Europe Liechtenstein The National Library scored a record year 2021 with 41.000 visitors and over 178.000 items borrowed; films, eBooks and online material accounted for 2,8%
Europe Malta YMCA Malta commissioned a quantitative analysis of contemporary homelessness in the country to better understand the challenges; it shows that you need a fixed address to apply for social housing
Europe Hungary Viktor Traski, a Hungarian mathematician from Transcarpathia, thanked the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) for the János Arany Young Researcher Award in a video sent from the front line in eastern Ukraine
Europe Iceland The upcoming municipal elections mainly revolve around the 'state of emergency in the housing and rental market', said a spokesperson for the Icelandic Tenants' Association, given the rising rents and increasing uncertainty
Europe Denmark Denmark will be the first Nordic country to reopen its embassy in Kiev, considered "a very strong symbol of Danish support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people"
Europe Finland The number of marriages fell to its lowest level in more than a century in Finland in 2021, according to Statistics Finland; with only 19.000 marriages, there was a drop of about 2.000
Europe France Most unions at Amazon France rejected a proposal by the company for 2022 pay, with the exception of one management union, but no immediate protest actions are planned
Europe Luxembourg The number of workers beyond retirement age doubles since 2012, with the increase coming after a 2012 reform to incentivise older workers to stay in the labour market
Europe Monaco The number of free shuttles will be increased on every July and August weekend, to prevent people to drive home when they are over the legal drinking limit; the service has already ensured that 265 revellers get home safely
Europe Moldova The European Commission has adopted a €8 million support package to strengthen Moldova's resilience to cyber attacks and disinformation, which have intensified since Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Europe Albania Going digital, hundreds of counters in service-providing institutions will be closed, of which 40 in Tirana alone
Europe Slovenia On Sunday, prices of regular petrol rose by around 8%, and diesel jumped over 20% on Saturday prices, after the government decided to end price administration
Europe Ukraine People all over Ukraine visited cemeteries to remember the dead on the day of commemoration one week after Easter; the celebration is even more felt this year due to the large number of victims of the war