Europe Sweden Ikea to rise its prices by an average 9% due to ongoing raw materials price peaks as well as supply chain and transportation disruptions
Europe Belgium The country's scientific research station in Antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19 cases, with 16 out of 25 operators infected despite being fully vaccinated
Europe Romania For the first time in ten years, the money sent home by Romanian workers working in other EU countries exceeded the amount of foreign direct investment, writes business portal Ziarul Financiar
Europe Italy The iconic photo of Falcone and Borsellino, anti-Mafia magistrates, chatting serenely a few days before the attacks that killed them and other 9 people, will appear on the 2€ coins, available from today, 30 years after the massacres
Europe United Kingdom One of the last members of a bat species feared to be extinct has been spotted hibernating in a secret tunnel in Sussex, and a search for a companion has begun to save the near-extinct species
Europe Denmark Greenlanders living in the country will soon be able to listen to news and important local information in their own language thanks to a new radio service that will receive funding for DKK 7 million (about €940.000)
Europe San Marino A record of visitors influx yesterday brings about bright expectations on the 2022 local tourism industry
Europe North Macedonia The European Investment Bank is providing a loan for the construction of a natural gas interconnector with Greece, which will help the Balkan country diversify its gas supply, improve energy security and increase the competitiveness of its energy market
Europe Serbia The plan to introduce 8.100 cameras in Belgrade and other cities by the Interior Ministry has concerned both civil rights and cybersecurity experts; the move, banned in EU, stirs fears they will be a used to target opposition, activists, journalists
Europe Germany Three nuclear power plants will be shut down, as part of the country's phase-out of nuclear energy; the decommissioning process will take two decades and cost €1.1 billion per plant
Europe Finland From today, no meat will be served at Helsinki's meetings, seminars, workshops and public events anymore, while seasonal vegetarian food and/or responsibly caught local fish will be offered; cow's milk will be replaced by oat's milk
Europe Ireland As the use of any festive fireworks must be overseen by a professional operator, a considerable smuggling from Northern Ireland, where regulations governing the sale of fireworks are more permissive, is reported every year
Europe Luxembourg Anyone wishing to enlist in the Luxembourg army from today will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19; at the moment there are no plans to impose the requirement in other public roles or government ministries