Europe Czech Republic Interior Minister Rakušan said it was necessary to put pressure on Turkey over the growing number of Syrian refugees arriving in the EU from that country in recent months
Europe Montenegro Outgoing Prime Minister Abazović underlined the impact of the energy crisis on state finances, pointing out that the country cannot bear the costs of importing electricity for long, estimated at €2 million every day
Europe Austria UN General Assembly has approved the appointment of Austrian Volker Turk as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Turk works in Guterres' office as Under-Secretary-General for Policy
Europe Latvia The minibus company 'Rīga minibus traffic' has received a court decision declaring the company insolvent; the insolvency administrator has also decided that RMS's services will no longer be provided as of last Friday 9 September
Europe Liechtenstein Martin Schnarwiler, managing director of the Mühleholz outdoor swimming pool, drew a positive balance of the season: this year, over 70.000 bathers came to the pool
Europe France France may have lobbied the European Commission against their position on platform workers' rights, favouring the platforms' position and raising further concerns of collusion between French decision-makers and the industry
Europe Spain Water reserves have fallen to their lowest level since 1995, according to data published by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment; reservoirs are only filled to 35% of their capacity and several areas are suffering from prolonged drought
Europe Kosovo Ariana Resources PLC said its 75%-owned subsidiary Western Tethyan Resources has completed an agreement with Avrupa Minerals for an exclusive earn-in option on the Slivova gold project in Kosovo
Europe Germany An activist initiative is trying to continue the popular 9€ ticket programme, ended with the end of August, which sold around 52 million tickets in three months
Europe North Macedonia Mickovski, party leader of the Macedonian Democratic Party for National Unity, announced the collection of signatures for a referendum to cancel the 2017 'friendship agreement' with Bulgaria
Europe Italy According to a new analysis that analysed various commuter train routes, compared to 1972, 50 years later, regional travellers take the same amount of time to travel the routes considered
Europe Ukraine The Pope described the current conflict in the country as "a third world war 'in pieces', a serious conflict due to violations of law and the risk of nuclear escalation", during a meeting with papal representatives
Europe Switzerland Skyguide, the company in charge of air traffic control in Switzerland, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year; to mark the occasion, Swiss Post will be issuing a special stamp, available from today 8 September