Europe Ukraine Ukrainian scientists at Chernobyl, in cooperation with Greenpeace Germany, have reported that the values at Chernobyl are outside the norm, at least three times higher than the estimates made by the International Atomic Energy Agency
Europe Austria Conductor Stefan Soltesz, 73, died Friday night after a collapse while conducting ‘The Silent Woman’ by Richard Strauss at the National Theatre in Munich, Germany
Europe Iceland Carbfix gets the highest EU grant any Icelandic company has been awarded; the EU Innovation Fund will support the development and building of Coda Terminal plant in Straumsvík, the first of its sort in the world for storing liquid CO2 on land
Europe Moldova European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is lending Moldova €300m to help it secure additional gas reserves that could compensate for possible supply disruptions caused by Russia's war with Ukraine
Europe Ireland Refugees from twenty European countries considered 'safe' will need a visa to enter Ireland, suspending for one year the validity of the visa waiver agreement for refugees
Europe Albania With the Free Iran World Summit taking place this weekend near Durres, a massive cyber-attack synchronized from outside Albania and a potential threat alert issued by the US embassy have upset the country
Europe Portugal Forest fires consumed 57.940 hectares this year, more than double the entire 2021 figure, according to provisional data from the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forestry
Europe Netherlands The country will not extend residence permits to non-Ukrainians who had a temporary residence permit in Ukraine before leaving the country to "ease the burden on municipalities"
Europe Slovenia A date has been set for presidential elections, 23 October, to choose its fifth president, with a potential runoff between two candidates that could be set for 13 November
Europe Croatia Croatian air traffic controllers called off the strike that was to begin, saying they would resume negotiations with management; the strike would have reduced the number of flights over Croatian airspace to only 40% of standard capacity
Europe Vatican City A call for all migrant workers to have rights as workers, regardless of their immigration status, comes in the last bulletin of the Migrants and Refugees section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Europe Montenegro The President’s office called for an internal investigation after a man falsely claiming to be Prince Stefan Cernetic of Montenegro and Macedonia attended the country’s Statehood Day celebration in Cetinje, publishing photos on his FB page
Europe Latvia The Atis Kronvalds Foundation published the latest ranking of Latvian schools, summarising pupils' performances in various sport meetings and research conferences