Europe Malta The Used Vehicles Importers Association (UVIA) has suspended two dealerships that were allegedly tampering with the mileage gauges of cars imported from Japan; around 300 cars may have been affected in racket
Europe Vatican City Praedicate evangelium, the Apostolic Constitution reforming the Roman Curia, published on 19 March, will take effect today, realizing a chief goal of Pope Francis’ pontificate
Europe Finland About a third of young Finns are worried that working life is too hard, reveals a survey commissioned by Economy and Youth; percentage of young people worried about the burden of working life has increased by 10 points since 2020
Europe Luxembourg The Luxembourg Youth Hostel Association reports a 50 per cent drop in overnight stays in 2021 compared to 2019, but they recorded 25.000 more overnight stays than in 2020
Europe Slovakia As many as a quarter of Slovaks would change jobs if they lost the possibility of working from home, according to a survey entitled 'Hybrid Work Model as a New Standard' conducted by the agency Focus for Microsoft on a sample of 1.071 employees
Europe Bulgaria The country is preparing to join the euro currency area in 2024, but there is growing discontent with the move, especially among the country's pro-Russian parties, who claim it will lead to economic instability
Europe Denmark Although women still lead the way, new data from Danmarks Statistik shows an 18% increase over 2015 in men applying for paternity leave, thanks in part to government measures
Europe Belarus The Belarusian public organisation Sister Cities has proposed to organise a meeting between the sister cities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2023
Europe Czech Republic The country ranks first in the percentage of people with higher education in the EU, with around 50% of people aged 25-74 having completed higher education, according to latest Eurostat report
Europe Albania The European Court of Human Rights has found the government guilty of segregating Roma and Egyptian children in a school in Korca, in the south of the country, in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, in a case filed by Roma Rights Centre
Europe Estonia Private forest owners submitted applications to the Estonian Private Forestry Centre for Natura subsidies totalling €5.043 million, €28.000 more than the budget for the current round of applications
Europe Latvia The high-level international forum "Steering Education: From Imagination to Impact”, about global technological and social changes, takes place today in Riga, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Agency for the Development of Education
Europe Poland Poland has the largest gas storage reserves in Europe and the highest gas storage rate, with 95% of its storage facilities full, totalling 3,35 billion cubic metres