Europe Monaco After two years of cancellations, Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival will return in January to celebrate its 45th edition, along with 10th anniversary of the New Generation Festival, which showcases young emerging talents
Europe Montenegro Approximately 350.000 citizens are entitled to vote in the local elections in Podgorica and 13 municipalities, to be held on 23 October
Europe Poland Fire brigades are checking whether bomb shelters across the country are sufficiently equipped as a safety measure in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Europe Germany As energy prices continue to burden businesses and consumers, the German Ministry of Economic Affairs has predicted that the country's GDP will shrink, while inflation will remain at a near-record high, a phenomenon known as 'stagflation' in 2023
Europe Finland Delivery of alcoholic beverages from international websites caused a tax hole of tens of millions of euros; from November, Tax Administration and Customs will intensify application of regulations on the purchase in webstores to collect all excise duties
Europe Italy As provisional president of the Senate, Liliana Segre, a survivor of a concentration camp in World War II, recalled the value of the Italian Constitution and its anti-fascist foundations, before giving way to La Russa, a far-right politician
Europe Kosovo In 2022, the wheat area increased by 15,5% and the maize area by 91%, said Prime Minister Kurti; compared to 2021, government support for wheat sowing increased by 216% per hectare, and for maize by 119% per hectare
Europe Belgium After 2 months of work, with the help of mountaineers, the Walloon railway station of Liège-Guillemins has been transformed into an installation of light and colour by French conceptual artist Daniel Buren; the work will be officially inaugurated today
Europe Bulgaria Council of Ministers decided to partially suspend the operation of a provision of the Agreement with Russia on mutual travel of citizens, introducing the visa regime for Russian citizens with service passports
Europe Liechtenstein The annual state contribution for Liechtenstein broadcasting will be increased to CHF 2,9 million by 2023, with half a million francs more per year for Radio L, according to the government's state budget
Europe Norway The Norwegian Police Security Service wants to implement better tools to prevent sabotage, for example currently wiretapping to prevent sabotage is not permitted
Europe Latvia The 9th Riga International Film Festival will start today 13 October with ten films from the Baltic Sea region and the Nordic countries competing for the festival's main prize and a prize worth €4.000
Europe Netherlands About half of the children of immigrants say that the country is not welcoming for people with different backgrounds and many of them directly experience discrimination, according to new research by government's socio-economic think tank SCP