Europe Italy The Italian healthcare system ranks 11th out of 84 countries in terms of quality and accessibility according to a survey conducted by Lenstore; the National Health Service scores 67 on the Health Care Index
Europe Albania "Architecture under Communism", a documentary film on the architectural heritage of the period, made by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Albania, was presented
Europe Denmark Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said the country will close its airspace to Russia, joining other European countries in ramping up sanctions against Moscow, and saying he hopes the rest of Europe and the West will follow
Europe Belarus The country intends to increase the export of civil engineering services to US$700 million in 2022, having the task of preserving and increasing the production pace achieved last year
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 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 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 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 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 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