Europe Serbia 80% of urban waste, 2,4 million tonnes out of 2,9 million per year, ends up in unhealthy and illegal landfills, not equipped to prevent the spread of the pollution they generate, with obvious impact on citizens' health
Europe Estonia Construction work in the rails area of Tartu railway station has started to improve access to the station platform between the railway tracks with a €1,57 million budget
Europe Latvia An administrative court has received dozens applications from LGBT couples requesting legal recognition of their relationships as de facto families, in line with the recent Supreme Court ruling
Europe Vatican City The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and the Pontifical Council for Culture are organising an international conference in May on the future of the cultural heritage of religious communities
Europe Hungary The country bought a seven-storey property in central London to establish a Hungarian cultural centre
Europe Austria Interior ministers from 23 EU countries met in Vienna to find a common European position on dealing with asylum seekers and support Balkan countries in dealing with migrants
Europe Kosovo Last week the country celebrated 14 years of independence; despite the support of the US, it is still not part of the EU not of the UN, and it suffers a major rift with Serbia, which doesn't recognize it as a country nor admits its atrocities in war
Europe Estonia The red-coloured cycle lanes installed in the capital last October have since deteriorated, with melting snow revealing that the work did not survive the winter
Europe Slovenia The Slovenian Tourist Board has signed an agreement with Janja Garnbret, currently the world's best female climber, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medalist, who will become an ambassador for Slovenian tourism
Europe Romania Climber Adrian Ahriţculesei has recently succeeded in conquering the Pico de Orizaba volcano (5.636 m), the highest volcano in North America; the challenge is part of his goal to be the first Romanian man to complete the "Seven Volcanos" circuit
Europe Moldova Access to safe and high-performance plant protection products, the role of relevant state institutions and plant protection companies was addressed at the workshop of the Moldova Fruit Association with the support of USAID
Europe Bulgaria A series of public hearings on the recovery plan began, with health, transport and energy among the first topics for discussion; the government's discussions with MPs and civil society groups are broadcast on Youtube and Facebook