Europe Serbia A delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe identified a number of irregularities and shortcomings in the electoral process during the 3 April parliamentary and presidential elections in Serbia
Europe Ukraine The member states of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) granted Ukraine the status of "participating partner" in the group and supported its efforts to join the EU
Europe Croatia Central Croatia's biggest tourist and cultural event, the traditional Terezijana, has just ended for the 26th consecutive year; the event is based on the legend of the founding of the town and Empress Maria Theresa's stay in the area
Europe Ireland Dublin-based airline Ryanair has announced the removal of the controversial Afrikaans language test for South African passengers, introduced to identify passengers with forged passports bound for the UK
Europe Albania The ruling Albanian party will vote on the resolution on the Srebrenica genocide after the previous rejection generated much outrage
Europe Romania The government adopted a bill to purchase 32 used F-16 fighters from Norway; the aircraft will be upgraded in a Romanian factory and should be used for at least 10 years as a transition period to the acquisition of fifth-generation fighters
Europe Austria Receiving less gas from Gazprom, the government held an emergency meeting to signal a return to coal-fired power, which the country phased out in 2020
Europe Lithuania Russia has asked Lithuania to immediately lift a ban on the transit of certain goods to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
Europe Luxembourg Schroders, BlueOrchard Finance Ltd and the Ministry of Finance are launching an impact strategy with the aim of contributing to the transition to carbon-neutral and resilient economies and achieving sustainable growth in emerging markets
Europe Czech Republic According to this year's report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 23% of 15-34 year olds have tried marijuana at least once, ranking first and on par with the United States
Europe Greece The Minister of Health announced that the Greek state will sue the Swiss-American pharmaceutical multinational Novartis for €214 million for non-pecuniary damages suffered for actions involving payments to doctors
Europe Hungary An increasing number of Hungarian teenagers are smoking Elf Bars, a disposable electronic cigarette; despite they are illegal in Hungary and not available in shops, it is easy to buy them via the Internet or in neighbouring Slovakia and Romania
Europe Ireland A proposal to house hundreds of Ukrainian refugees on a luxury cruise ship docked at Dublin Port has been rejected by department officials due to concerns over the impact of the plan on port capacity