Europe United Kingdom The pig industry is facing its 'biggest crisis' in 25 years, with some 40.000 pigs having to be culled and 'thrown away' due to a lack of butchers to process them, according to the National Farmers' Union
Europe Luxembourg Thousands of people from France, Belgium and Germany have taken paid leave to learn Luxembourgish under a government scheme to promote the language in a country where three out of four workers are foreigners
Europe Slovakia The country declared that it is ready to help people fleeing Ukraine because of the military conflict with Russia; the Prime Minister called on people to have compassion and understanding towards them
Europe Czech Republic Czech trains are waiting to pick up refugees at the Polish-Ukrainian border, after a train has already brought some Ukrainian families into the country
Europe Belgium The Belgian Federal Food Agency (FAVV) has warned of the possible presence of MDMA in champagne bottles sold online, following reports of intoxication from the Netherlands and Germany
Europe Sweden The country's position on not joining NATO was reiterated by the prime minister, who noted that Russia does not have an alarming threat and military activity on Sweden's borders
Europe North Macedonia The perceived influence of the EU in the country has dropped to the lowest level in recent years - from 44,8% in 2019 to 9,5% in 2021, show the results of the two researches that were conducted by the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis"
Europe France The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has condemned the country for failing in its obligations by violating the "right to life" as 38 French children are still in Syrian camps
Europe Andorra The fire developed in a waste treatment plant in Home del Sac of Comella has been estinguished within a few hours; the plant treats paper and plastc and the tower of smoke was visible from around the country
Europe Poland Unemployment rose to 5,5% in January, up from 5,4% in December, still lower than the EU average; at the end of January there were about 927.100 people out of work nationwide, up from 895.200 the previous month
Europe Greece The Ministry of Environment and Energy has ordered a temporary halt to seismic surveys in the northern Ionian Sea amid concerns that the activity is responsible for the recent beaching of three Cuvier's beaked whales on the coast of the island of Corfu
Europe Kosovo The Minister of Industry and Trade has thanked the UAE for treating Kosovo "in the same way as the world's 191 other states" at Expo 2020 Dubai, believing participation in the event is increasing its chances of becoming a UN member
Europe Finland Government parties have agreed on the reform of the Mining Act, planning to increase the influence of municipalities on whether or not a mine is established, making mining permits subject to a local master plan, rather than regional one