Europe North Macedonia Prime Minister Kovacevski announced that Skopje had reached a compromise with Bulgaria in a long-standing dispute, allowing EU accession talks to begin
Europe Russia Fast fashion giant H&M announced he will fully exit Russia, adding the current situation makes operations difficult and plans unpredictable; closing operations will cost the Company $191 million and will have a $96 million impact on H&M's cash flow
Europe Poland More and more Poles are pawning their possessions when they urgently need money, and this often happens even to those with good jobs, on top of mothers with children, pensioners and office workers
Europe San Marino Eduardo Kobra, one of the most recognizable and celebrated muralists of our time, is soon going to start his much-acclaimed mural in San Marino
Europe France Firefighters are battling blazes that have destroyed thousands of hectares of forest this week, while hundreds of families have been preventively displaced; in Arcachon only, two wildfires have devoured over 10.000 hectares
Europe Portugal Ranked as the best European country for living and working abroad in the Expat Insider 2022, it sees 85% of expats happy with their life in Portugal, compared to 71% globally according to almost 12.000 respondents
Europe Denmark Sales of electric vehicles have increased by 65% in the past year and Confused.com predicts that in Denmark more than half of the new vehicles will be electric by 2035
Europe Hungary The European Commission has referred Hungary to the EU Court of Justice, accusing Budapest of restricting sexual rights and press freedom
Europe Ukraine The UN International Court of Justice in The Hague could open a hearing on the merits of the case accusing Russia of genocide against Ukrainians next autumn
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko took part in the opening ceremony of the XXXI International Arts Festival 'Slavianski Bazaar' in Vitebsk, the fourth largest city in Belarus, on Thursday evening
Europe Belgium A budget of €2 million has been approved to scale up a project involving offshore floating solar panels at sea; if successful, Belgium would be the first country in the world to do this
Europe Albania Mass protests rocked the capital this week, with thousands of people taking to the streets to demand the resignation of Socialist Party Prime Minister Edi Rama and his government
Europe Montenegro After Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic inaugurated the first phase of the Bar-Boljare motorway on Wednesday, watchdog organisations called on the authorities to reveal its exact cost and to investigate any linked corruption