Europe

According to data from the 'Halo, Inspector!' platform, which organised the shop boycott in Croatia, spending in the country fell by a total of €108 million over three weeks, of which €75 million was lost in just three Fridays of the boycott

Spain's economy grew by 3,2% in 2024, while the economy of the rest of the European Union is stagnating; this is the highest GDP increase in 2024 among the richest countries in the world: that of the USA increased by 2,8%

A group of French and foreign private investors committed to invest €109 billion in the country's artificial intelligence sector in the coming years, mainly in infrastructure, said President Macron

The country is preparing to become the world epicentre of viticulture and oenology from 16 to 20 June 2025, hosting the 46th World Congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine

A digital platform will be available in Flanders to handle administrative tasks after the death of a loved one to significantly reduce processing time and 'ease the burden of bereavement'; use will be mandatory from 1 January 2026

An increasing number of Luxembourgish teachers are learning Portuguese in order to communicate more easily with Portuguese-speaking pupils and parents as almost all of them teach in classes with pupils of Portuguese origin

A Polish couple, devoted to the Virgin Mary, is building a large statue of the Mother of God near the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Konotop; it will be a total of 55,6 metres high and will be the higher in Europe when it wiil be finished in half 2026

In 2025, the country will allocate almost EUR 32 million to support the education of Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Lithuania between 2022 and 2023 and are regularly enrolled in higher education institutions

176 World War II unexploded bombs were discovered under a children's playground in Wooler, Northumberland, and it is feared that more will be unearthed; it is believed that the area was used as a Home Guard training camp

In the parliamentary elections, the ruling party Vetevendosje!, 'Movement for Self-Determination!', led by outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti, won a relative majority of seats

The San Marino Sports Press Association has renewed its collaboration with secondary schools during the period dedicated to elective activities proposed by the institute to students with the course 'Telling the Story of Sport'

A new electricity supply model for public institutions will be introduced in a cost-cutting strategy, said Marko Bislimoski, Chairman of the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission

The secretary of the left-wing Democratic Party Elly Schlein is the first signatory of a bill, signed by all opposition leaders, to increase the maternity allowance and introduce equal leave for fathers