Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Industry giant "Igman" from Konjic, on the occasion of its 72nd anniversary on Sunday, opened a new production line for ammunition, calibre 7,62 mm, planning to hire 100 new workers
Europe Poland The country has agreed to hand over all its MIG-29 fighter jets to a US air base "immediately and free of charge" as part of a plan to provide aircraft to the Ukrainians
Europe Spain Minister of Equal Opportunities has asked all demonstrations planned across the country for today, March 8th, to be a call for peace to give an even higher, well-rounded significance to women’s day
Europe Albania By-elections held this Sunday in six municipalities have spotlighted a divided opposition, with Democrats having scant chance of defeating Edi Rama’s Socialists
Europe Austria Nine people died in avalanches over the weekend, when around 100 incidents have been reported, requiring 70 interventions; according to Tyrol authorities, the figure is "unprecedented" and the red warning for a heightened danger is expected to persist
Europe United Kingdom PM Boris Johnson shared his '6 steps the West must take to help Ukraine right now' through a letter to the editor of USA newspaper The New York Times
Europe Czech Republic Regular testing of public emergency sirens in the country has not taken place this week, the country's fire service has said, to avoid the panic the sirens could cause
Europe Liechtenstein Liechtenstein’s GDP fell by 10,1% in 2020 according to data released by Statistics Office on March 5th, a value close to the -10,9% registered in 2009
Europe Kosovo The head of Kosovo’s Independent Media Commission has defended its decision to ban the broadcasting of Russia Today and RT Documentary TV channels, saying it took the decision to prevent the spread of Russian propaganda on the military invasion of Ukraine
Europe Netherlands There are about 63.000 vacant houses in the country; as a solution, a tax on vacant houses has been suggested, similar to one that in Vancouver has reduced vacancy by 25%
Europe Moldova National telecommunications operator Moldtelecom has announced that it has connected several areas at Moldovan-Ukrainian border crossing points to WI-FI free of charge to facilitate communication for refugees and to keep up to date with the latest news
Europe Iceland The Icelandic Police Academy at the University of Akureyri will accept 50% more students this autumn to address the shortage of staff; the country has the second lowest number of police officers per capita of all European states
Europe Malta Social Housing Minister Roderick Galdes personally telephoned the housing applicants to confirm that their requests had been accepted and that they would soon be moved into social housing