Europe Monaco The latest report from tourism and convention industry shows that there was a strong recovery in 2021, but the figures are still far behind 2019 levels; the Oceanographic Museum is the most visited site in Monaco
Europe Belgium The country will ban round goldfish tanks as they cause stress to the fish; government documents state that round tanks have a smaller water surface area than square or rectangular ones, affecting the oxygen uptake capacity of the water
Europe Denmark Chinese carmaker Geely has confirmed that it has begun testing a new type of fuel for cars and trucks in Denmark called 'liquid wind', produced from captured carbon dioxide, renewable electricity and hydrogen
Europe Finland 63% of Finns say they boycott Finnish companies that continue to operate in Russia, reveals a poll conducted for Markkinointiuutiset by IRO Research, higher percentage among the over-35s and lower for the 18-24 year olds
Europe Spain The special concert "United for Peace: Ukraine in the Heart" will take place today and will be broadcast by the Spanish public broadcaster RTVE; the proceeds will be donated to humanitarian efforts through UNHCR, the Red Cross and CEAR
Europe Andorra Andorra la Vella has received more than a hundred proposals in the second edition of participatory budgets
Europe Montenegro The average salary in February without taxes was €706, with employees in financial sector having the highest income of €1.156, followed by the energy sector €1.090, while people in the manufacturing industry received the lowest earnings - €571
Europe Sweden Sweden's operational PV capacity reached 1.59GW at the end of December, up from 1.09GW a year earlier, according to the Swedish Energy Agency; the country has about 92.360 PV installations, with about 26.500 added last year
Europe United Kingdom Edible Oils Ltd, which bottles cooking oils for 75% of the country's retail market, said it has only a few weeks' supply of sunflower oil; manufacturers of foods with sunflower oil, from crisps to cereal bars, are reworking their recipes
Europe Vatican City New document by Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education could make it more difficult for LGBTQI people to enter the Catholic school system, said DignityUSA, an organization of Catholics committed to fully include LGBTQI people in their church
Europe Albania The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center inaugurated on Friday the food basket distribution project for Ramadan: 5.514 food baskets in 31 Albanian cities, benefiting 27.570 people
Europe Russia Russian foreign minister on a visit to New Delhi thanked the country for not judging the crisis in Ukraine from a single perspective but "in the totality of the facts" and said he was ready to open a door on oil supply to India