct 2022 on 2021, for a total €58,7 million value, showing the country is still much relying on Serbia in spite of bilateral initiatives to boost imports from Albania, €48,7 million in the same period
Europe United Kingdom More and more Britons are against Brexit, with 57% of citizens now saying it would be better not to leave the EU, a percentage of naysayers not seen since the referendum in 2016
Europe Sweden The new Swedish government will distance itself from the Kurdish YPG militia as it seeks Turkey's approval to join NATO, Sweden's foreign minister told Swedish Radio on Saturday
Europe Belgium Last month, the first and only pilot line of bio-aromatics from lignin in Europe was officially opened; the replacement of fossil-based products with biobased alternatives represents a major economic challenge for the European chemical industry
Europe Monaco In partnership with a high-end pet food brand, Monaco's Crazy Pizza is now offering free gourmet menus to puppies when accompanied by their owners
Europe Switzerland Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, representing the Swiss government, has denied the possibility of Germany sending Swiss-made war material to Kiev, for which express authorisation from Bern is required
Europe Albania The National Urban Transport Association and the Association of Urban and Intercity Transport called for the continuation of the subsidy to support the sector due to high oil prices
Europe Andorra The Finance Minister expressed concern over the interest rate increase and informed that he will go ahead with the measure "as soon as possible" to limit the increase in mortgage prices
Europe Belarus Representatives of Administration of President of Belarus, defence, security and law enforcement agencies met with officials from Novopolotsk and workers from Naftan oil refinery to discuss the political and economic situation
Europe Croatia Work has begun on the construction of an IT business centre worth 64 million kuna (€8,5 million) in the IT Park in the city of Osijek, which will be an incubator for the development of start-ups and small IT companies
Europe Iceland Hrafnhildur Ólöf Ólafsdóttir, nurse and head of Reykjavík's working group on homelessness, said that after the increase in use of homeless shelters in the last 2 years, the system is no longer able to cope with the high demand