Europe Ireland Among workers who currently work remotely for some or all of the time, most expect to continue working from home for some time, according to the Irish Times/Ipsos survey
Europe Liechtenstein Telecom Liechtenstein closed financial year 2021 much better than expected, registering a loss of 92.000 francs (€89.000)
Europe Denmark The birch pollen season has started; Wednesday count of 11 particles per m3 in the capital region shows a slow start - it often exceeds a thousand during the first fortnight - still enough to bother even who had never suffered from any hay fever
Europe Czech Republic Health Minister Válek is calling for joint EU procurement of orphan drugs used against rare diseases, so potential EU contracts could reduce the price of the drugs and increase their accessibility for patients
Europe Sweden Debates are underway over the government's pension budget, in particular the proposal for a guaranteed supplement for the country's poorest pensioners, about half a million people
Europe Finland Private investors' investment activity in startups reached a new high in 2021, with 52,3M€ in 626 companies, the majority in companies that received their first investment
Europe Bulgaria The country will create a special institution that will monitor and analyse trends in fake news on social and online media pretending to be news agencies; it will not monitor citizens because the aim is not to create a repressive apparatus
Europe Kosovo Opened in 2004 to meet the needs of a rapidly changing community, "Shtëpia e Diellit" is the first private pre-school in Peja/Peć, a laboratory of new experiences for both parents and their children
Europe Lithuania Parliament has given the green light to the establishment of a new military training camp in the southeastern village of Rūdninkai, using the fast-track legislation procedure; training will be able to begin as soon as May
Europe Slovenia Slovenian defence spending to rise to almost €1 billion by 2026, with the programme set to advance the development and modernisation of priority capabilities and the restructuring of the armed forces and defence system
Europe Moldova Symbols promoting military aggression will be banned in Moldova by a new law promoted by President Maia Sandu
Europe San Marino The University of San Marino has opened the opportunity to apply for two scholarships for a research on San Marino Public Administration
Europe Ireland A Wexford hotelier has said providing accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, currently housed at dozens of the country's hotels, will become "unsustainable" as the summer season hits, unless more support comes from the government