Europe San Marino This weekend the Sports Fishing Federation awarded its champions for the 2021 season, postponed due to the pandemic; the president of the San Marino National Olympic Committee, Gian Primo Giardi, attended the awards ceremony
Europe Romania Romanian company Re.flex has developed a digital assistant for physical therapy, allowing users to run rehabilitation exercise programmes before or after knee and hip surgery anytime, anywhere
Europe Netherlands A court in Breda ordered the early release of two Ukrainians to fight the Russian invasion of Ukraine, finding that the situation was one of 'special and grave circumstances' and noting that the two men were 'insistent' on returning home to fight
Europe Austria A second €2bn 'anti-inflation package' has been launched amid criticism given the heavy emphasis on commuter subsidies, as it is considered highly damaging to the environment
Europe Poland Poland's right-wing has proposed simplifying the rules on gun ownership and shortening the procedure for applying for a gun permit, as Russia's attack on Ukraine has renewed discussions about the country's strict gun ownership laws
Europe Russia The Russian Court ruled that Meta, that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is an extremist organization and it therefore banned it from operating in the country's territory
Europe Slovenia After visiting Kiev last week, Prime Minister Jansa said EU countries should send diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital as a sign of support; the country will indeed soon reopen its embassy in Kiev
Europe Portugal The economy is expected to show "significant growth" despite the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, said Finance Minister João Leão, given the strong recovery at the end of last year
Europe Moldova People suffering from mental illness will benefit from a free judicial or extrajudicial expertise paid for by the state with the aim of improving the judicial protection system with annual expenses of approximately 400.000 lei ($21.000)
Europe Italy Today the country celebrates the XXVII Memorial day for remembrance and commitment of innocent victims of mafias; the 2022 main march will take place in Naples while hundreds of towns across Italy, Europe, Africa and Latin America will host smaller events
Europe Norway A new UNICEF report shows that almost 70% of Norwegian teenagers think that people in positions of power are not doing enough to stop racism; the document also reports that 37% of racism cases is for skin colors and 25% for religion
Europe Russia Reports say Russia is seeking to continue international trade, exploring alternative payment channels with India and including the possibility of using the Chinese yuan as a reference currency to evaluate the rupee-ruble trade mechanism
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The project for strengthening the ammunition control capacity of the Armed Forces was completed together with the improvement of the conditions of weapons and ammunition storage