Europe Czech Republic Almost 3 decades after Czechoslovakia split into two states, Czechs are still searching for an appropriate English name for their country; the current period of rotating presidency of the European Union and NATO offers an opportunity for a change
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina published an updated list of blocked accounts of business entities in BiH, with a record number compared to the previous report in March
Europe Latvia Figures published by Latvia's Central Statistical Office show that industrial production fell by 2,9% in July 2022 compared to July 2021, with the decline also due to a reduction in the volume of electricity produced by combined heat and power plants
Europe Lithuania Around 100 German soldiers arrived in Lithuania, following Berlin's pledge to strengthen its military presence on NATO's eastern flank in the wake of Russia's military incursion into Ukraine
Europe Portugal The commission charged with charting a way out of Portugal's midwifery crisis will propose closing more maternity units, given the lack of obstetricians and gynaecologists in the state health system
Europe Romania French Ambassador Laurence Auer expressed her country's companies' readiness for a partnership in the field of civil nuclear energy to support Romania's energy transition
Europe Slovenia On Monday evening, several hundred people marched through Ljubljana in support of victims of sexual violence, following revelations of alleged rampant sexual abuse by the owner of the Fotopub contemporary art gallery and recently deceased prominent artist
Europe Hungary Summer 2022 was the hottest since 1901, with average temperatures reaching 22,9°C, two degrees above the average between 1901 and 2020, the National Meteorological Service said
Europe United Kingdom Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest; she will start her service today after meeting Queen Elisabeth II at Balmoral in Scotland, an unprecedented break with royal tradition
Europe Bulgaria Swimmer Tsanko Tsankov will face his next challenge today: he will become the first Bulgarian to take part in the crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Africa, part of the Ocean's Seven marathon chain
Europe Austria The government has signed a framework agreement with Ukraine on economic cooperation for the development of projects, particularly in the field of healthcare, which also includes the creation of a rehabilitation centre in Lviv
Europe Greece The new university police were deployed for the first time yesterday on the Zografou campus of the University of Athens, triggering a protest demonstration by some students; a new demonstration is planned for today
Europe Liechtenstein At the end of August, 259 people were registered as unemployed with the Liechtenstein Labour Market Service, 2 fewer than the previous month; the unemployment rate remains unchanged from the previous month at 1,3%