Europe Switzerland The Swiss government has released the value of 6,3 billion Swiss francs (€6,05 billion) worth of Russian assets frozen under sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine; the figure is down from around 7.5 billion francs worth of funds frozen on 7 April
Europe Norway Environmental organisations Natur og Ungdom and Naturvernforbundet are ready to sue the state to stop the dumping of mining waste in Førdefjorden, pointing out that the permit granted in 2015 did not include a plan for waste management
Europe Netherlands Amnesty International and the KNVB - the Netherlands Football Association - condemned the Qatari hotels that refuse gay couples during the World Cup
Europe Montenegro Human rights activists urged Prime Minister Abazovic to compensate the families of six civilians killed in air strikes on the village of Murino in April 1999, during NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia
Europe Moldova From 24 February to 13 May, the Office for Migration and Asylum received 7.381 asylum applications; since the beginning of the war, 421.929 Ukrainian citizens have entered the country, of whom 84.735 have remained
Europe Albania The cost per sqm of real estate in Tirana rose by 3,2% since 12/2021; Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime Initiative estimated that €300-700 million of dirty money enters Albania every year, much of it destined for the construction sector
Europe Croatia The EC has approved a positive preliminary assessment of an application for the payment of €700m in grants from the Recovery and Resilience Fund in the areas of healthcare, adult education, anti-corruption and energy efficiency in buildings
Europe Poland The country has registered ten times as many Ukrainian refugees since the start of the war in Ukraine as Serbia received from the Middle East at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis - of whom 141.000 on 8 March
Europe Germany Economy and Climate Minister Habeck said the country might be able to cope with a boycott of Russian gas imports as early as next winter, emphasising how everyone can play their part in reducing consumption
Europe Czech Republic Large Czech farms oppose the EU's plan to extend organic farming to 25% of land, warning of potential food price increases in an already difficult situation due to the war in Ukraine
Europe Ireland According to 88% of respondents in a new Red C Research poll conducted for European Movement Ireland, Ireland should remain an EU member state, an increase of four percentage points on 2020 and 2021 figures
Europe Lithuania The country recorded an increase in agricultural and food exports despite the war in Ukraine, mainly due to the increase in the cost of exported agricultural and food products; exports to Russia and Belarus increased by 10% and 14% respectively
Europe Finland The Left Alliance party, which is very divided on NATO membership, has decided to remain in government even if the country's political leadership decides to submit an application for membership