Europe Greece Authorities approved a new project for a hotel complex, golf course, heliport, tourist village, marina and renewable energy facilities in Saronida, creating more than 800 permanent jobs and over 1.200 positions during construction
Europe France In a joint communiqué, three railway unions, CGT-Cheminots, SUD-Rail and CFDT, called a strike for 6 July to demand a general wage increase and the mobilisation of railway workers
Europe Belarus A Belarus-Latin America forum will be held in Moscow at the Commercial and Cultural Complex of the Belarusian Embassy today
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The agreement between producers and millers in BiH has not been reached as there was no agreement on the purchase price; a new agreement will be sought today
Europe Malta Professor Frank Bezzina, pro-rector of the University of Malta and author of several academic studies, will serve as president for the periods when President George Vella is abroad
Europe Italy An overall record-breaking performance at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest concluded yesterday brought Italy at second place behind the USA, the highest ever reached
Europe Denmark Vast majority of drink driving cases involve men aged 25 to 50; the analysis by Danmarks Statistik has revealed that from 2007 to 2021, 91% of individuals charged with drink driving were men, of which 25% percent were men aged 17-25
Europe Spain The country is making great strides in the development of green hydrogen thanks to a growing wind and solar power complex; it accounted for 20% of the world's green hydrogen projects in Q1, 2022, second only to the US, sayd Wood Mackenzie
Europe Switzerland After the downturn due to the pandemic, the earnings of CEOs of Swiss companies are now on the rise, with bonuses rising most significantly in 2021; according to an AWPLink analysis, the average pay rose about 15% year-on-year
Europe Portugal A dedicated Eurobarometer study shows that Portugal is the second country in the bloc that 'feels most the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine, which most European countries say they have not yet felt'
Europe Norway Meteorologists will test a new definition for a local 'heat wave' this summer, which has to be warmer for a longer period of time, as climate change has led to warmer temperatures more frequently
Europe Netherlands A new night train connecting Amsterdam and Barcelona is planned; proposed by the start-up European Sleeper, it could be launched by December 2023 or earlier, according to the company's application to the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority
Europe Hungary The country rose three places to 39th in the Swiss think tank IMD's World Competitiveness 2022 ranking; the Hungarian National Competitiveness Council started its work in 2017, when Hungary was ranked 52nd by IMD