Europe San Marino The country celebrates the 200th anniversary of the death of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 2022 with a 2-euro coin depicting one of his sculptures
Europe Lithuania Lithuania, with Latvia and Estonia, has asked the EU and international communities to help Ukraine create a Special Tribunal for Russia
Europe Croatia The value of Croatian agricultural production has reached 20,69 billion kroons in 2021 (€ 2,75 billion), an increase of 13,3% compared to 2020, according to the latest, third estimate of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics
Europe Switzerland Justice and police minister Karin Keller-Sutter has called on the Balkan states to bring their visa policy into line with that of the Schengen area
Europe Sweden Three Swedish centre-right parties have agreed to form a coalition government with the support of the Sweden Democrats, a once radical far-right group that has moved towards the mainstream but maintains a hard line on immigration
Europe North Macedonia The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo planted 13 trees in Chair Park on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries
Europe Romania The country is part of a group of 14 NATO countries that will jointly purchase a new air and missile defence system, signing a letter of intent to develop a "European Sky Shield Initiative"
Europe Slovenia The town of Radlje ob Dravi, in the northern region of Koroška, has opened what is believed to be the world's first sustainable forest management centre, dedicated to local natural forestry pioneer Franjo Pahernik
Europe Czech Republic Property prices in the country are expected to fall or stagnate next year, due to the collapse in demand, after more than a decade of rising prices
Europe Greece The full interconnection of 536.000 cash registers with card terminals (PoS) will be delayed by five months, as the vouchers for upgrading cash registers will be delivered to businesses by the end of March
Europe Iceland The increase in tattoos has been 9% since 2018 and now 29% of Icelanders have a tattoo, while it was 20% in 2018, according to a recent Gallup survey; women are more likely to have tattoos than men, almost 33% on 24%
Europe Denmark The increase in the cost of cigarettes has the support of the majority of the public, with a new Epinion poll conducted for the cancer society Kræftens Bekæmpelse showing that approximately 61% are in favour, while only 19% are against
Europe Estonia Preliminary data show that about one third of private consumers have opted for the new universal electricity package; according to electricity suppliers, this shows that the price is too high