Europe Belgium According to a report by Het Laatste Nieuws, US President Biden's visit to the city has been accompanied by about 50 vehicles and 500 to 1.000 staff members, at an estimated cost of €6,8 million, or €2.368 per minute
Europe Spain More than half of women in Spain say they have been the target of sexist statements about being bad drivers
Europe North Macedonia Around 140 fires - bush, forest, building and households - were recorded in March, some of them very serious, with damage estimated at around 38,5 million euros, according to the director of the Crisis Management Center (Cmc)
Europe Serbia The country has refused to join the US and EU in imposing wide-ranging sanctions against Moscow for its aggression in Ukraine, thus earning a praise by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Europe Germany Elon Musk and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz presided over the opening of the new electric car "gigafactory" near Berlin, the first European hub for the company, after eight months of delays due to licensing problems from local authorities
Europe Lithuania Palink, which operates the IKI retail chain, and Inbalance, a company that manufactures and operates smart EV charging infrastructure, will collaborate on the expansion of the EV charging network in Lithuania with at least 40 new charging stations
Europe Finland The Occupational Safety and Health Authorities have published a guide for foreign employees in 14 different languages, with key information on employee rights such as working hours, wages and holidays
Europe Bulgaria The Minister of Transport and Communications has asked German experts to draw up a logistics plan for the development of multimodal transport in Bulgaria and to make the national transport system more efficient
Europe Croatia With the new edition of the eco-educational project "Dukatići preserve forests and nature", Dukat teaches Croatian school children about forest protection and announces the planting of 10.000 tree seedlings
Europe Denmark The Technical University of Denmark has initiated a series of meetings with Copenhagen Airports, the Confederation of Danish Industry and SAS to promote the development of new technologies for the production of sustainable aviation fuels
Europe Latvia A survey conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau shows that in 2021, 42,5% of the population could not afford to cover sudden unexpected expenses
Europe Iceland The international survey Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, conducted in Iceland since 2006, has shown that the percentages of Icelandic teenagers drinking alcohol and having sex have decreased
Europe Hungary Hungarian-owned WHC Group has acquired a majority stake in one of the leading HR service providers in the Adriatic region, the Heads Adriatic group of companies, becoming one of the largest players in the sector in Central Europe