Europe Finland Fireworks are usually sold between Christmas and New Year's Eve: though it's legal to sell them all year round, they may only be used on New Year's Eve from 6 pm to 2 am the following morning
Europe Russia President Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill to simplify the process of acquiring Russian citizenship for individuals falling into more than 20 categories, including those who lived within the borders of the Soviet Union and their children
Europe Liechtenstein The duel between skiers Nico Gauer and Marco Pfiffner for the starting place in the last World Cup downhill race of 2021 was this time won by Gauer who successfully finished the race in Bormio, Italy, considered one of the toughest of the circuit
Europe Serbia 150 Indian migrant workers hired in 2019 to work on mega construction and infrastructure projects in the country are continuing to fight for their wages
Europe Luxembourg The country is at the bottom of the Eu records for online sales, with the lowest share (10%) of businesses having effectively developed e-commerce
Europe France First lady Brigitte Macron decided to take legal action over an internet conspiracy theory that she is a transgender woman and was born male
Europe Germany The country's arms exports have reached a record level this year, thanks to the approval of almost €5 billion by then-Chancellor Angela Merkel's administration in the last nine days of power
Europe Kosovo An electricity crisis has been declared, following difficulties with local energy production and rising consumption amidst sub-zero temperatures in the country
Europe Croatia The Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board has presented 52 thematic trails in Split-Dalmatia County for a total length of 327 kilometers on the coast, islands and Zagora
Europe Albania The country's leaders met with those of North Macedonia and Serbia in Tirana to discuss and agree on the promotion of the Open Balkan initiative, launched to foster political and economic ties between the Balkan countries
Europe Czech Republic A new LGBT+ community centre has just opened on Železná Street in the centre of Prague; open all year round and the first in the city, it is run by Prague Pride, organisers of the country's largest festival for sexual minorities
Europe Bulgaria Exactly one year after the first person was inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine in the country, Bulgaria still has the lowest immunization rate in the EU, with a 32,4% coverage compared to the EU average of 79,1%
Europe Monaco The Nouveau Musée National de Monaco is hosting at Villa Sauber the exhibition "Monaco - Alexandria, The Great Detour." that explores the link between the two seemingly different cities